Job Description

An exciting and appealing opportunity has arisen for a Senior Occupational Therapists to join our Acute Inpatient Therapy Team (AIP) on a fixed term contract.

The AIP Team includes the following areas:

Medical



Surgical



Acute admission Unit



Oncology



Critical care



This is a fantastic opportunity where you will be encouraged and supported to enhance your clinical practice and develop extended skills in acute inpatient setting whilst working alongside our highly regarded and innovative Acute Therapy Team in the hospital. This role will encompass the use of your excellent clinical and leadership skills for complex case management, encouraging you to work holistically developing yourself and your colleagues including the supervision of staff.



University Hospital Dorset works in partnership with health and community providers within the county to enable the Discharge to Assess and Home First principles: You will have the opportunity to support patients within the acute hospital and within their own homes to ensure they receive the right service in the best place for them.



Participation in weekend working is an integral aspect of this post which will provide an opportunity to enhance skills within the Acute Assessment Unit. This post is currently based at Poole Hospital but will relocate to the Bournemouth site in the future.

Interview Date:

28th November 2025



Within this role you will have the opportunity to utilise your skills to provide excellent services for our patients, to be involved in the training of others, and to expand your own knowledge with training opportunities. So come and join our team!



We are looking for an Occupational Therapist who is competent in completing core therapy assessments providing specialist Occupational Therapy interventions. You will be required to use your core Occupational Therapy skills including assessment of Occupational Performance through activity analysis informing your clinical reasoning and decision making.



Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues.



UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.



In some cases this means that a services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.



To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert