Qualification and Professional

Essential

• Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Registration with HCPC
• Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio, including recent attendance at relevant post-graduate courses

Desirable

• BAOT
• Involvement /membership in Special Interest Group

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Minimum 18 months to 2 years post-graduate experience
• Previous experience in a specialist clinical area
• Band 5 rotational experience
• Involvement in the audit
• Supervisory experience
• Contribution to clinical education of less experienced staff

Desirable

• Previous Acute NHS experience

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Understanding of clinical governance
• Importance of the application of clinical governance in the clinical area
• Highly developed physical skills, including dexterity, coordination & sensory skills, for assessment and manual treatment of patients
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including an ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive, and contentious information
• Able to prioritise and organise own workload
• Able to cope with a range of complex options, find solutions, analyse, compare, and decide on an appropriate course of action
• Able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• IT skills – computer literate in email, Word & PowerPoint

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Evidence to support personal initiatives in supporting service delivery
• Able to carry out moderate physical effort throughout concurrent activities
• Motivated
• Flexible and adaptable
• Diplomatic and sensitive to others’ needs
• To follow the Trust’s values of EXCEL and COMPACT

Other

Essential

• Able to commit to flexible working and weekend working

Desirable

• Driving license and access to a motor vehicle for work purposes

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Closing Date: 11 June 2026