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Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Rotational Occupational Therapist

The closing date is 21 January 2026

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Job summary

Rotational Occupational Therapist

Division: Cancer and Core Clinical Support Services

Care Group: Diagnostics & Therapies

Band: 5

Interview Date: 26th January 2026

We are recruiting for a Rotational Occupational Therapist who shares our ambition and vision to deliver theBest of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

Main duties of the job

The successful post holder will provide Occupational Therapy interventions to patients, working as part of a specialty therapy team on a rotational basis.

Our diverse rotations include: Frailty wards, Older Persons wards, Surgical specialities, Orthopaedics - Trauma and Elective, Front Door - ED and assessment wards, and Cardio-respiratory wards.

As a Rotational Occupational Therapist you will maintain appropriate communication with the OT/Physio Team Leads supervising the rotation, participating in regular supervision of caseload and seeking advice when appropriate .

In addition, you will communicate effectively with patients and carers and other health care professionals using a wide range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to share assessment findings, agree treatment plans, progress rehabilitation, give advice, teaching etc. This will include patients with communication and comprehension difficulties and those who may be unable to accept diagnosis /prognosis.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

About us

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of theBest of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.

As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.

Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:

B - Bold

E - Every person counts

S - Sharing and open

T - Together

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.

Details

Date posted

08 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum/pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

275-2601ROT

Job locations

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Windmill Road

Gillingham

ME7 5NY


Job description

Job responsibilities

To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work including responsibility of an allocated patient caseload /workload.

To undertake assessment, standardised and non-standardised, of patients including those with diverse and complex presentations and conditions: using clinical reasoning skills and assessment techniques to formulate individualised treatment plans and programmes.

To deliver individualised Occupational Therapy intervention and treatment programmes using a broad range of Occupational therapy skills in individual and group settings.

To continually reassess patient progress, adapting treatment plans accordingly, and developing discharge plans.

To refer patients appropriately to other health and social care services according to protocol providing timely and detailed information to ensure good continuity of care.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work including responsibility of an allocated patient caseload /workload.

To undertake assessment, standardised and non-standardised, of patients including those with diverse and complex presentations and conditions: using clinical reasoning skills and assessment techniques to formulate individualised treatment plans and programmes.

To deliver individualised Occupational Therapy intervention and treatment programmes using a broad range of Occupational therapy skills in individual and group settings.

To continually reassess patient progress, adapting treatment plans accordingly, and developing discharge plans.

To refer patients appropriately to other health and social care services according to protocol providing timely and detailed information to ensure good continuity of care.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
  • Current Health Professions Council Registration

Knowledge

Essential

  • Good Knowledge base in assessment and treatment of patients with a wide variety of complex and multi-pathological conditions
  • Understanding of the balance of professional development needs with service needs
  • Awareness of national and professional guidelines and issues

Skills

Essential

  • Good written and verbal communication skills
  • Basic IT skills

Experience

Essential

  • Broad range of fieldwork placements during training
  • Experience of treating patients with physical conditions, some of which is in acute medicane or elderly during training and or post-graduation

Values Based Question

Essential

  • Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a 'can do' attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
  • Current Health Professions Council Registration

Knowledge

Essential

  • Good Knowledge base in assessment and treatment of patients with a wide variety of complex and multi-pathological conditions
  • Understanding of the balance of professional development needs with service needs
  • Awareness of national and professional guidelines and issues

Skills

Essential

  • Good written and verbal communication skills
  • Basic IT skills

Experience

Essential

  • Broad range of fieldwork placements during training
  • Experience of treating patients with physical conditions, some of which is in acute medicane or elderly during training and or post-graduation

Values Based Question

Essential

  • Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a 'can do' attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome

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

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Windmill Road

Gillingham

ME7 5NY


Employer's website

https://www.medway.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Windmill Road

Gillingham

ME7 5NY


Employer's website

https://www.medway.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Professional Lead Occupational Therapy

Zara Elenkova

zara.elenkova@nhs.net

07771710450

Details

Date posted

08 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum/pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

275-2601ROT

Job locations

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Windmill Road

Gillingham

ME7 5NY


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