Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Rotational Occupational Therapist

The closing date is 30 July 2025

Job summary

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR YOUR FIRST OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY POSITION OR WANTING TO FURTHER DEVELOP YOUR SKILLS?

We are currently seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated Occupational Therapist to join our Band 5 Occupational Therapy Rotation Programme. You'll have the opportunity to work across our King's Mill Hospital and Mansfield Community Hospital sites.

Our Therapy Services Team provides Occupational Therapy services to both inpatients and outpatients at this Acute Foundation Trust. Our rotation programme spans six months and covers a range of services, including Acute Inpatient Medicine, Surgery, Orthopaedics, Hand Therapy, Stroke, Community Services, Healthcare for the Elderly, and Paediatrics.

We take pride in being a friendly team working in a supportive and welcoming environment. We offer excellent training and development opportunities, robust supervision structures, and well-equipped staff facilities.

The successful candidate will be part of our Rotational Band 5 Occupational Therapy team, with rotations every six months in the following key areas: Neurology, Urgent and Emergency Care, Paediatrics, Orthopaedics, Healthcare for the Elderly, and Hand Therapy.

We provide comprehensive staff development and training sessions, including personalised development plans. We also offer full support to newly qualified staff during their preceptorship.

We welcome applications from overseas candidates, but professional registration is a requirement.

Main duties of the job

To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached

About us

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

Details

Date posted

17 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

214-CSTO-7321310

Job locations

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-In-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Job description

Job responsibilities

To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached

Not all of our roles are eligible for sponsorship to find out which roles are eligible for sponsorship please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:

Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - GOV.UK

Home Office guidance has changed as of the 9th April, anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached

Not all of our roles are eligible for sponsorship to find out which roles are eligible for sponsorship please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:

Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - GOV.UK

Home Office guidance has changed as of the 9th April, anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Underpinning theory and professional knowledge acquired through diploma/degree

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree in Occupational Therapy or Post Graduate Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
  • HCPC registration

Desirable

  • Evidence of further study

Experience

Essential

  • Broad experience in general occupational therapy application

Desirable

  • Supplemented by short courses and CPD

Contractual Requirement

Essential

  • Rotate between different OT departments at Kings Mill, Mansfield and Ashfield Community hospitals / PCTs

Desirable

  • Car driver
Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Underpinning theory and professional knowledge acquired through diploma/degree

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree in Occupational Therapy or Post Graduate Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
  • HCPC registration

Desirable

  • Evidence of further study

Experience

Essential

  • Broad experience in general occupational therapy application

Desirable

  • Supplemented by short courses and CPD

Contractual Requirement

Essential

  • Rotate between different OT departments at Kings Mill, Mansfield and Ashfield Community hospitals / PCTs

Desirable

  • Car driver

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.

UK Registration

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

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-In-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Employer's website

https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-In-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Employer's website

https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Therapy Operational Team Lead

Helen Burrows

h.burrows@nhs.net

01623622515

Details

Date posted

17 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

214-CSTO-7321310

Job locations

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-In-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


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