Are you looking for a brilliant place to work? Come and join our dynamic and friendly Therapy team where we’re passionate about delivering the best patient care, your contribution is valued, and your personal growth is a priority.
We’re looking for a rotational Occupational Therapist to deliver quality care across our Surgery/ICU,Medical, Urgent Care, T&O and Stroke Teams.
Your day may include:
- Triage, assessment and treatment of patients with a wide range of medical/surgical conditions
- Delivering rehabilitation in various settings including our new community-based Stroke Rehabilitation Unit
- Assessing for and ordering equipment
- Planning and implementing plans including home access visits to support discharge
- Documenting care and communicating with the Therapy and wider teams,patients and their families
- Supervision of support staff and students
It is expected that the post holder will contribute to seven-day services.
Are you ready to make a difference? We’d love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
This is a qualified post and provides an opportunity for the Therapist to consolidate core skills and competencies.
The key function of this role is mainly clinical and concentrates on the assessment of patients referred to the service.
The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner and will have the support of a senior therapist, and be part of the planning and implementation of therapy intervention in partnership with patients under their care.
These posts are rotational to ensure a rounded learning opportunity.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- If a student, must be in final 6 months of course
- Health Care Professional Council (HCPC) registration
Skills & Experience
Essential
- Knowledge across the range of Occupational Therapy practices in the physical field
- Evidence of theoretical knowledge and continuous professional development
- Relevant undergraduate experience in acute setting at student level or sound knowledge base and ability to adapt
- Knowledge of the wider multi-disciplinary team
- Basic IT skills
Desirable
- Ability to demonstrate understanding of NHS and the challenges facing the Physiotherapy profession
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to analyse and make clinical judgements about assessments and plans with patients
- Ability to build effective working relationships with colleagues, relatives and patients
- Evidence of good time management and personal organisation skills
Interests & Motivation to the Job
Essential
- Basic knowledge of principles and practice of Clinical governance and its application to OT
- Knowledge of evidence based practice and its relevance to IT
- Must be willing to participate in flexible working patterns including weekend for
Communication & Interpersonal Skills
Essential
- Ability to use initiative and make changes to plans at short notice
- Able to work as an autonomous practitioner in a defined clinical area
- Able to provide spontaneous, as well as planned, advice and teaching to others
- Ability to communicate effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team, at all levels
Desirable
- Ability to delegate appropriately
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Closing Date: 15 April 2026
