Occupational Therapist
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The closing date is 18 May 2026
Are you an early career Occupational Therapist (OT) looking to expand your experience? Or are you about to graduate and looking for your first OT role?
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals are looking for enthusiastic, passionate, caring OTs to join our Therapy teams.
You will have the opportunity to complete 6 monthly rotations across a variety of different clinical areas across both acute, out‑patient and community care settings. Rotations include neurology, orthopaedics, medicine, surgery and community teams.
This a fantastic opportunity to develop in your OT career and increase your clinical skills, knowledge and experience, all while working in a supportive environment to help build on your confidence. With the Trust providing multiple specialist and regional services, we’re a fantastic place to start, or develop your OT career with different opportunities.
We’re proud to invest in our OT staff, with the opportunity to join our preceptorship programmes, regular supervision and participation in local specialist training and education. There are opportunities for student supervision and a wide range of champion roles within the departments.
To apply, you’ll need to hold or be due to gain an appropriate Occupational Therapy qualification (BSc/Diploma in Occupational Therapy or equivalent) and be registered or eligible to register with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Main duties of the job
The Therapy Services department provides integrated Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy to patients across Sheffield, South Yorkshire and beyond.
You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide personalised OT assessment, care, advice, and interventions to make a difference to patients and help them adapt to day‑to‑day tasks and improve their quality of life.
You will have opportunities to participate or contribute to service development and projects within the department as well as providing support to the wider OT team, assistants and students.
We are working with the newly formed ‘Care Transfer Hub’ around rehabilitation and discharge planning roles. We are running several pilots to test new ways of working to promote prevention of deconditioning and rehabilitation.
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
The interviews will take place week commencing 26 January 2026 and will be in‑person and will involve both group and individual elements.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* BSc/Degree Apprenticeship/Diploma/MSc in Occupational Therapy
* Current HCPC registration or working towards
Further Training
* Evidence of continuous personal & professional development
* Good basic knowledge of therapy practice within acute and community settings.
* Evidence‑Based Practice
* Clinical Governance
Experience
* Can demonstrate knowledge of the Occupational Therapy role in relation to the rotations offered within the Trust.
* Student placement experience, unregistered or registered clinical workforce experience in NHS Acute/Community clinical areas
* Work or life experience in healthcare or teaching practical skills
* Work or life experience in organising and managing multiple tasks
* Clinical Governance or Health & Safety
* Competency in Occupational Therapy clinical reasoning, processes and practices
* Effective interpersonal, communication and team working skills
* Able to maintain confidentiality
* Able to act on own initiative, organise and prioritise work and manage multiple tasks
* Able to maintain accurate written records & statistics
* Calm approach to changing work situations
* Able to teach and motivate others
* Motivated to learn
* Understanding of therapy in an acute hospital
* IT literate
* Ability to participate in 7 day working rosters
Other Factors
* Flexible and reliable approach to working practices
* Positive attitude to patient care and teamwork
* Car Driver
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.
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
£32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum for part time staff
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