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Senior Frailty Occupational Therapist
The closing date is 18 February 2026
An exciting opportunity is now available at the University Hospital of North Midlands (UHNM) for an enthusiastic and forward-thinking Senior Occupational Therapist with a keen interest in our frail older adult population.
The post offers the opportunity to work in one of the busiest major trauma hospitals in the UK within an exciting and supportive university hospital environment. We assess and treat a large cohort of older adults with diverse and often complex presentations across several older adult medical wards. The therapy team consist of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and dual trained Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Technical Instructors. The therapy team work as part of a wider, dedicated multidisciplinary team which include nurses, doctors, an integrated discharge hub and diversional therapists.
The post holder will be able to demonstrate relevant experience and have an enhanced level of understanding of rapid assessment, intervention, decision making, discharge planning and services available to support this.
Main duties of the job
The older adult therapy team at the UHNM is innovative and enthusiastic with strong leadership and a commitment to MDT working. The post holder will be required to work weekends and bank holidays and there will also be an expectation to cross cover the wider Occupational Therapy services at UHNM on occasions.
We are keen to meet dynamic, enthusiastic and highly motivated Occupational Therapists interested in joining our supportive, well established team committed to providing a high standard of clinical care.
About us
The UHNM NHS Trust covers Royal Stoke Hospital in Stoke on Trent and County Hospital in Stafford. Royal Stoke a large acute teaching hospital, with a Turnover of £360 million. Located in Stoke on Trent and Stafford, UHNM is close to the M6, within commuting distance of culturally diverse major conurbations, such as Manchester and Birmingham and surrounded by rural pleasures, including the Peak District National Park.
Each year Royal Stoke cares for over 600,000 people providing emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care. It is a leading teaching hospital in partnership with Keele University and has a patient-centred clinical research facility providing state-of-the-art facilities.
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to us. We offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work-life balance including full time, part time hours and bank hours. We are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can and where relevant to the role and the service, agile working. You can select your preferences upon application.
Job responsibilities
For further information or an informal visit please contact Claire Williamson on telephone number 01782 675345 or email Claire.williamson@uhnm.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
* Degree/Dilpoma in Occupational Therapy
* Registered with HCPC
* CPD relevant to frailty and working with frail patients
Experience
* Minimum of 18 months post-graduate experience as an Occupational Therapist
* Experience gained in an acute setting
* NHS experience
* 2-4 years post graduate experience
Skills, Ability and Knowledge
* Experience of audits/projects
* Experience with discharge processes
* Clinical Educator
* Experience with cognitive assessments
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.
University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
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