Specialist REACT Occupational Therapist / Physiotherapist: Sponsorship Available

  • Full Time
  • United Kingdom
  • 39,959 to 48,117 £ / Year

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust

Job summary

Specialist REACT Occupational Therapist / Physiotherapist

37.5 hours per week (Includes weekends and bank holidays)

Permanent

Salary: £39,959 – £48,117 per annum

Closing Date: Monday 12th October 2026

Interview Date: TBC

**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **

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A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.

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#JoinTeamEliot

We’re looking for a motivated Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist to join our REACT Team at George Eliot Hospital. This role focuses on delivering rapid, high quality assessment and intervention to patients in Accident and Emergency, supporting safe discharge and preventing avoidable admissions. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you’ll manage a caseload, contribute to clinical decision making and provide guidance to junior staff.

Main duties of the job

  • Manage a specialist therapy caseload, providing comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation for patients with complex and long-term needs.
  • Work autonomously to develop and deliver person-centred treatment plans that promote independence and support safe discharge, working closely with the multidisciplinary team.
  • Assess, prescribe and arrange equipment
  • Provide clinical leadership by supervising, supporting and developing junior staff, therapy support workers and students.
  • Contribute to service development, quality improvement, clinical governance, audit and the implementation of evidence-based practice.
  • Maintain accurate clinical records and ensure care is delivered in line with professional, Trust and statutory standards.
  • Communicate effectively with patients, carers and colleagues, including those with complex communication or cognitive needs, to support rehabilitation and decision-making.
  • Participate in a flexible 7-day service, ensuring safe, effective and high-quality patient care across the service.

Person Specification

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

  • Previous Acute NHS experience
  • Minimum 18 months to 2 years post-graduate experience
  • Previous experience in specialist clinical area
  • Band 5 rotational experience
  • Involvement in audit
  • Supervisory experience
  • Contribution to clinical education of less experienced staff

Qualification(s) and Professional Training

Essential

  • Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
  • Registration with HCPC
  • Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including recent attendance at relevant post-graduate courses

Desirable

  • BAOT
  • Involvement /membership in Special Interest Group

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: 14 October 2026

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