Job Description

We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist who wishes to progress their career in acute hospital care. You will be completing specialised assessments, goal-directed treatments & multi-therapy discharge planning. You will be required to liaise closely with local community services, specialist regional units & local DGHs. We are looking for a forward-thinking Occupational Therapist who is passionate about high quality patient centred care.



You will need excellent communication skills & the ability to work flexibly to accommodate the ever-changing nature of an acute & complex environment. You will be responsible for managing a varied and complex caseload as well as supporting & supervising B3-5 therapy staff & students. All our therapy staff are required to be able to undertake flexible working over a 7-day period. This post is suitable for a B5 OT looking to advance to B6, or a B6 who wishes to gain a wider experience in acute care by rotating every 9m to a different clinical speciality.



There is regular clinical supervision as well as peer support. There are also opportunities for involvement in audit, research & service development is always encouraged as we strive for new & innovative ways of working. Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document to ensure you have the qualifications, and experience needed for this role.

Essential skills:

Postgraduate experience of working in the acute hospital setting, working across a range of clinical areas Clear expressed desire to work on acute rotation within UHSDesirable skills needed: Postgraduate involvement in audit/research/clinical project/service development Postgraduate experience in supervising other staff or students Evidence of providing teaching to therapy staff and students Understanding of complex equipment needs including managing pressure careTraining and support can be offered to meet your learning requirements. Please note: Interviews are currently planned for 11th September We have both permanent and fixed-term opportunities available (1112 months). Candidates preferences can be discussed during the interview, and the highest-scoring applicants will be offered their choice of post first. At present, fixed-term posts are open to UHS employees only.



Please ensure you fulfil all the essential criteria and have read the job description before applying. We actively encourage all potential applicants to contact us to ask any questions you may have. If you are enthusiastic, innovative OT, happy to work in a fast-paced, acute environment, we would love to hear from you. For other therapy career opportunities please email Annette.Purkis@uhs.nhs.uk