Main area Occupational Therapist Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent: Participation in weekend working rota required - depending on service need, and usually once every 6-8 weeks Hours
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week (Participation in weekend working rota - depending on service need, and usually once every 6-8 weeks) Job ref 164-7356604
Employer Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site QMC Town Nottingham Salary £38,682 - £46,580 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 29/09/2025 23:59
Specialist Occupational Therapist - Medicine/Surgery
Band 6
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an existing band 6 or experienced band 5 to join the Medicine and Surgery Occupational Therapy Team, based at QMC. This is a full-time, permanent, static post.
We are looking for a highly motivated individual who is committed to further improving their clinical skills and who puts excellent quality care at the heart of their practice. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate experience of complex case management, rehabilitation skills, and leadership qualities.
The successful candidate will join a supportive team who promote the importance of ongoing learning and development. There will be opportunity to contribute to service development.
We are proud to be a referral-based generalist team, providing OT input to a variety of specialities including general medicine, vascular surgery, respiratory, gynaecology, surgical admissions, ENT and Maxillo-facial surgery, hepatobiliary, colorectal and gastro including specialist feeding unit. Recent complex patients have included individuals with Functional neurological disorder, drug and alcohol excess and complex psychosocial factors.
Our team also provides the unique opportunity to work with new and established vascular lower limb amputees, including recovery and rehabilitation, wheelchair provision and access and discharge visits within the patient’s home environment.
Main duties of the job
Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details. Key duties of the role include, but are not limited to:
* Supporting with allocation and prioritisation of caseloads
* Complex case management and discharge planning
* Goal setting and rehabilitation
* Working as an integrated part of the MDT, across specialties, including joint working
* Providing clinical support to members of the team
* Providing supervision to more junior staff (e.g. band 5, support workers)
* Promoting and supporting professional development of team members
* Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team in all clinical areas
* Working with band 7’s and other senior staff to develop the service and encourage evidence based practice
* Engaging in and leading in-service training, as well as providing education to wards and promotion of the OT role
* Deputising for band 7’s when required
Working for our organisation
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career.
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful applicant will demonstrate excellent core occupational therapy skills in assessment and intervention.
A willingness to learn and develop further, both clinically and professionally, is essential. The successful applicant must have an open mind to new ways of working and be flexible, dynamic, and forward thinking. Strong leadership qualities are essential in this post.
You will demonstrate an ability to work autonomously and provide support to other members of the team including; peers, Band 5 OT’s (including preceptees), support workers, and students. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to work flexibly to support the needs of the service.
· Full time, permanent role – 37.5 hours per week,
· Core hours are worked 8am-4pm, Monday – Friday.
· Additional duties will include participation in weekend working. Weekends are rostered with expected frequency of approx. 2 every 6 months (note frequency may increase dependent on service need and staffing levels)
· Please familiarise yourself with the attached job description and personal specification for detail specific to this post
Person specification
Training & Qualifications
* Diploma or degree in Occupational Therapy
* HCPC registration as an Occupational Therapist
* Able to maintain a professional portfolio for CPD, recording learning outcomes through participation in internal and external development opportunities
Experience
* Experience of working within an acute inpatient setting
* Experience of using evidenced based practice to inform own practice and that of others
* Previous NHS experience
Communication and relationship skills
* Able to discuss treatment options and recommend best course of intervention to patients and carers using negotiating, persuasive, motivational and reassurance skills
* Able to communicate patient related information effectively to ensure collaborative working with MDT colleagues across health & social care sectors.
* Able to effectively use a range of written and verbal communication skills with patients to progress rehabilitation and treatment programmes. This will include patients who may have difficulties in understanding or communicating eg. Patients may be dysphasic, deaf, who may be unable to accept diagnosis or have terminal illness
Analytical and judgement skills
* Able to reflect and critically appraise own performance and the performance of junior OT staff and support staff
* Risk assessment skills for the safe management and discharge of complex wheelchair patients
* Independently work through the OT process with patients requiring a permanent wheelchair
Planning and organisation skills
* Able to plan own clinical activity to meet clinical needs of patients when demand exceeds capacity
* Able to make judgements about the prioritising of caseloads when demand exceeds capacity and to support junior and support staff in this process
Physical skills
* Able to handle and move complex patients safely and in a way which promotes safe wheelchair positioning, maximising patient ability
Other requirements specific to
* Flexibility to work elsewhere in Therapies or as required across both campuses
* Flexible working schedules including participation in weekend rosters where required
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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
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Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.
Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.
At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.
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Consent:
* Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
* Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£49.50 for enhanced and £21.50 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Sarah Luckhurst Job title Occupational Therapy Team Leader Email address sarah.luckhurst3@nhs.net Telephone number 07812 269740 Additional information
Alternatively, please contact Claire Rhodes, Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist, on claire.rhodes2@nhs.net // 07812 269782.
We would love to hear from you if you are interested, and would be happy to arrange a phonecall, video call or informal visit - please get in touch!
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