Rotational Occupational Therapist

Main area Occupational Therapy Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent : One in four weekends and one bank holiday a year Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (1 in 4 weekends and 1 bank holiday a year) Job ref 387-DT9307-NG

Site Bristol and Weston sites Town Bristol and Weston Salary £38,682 - £46,580 Pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 12 / 10 / 2025 23 : 59

As an organisation we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.

Are you a n Occupational Therapist with HCPC registration ? Are you looking for the next step in your career? Or maybe you’re looking for a change in scenery as a S enior Occupational Therapist ?

Join our large and inspirational Adult Therapies Service as UHBW as a Band 6 Occupational Therapist, where you will develop your career in - line with the RCOT Career Framework.

Our team is made up of 400 colleagues who collaboratively work across Bristol & Weston sites . You can find out more about the Adult Therapies Service here : Therapies - UHBW Careers

This is an exciting cross - site rotation al role where you will gain specialist skills and knowledge to help develop and guide you through your career.

Main duties of the job

Within this role, you will rotate across a variety of specialities and sites across both Bristol & Weston. These rotations include :

Trauma and Orthopaedics

Critical Care , Cardiac and Surgery

Older Person Therapy including Front Door

Stroke

Paediatrics

Oncology

During your rotation , you ’ll be building relationships with new teams and adapting to new environments, all that offer unique benefits and incentives such as :

Supportive, integrated team working

IST / journal clubs / research opportunities

Protected and regular Clinical supervision from a Team Lead OT / Clinical Specialist OT

We encourage you to get in touch with Physiotherapist and Pathway Lead – Laura , for an informal chat on 0117 342 7343 or email laura.harrison2@uhbw.nhs.uk. Fancy meeting in person ? Please get in touch and ask for a tour of the department !

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person specification

Knowledge and experience

• Experience of working as part of an Occupational Therapy team & / or multidisciplinary team
• Staff have completed a variety of rotations as a band 5
• Contributing to clinical education of less experienced staff, students or assistants
• Experience of discharge planning
• Previous experience at Band 6
• Clinical supervision of students & technician staff
• Experience or knowledge of working in an acute hospital setting / community setting
• Previous NHS experience

Skills and abilities

Qualifications and Training

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.

IMPORTANT :

Please note that if you apply for a position with this Trust, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac account and email accounts. We may also contact you by texting the mobile number, if provided, on the application form.

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

As a guide interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.

When providing employment reference details, please provide correct work-related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your referee must all be known to you in a line manager or professional lead capacity.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

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