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Heathrow - Ealing Contract

This is an incredible opportunity to work for a forward-thinking community equipment services provider, who’ll support you to be the best you can be in your chosen field!

Join us as our new Occupational Therapist/Clinical Advisor at Medequip Assistive Technology Ltd and let us empower you to truly make a difference.

Our continued employee development programmes, internal training and exceptional leadership will give you the ability to continuously develop yourself professionally whilst providing person‑centred support.

You’ll be supported by an excellent team of professional and ever‑developing co‑workers who all identify and align with Medequip’s values.

Medequip is the leading provider of medical equipment services to local authorities and the NHS across the UK, delivering a wide range of equipment and support to people in their own homes, keeping people independent for longer.

As the Occupational Therapist/Clinical Advisor for Medequip Assistive Technology Ltd, you will provide expert advice and support to prescribers, commissioners, operational staff, and the community.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our growing clinical team within the Community Equipment Services (CES) for Ealing. We are seeking an enthusiastic, experienced Occupational Therapist to provide expert equipment advice and support to prescribers, commissioners, operational staff, and the wider community. You will use your specialist knowledge to drive best practice, develop innovative solutions, and support the delivery of a high‑quality, best‑value equipment loan service. Co‑production is central in Ealing, and you will work closely with prescribing teams, managers, and commissioners to help achieve shared service goals.

You will use your expert knowledge to ensure best practice within the service and help develop and deliver innovative solutions, providing a high‑quality, cost‑effective, and efficient equipment loan service.

Your day‑to‑day responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

• Work with senior management, referrers, commissioners, suppliers, and operational teams to deliver a person‑centred Community Equipment Service.
• Provide specialist clinical advice to support referrers and service teams, including oversight of special equipment orders and maximising equipment recycling.
• Offer expert guidance on equipment suitability, procurement, and best‑value decision‑making.
• Collaborate with health and social care professionals and CES commissioners to drive best practice, clinical governance, and safe working standards.
• Deliver training, demonstrations, and support as required by the contract.
• Work with CES managers to maintain accurate catalogue systems, ensuring efficient use of equipment and best value.
• Be based at our Heathrow head office depot, working closely with depot managers and the Ealing contract team.

Above all, you will identify and align with our company values:

• We empower people to be accountable for their actions and performance.
• We help people with empathy, courtesy, dignity and kindness.
• We show respect and are trusted by our colleagues, suppliers and customers.
• We believe in teamwork and are passionate about our work.
• We encourage innovation and the development of technology.
• We embrace change and seek to achieve excellence.
• We deliver cost effective, efficient and safe healthcare solutions.

• Diploma or degree in Occupational Therapy
• Registered with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Significant post‑qualification experience at a senior level
• Significant experience of community equipment services, particularly with "specials".
• Solid IT skills to use Microsoft Office packages and multiple in‑house systems.

• HCPC Registration Costs
• RCOT Membership Costs
• Membership of NAEP
• 33 days (inclusive of Bank Holidays)
• Continued professional development, training and learning support and opportunities for career progression.
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Care First employee assistance programme including free counselling.
• Access to Perkbox discount platform
• Free DBS check

We welcome applications from all sections of the Community as an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are also happy to make any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process should you need it, please let us know.

We take our data privacy seriously and commit to processing your data in line with GDPR guidelines. Medequip’s Privacy Notice sets out the basis on which the personal data collected from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed in connection with our recruitment processes.

This role may be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and satisfactory references.

This role is not eligible for sponsorship. Candidates without satisfactory right to work in the UK are unlikely to be suitable.

37.5 hours per week

Competitive