An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at our Bedford Hospital South Wing Site.
Our rotational Occupational Therapy posts are a great opportunity to experience the acute hospital setting. You will work with a diverse range of patients and multi-disciplinary team members; giving you an opportunity to practice and enhance your OT skills across multiple specialties.
At Bedford Hospital, we have well-established supportive OT teams with Band 7 Team Leads, Band 6 senior OTs and experienced Therapy Assistants. The Band 5 rotations are in Neurology/Stroke, Frailty & Elderly medicine, Urgent medicine/Front door, Respiratory/Cardiology and Orthopaedics & Surgery.
You will supported by our Practice Development OT as well as Team Managers. You will also have the opportunity to work with our exciting Prevention of Deconditioning Team.
Students, newly qualified and qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.
1. To perform therapeutic assessment of patients with diverse and varied physical and psychological conditions, to determine a diagnosis and formulate and deliver an appropriate individualised treatment programme.
2. To hold responsibility for own caseload and be responsible for a specific area or ward, working without direct supervision. Access to advice and support from a senior occupational therapist is available when required. Clinical work is regularly evaluated by a senior occupational therapist.
3. To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
4. To supervise work experience students on observational placement, ensuring confidentiality is maintained at all times.
5. To contribute and participate in evidence-based audit and research projects to further own and team's clinical practice and improve service delivery within each clinical area. Make recommendations to senior staff.
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.
To undertake assessment of patients with a diverse range of conditions dependant on rotation speciality.
To develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme and contribute to a timely discharge.
To manage own caseload with support from senior OT staff.
Please see job description and person specification provided. If further information is required, please speak to our contact on advert.
This advert closes on Wednesday 25 Feb 2026