Job summary
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health &
Care Trust are looking for a junior Occupational Therapist to join our rotational
band 5 programme.
We offer rotations across several community
hospitals across Worcestershire, as well home-based reablement teams, older age
mental health inpatients and stroke rehabilitation.
From March 2026, we are partnering with
Worcester Acute Hospitals NHS Trust to offer rotation opportunity across both
organisations, offering access to acute and specialist services.
We welcome applications from newly qualified
OTs, as well as those with prior experience. We offer preceptorship support for
new gradudates in addition to on the job training, career development
opportunities and specialist teaching. We have close links with local
Universities with the opportunity for practice education and regularly support
student placements.
Several rotations operate 6 day services and bank
holiday cover.
If you would like an informal discussion about
this post, get in touch with Recruiting Manager listed on the top right-hand
side of the advert.
This is a full time role.
Main duties of the job
The roles will involve patient assessment and
delivery of occupational therapy interventions to the population of
Worcestershire in a variety of clinical settings.
You will be required to assess, treat, and
manage a caseload of patients within each service specialty. To assist with case load management of the
wider MDT or specific individual service requirements.
We
would expect you to contribute to high quality, patient-centred care using
evidence-based knowledge and skill. There will also be an opportunity to assist
with service development, and to teach and supervise other clinicians and
students and help to shape the future workforce.
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust,
we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals
and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health
and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of
all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over
100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible
working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions,
and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value
diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,
and ethnicities.
What we offer;
-
27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to
33 days with long service
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Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work
unsocial hours
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Flexible and agile working opportunities
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Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
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Wide range of supportive staff networks
-
Health and wellbeing opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit our
website.
We encourage you to read the attached applicant guidance notes.
Sharing
your data - As a data controller we may sometimes need to process your data to
pursue our legitimate business interests, for example to request a survey from
you (optional), to support the Trusts understanding of where you gained
interest in working for the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Demonstrate
the values and beliefs of the organisation.
- Act as a
role model to colleagues, maintaining the highest standards of professionalism.
- Use their
initiative and take responsibility for the quality of their work and the
service they provide to patients.
- Provide an
occupational therapy service within a defined area on each rotation, working as
part of a specialist occupational therapy team.
- Undertake
therapeutic assessments of patients with diverse complex and acute/chronic
presentation, to determine clinical diagnosis and occupational therapy
treatments needed, and to maintain records as an autonomous practitioner.
- Hold
responsibility for own caseload and be responsible for a defined area of the
service/particular patient type, working without direct supervision.
- Deputise for
Senior Occupational therapist.
- Supervise
and train health care professionals, carers, and assistants in occupational
therapy management, as appropriate. This includes working as a member of a
Multi-Disciplinary Team.
For full details of the duties and criteria for
the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Demonstrate
the values and beliefs of the organisation.
- Act as a
role model to colleagues, maintaining the highest standards of professionalism.
- Use their
initiative and take responsibility for the quality of their work and the
service they provide to patients.
- Provide an
occupational therapy service within a defined area on each rotation, working as
part of a specialist occupational therapy team.
- Undertake
therapeutic assessments of patients with diverse complex and acute/chronic
presentation, to determine clinical diagnosis and occupational therapy
treatments needed, and to maintain records as an autonomous practitioner.
- Hold
responsibility for own caseload and be responsible for a defined area of the
service/particular patient type, working without direct supervision.
- Deputise for
Senior Occupational therapist.
- Supervise
and train health care professionals, carers, and assistants in occupational
therapy management, as appropriate. This includes working as a member of a
Multi-Disciplinary Team.
For full details of the duties and criteria for
the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Good knowledge of occupational therapy in relevant areas.
- Awareness of audit
- Awareness of research processes
Experience
Essential
- Application of the Occupational Therapy process
- Use of functional assessment and activity analysis
Desirable
- Experience of delegation to more junior staff
- Experience of audit
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- A positive attitude and able to act on feedback.
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English (verbal/written)
- Self-directed learning
- Good critical appraisal skills
- Teaching and presentation skills
- Knowledge of IT skills
- Ability to work independently/ collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Able to maintain judgement and work effectively under pressure.
- Effective time management
- Ability to maintain contemporaneous, accurate and up to date records.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Committed to personal and team development.
- Reliable and flexible
- Confident and enthusiastic
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the post
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy
- Health Professionals Council Registration
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Desirable
- Relevant recent clinical course/s
- Evidence of relevant post Graduate courses/CPD, maintained in portfolio
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Good knowledge of occupational therapy in relevant areas.
- Awareness of audit
- Awareness of research processes
Experience
Essential
- Application of the Occupational Therapy process
- Use of functional assessment and activity analysis
Desirable
- Experience of delegation to more junior staff
- Experience of audit
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- A positive attitude and able to act on feedback.
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English (verbal/written)
- Self-directed learning
- Good critical appraisal skills
- Teaching and presentation skills
- Knowledge of IT skills
- Ability to work independently/ collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Able to maintain judgement and work effectively under pressure.
- Effective time management
- Ability to maintain contemporaneous, accurate and up to date records.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Committed to personal and team development.
- Reliable and flexible
- Confident and enthusiastic
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the post
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy
- Health Professionals Council Registration
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Desirable
- Relevant recent clinical course/s
- Evidence of relevant post Graduate courses/CPD, maintained in portfolio
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
