The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Occupational Therapist

The closing date is 25 July 2025

Job summary

Come and join us on our popular and varied Band 5 Occupational Therapy rotation. This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience and develop skills and knowledge within a supportive environment. The rotation gives experience of work in the following clinical specialities, Rotations will cover our 3 hospital sites (Pinderfields, Pontefract and Dewsbury) and community settings. Trauma / Orthopaedics / Amputees Elderly complex care Respiratory Surgery Intermediate care MY Therapy Team Spinal injuries A & E / acute assessment and frailty Hand Therapy Neurology Burns Children's Therapy Rotations are 6 monthly, rotational members of staff submit choices prior to each rotation. The services cover 7 days, a flexible approach is required to meet the challenges in each clinical speciality where you would be assigned to an experienced clinical practitioner for regular supervision and support as well as working within experienced and well-established teams. We offer preceptorship support throughout your first year of practice.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work together with colleagues, partners, patients and their families/carers in a broad range of environments. We encourage all staff to be instrumental in service development and also offer: - Regular supervision A friendly and supportive environment. An inclusive and thorough induction programme. Annual appraisal Commitment to learning and opportunity to develop clinical skills in the community setting The full job description is attached to this advert, please ensure you review this before submitting your application.

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, car lease and home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Date posted

08 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

000463

Job locations

Trust-wide

Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF1 4DG

Job description

Job responsibilities

For this role is essential that you have a degree in Occupational Therapy and are currently registered with the HCPC.

In this role, you will be expected:

To undertake Occupational Therapy assessments for a designated caseload, addressing occupational performance and skill deficits, enabling the patient in areas of self maintenance, productivity and leisure.

To be responsible for the organisation, implementation, and evaluation of domiciliary assessments to facilitate safe and timely discharge of individuals.

To develop skills and knowledge through participation in the diverse rotational scheme, this includes plastics/burns, neurology, spinal injuries, community assessment, children’s services, acute services and intermediate care.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For this role is essential that you have a degree in Occupational Therapy and are currently registered with the HCPC.

In this role, you will be expected:

To undertake Occupational Therapy assessments for a designated caseload, addressing occupational performance and skill deficits, enabling the patient in areas of self maintenance, productivity and leisure.

To be responsible for the organisation, implementation, and evaluation of domiciliary assessments to facilitate safe and timely discharge of individuals.

To develop skills and knowledge through participation in the diverse rotational scheme, this includes plastics/burns, neurology, spinal injuries, community assessment, children’s services, acute services and intermediate care.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Please click apply now to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to submit an application)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Please click apply now to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to submit an application)

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.