Rotational Occupational Therapist, Band 5: Sponsorship Available

  • Full Time
  • United Kingdom
  • 33,677 to 40,996 £ / Year

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

We currently have an opportunity for occupational therapists to join our rotations at Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (ASPH) based in Chertsey, Surrey.

Applications are welcome from:

  • Occupational therapy students due to qualify,
  • Qualified therapists waiting for HCPC registration
  • Those who already have experience and are looking to embrace something new.

Flexible working requests will be considered at the point of interview.

Our rotations are 4 months in duration and include:

  • Cardiorespiratory Medicine
  • Surgery
  • Emergency services and admission avoidance
  • General Medicine
  • Hyper-acute/acute stroke unit
  • Early Supported Discharge (ESD) for Stroke (community based, mainly NW Surrey, with remote working)

The rotations will offer you the opportunity to work within different settings and with varied MDT professionals allowing you to develop your core clinical skills and development of yourself.

There is an established formal supervision and appraisal process, as well as robust in-house training within each team. The therapies department embraces the development of our own staff to progress their career within the department

ASPH offers a seven-day service across some teams and you will be expected to participate in seven day working as per service requirements.

This role has a community element; applicants will be expected to hold a valid drivers licence and access to a car.

Main duties of the job

Manage an inpatient or community caseload including using respiratory, medical, neurological and orthopaedic skills

Complete patient assessments in a ward setting or community setting, formulate problem lists and provide appropriate therapy input to facilitate a safe discharge

Contribute to board rounds or goal planning meetings to ensure that patients get the right treatment, at the right time in the right place

Communicate with fellow therapists and other MDT members such as nurses, consultants, specialists

Treatment and management of patients requiring post-operative protocols and ensuring that patients follow their rehabilitation pathways.

Actively participate in regular supervision and service development, and take personal responsibility in your professional development and professional registration requirements

Show passion for providing a high level of care and safeguarding to patients known to our service.

Have the ability to use initiative, communicate with empathy and be an effective team player.

Person Specification

Other

Essential

  • Access to a car for work purposes
  • UK or accepted equivalent drivers license

Qualification and Training

Essential

  • Evidence of ongoing professional development

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in core areas of medical, respiratory, neurology and orthopedic conditions
  • Experience of working as part of a team

Desirable

  • Experience of working in an acute NHS trust

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Demonstrate the ability to carry out a wide range of assessment and treatment interventions in a holistic manner
  • Effective communication skills – verbal, written and computer literate
  • Ability to reflect and identify own learning needs

Desirable

  • Leadership skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 1 November 2026

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