Detailed job description and main responsibilities The Job Description and Person Specification are attached to this job, please review for the full details and responsibilities. Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria HCPC registered BSC Hons in Occupational Therapy Desirable criteria Leadership course Experience Essential criteria Significant previous acute NHS experience Experience of supervising and appraising students/junior staff Desirable criteria Experience of service development Knowledge Essential criteria Knowledge of complex conditions, including manual handling complex patients Knowledge of audit and service evaluation Knowledge of general medical conditions and MDT working experiences Personal skills Essential criteria Creative and flexible Team focussed Other Essential criteria Communicating sensitive information to staff, patients or carers It is an exciting time to join the newly formed Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We run two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Our 7,500 staff provide high quality care for a growing population of around 700,000 across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas. 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. Travel between hospital sites may be required. We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post. Employer certification / accreditation badges