Rotational Occupational Therapist

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  • Telford, Shropshire Shrewsbury, Shropshire
  • £31,049-37,796 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 6 days ago
Welcoming soon to be, newly qualified and existing Occupational Therapists looking for a rewarding career in acute hospital services. Our rotations based at both The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust sites including the following specialty areas: Stroke (hyper acute and acute rehabilitation), Frailty at the front door (ED and AMU), Cardiology, Endocrinology, Care of the Elderly, Respiratory, Orthopaedics and Surgery including amputees.We have full and part-time positions available.**We are also pleased to receive applications from those looking to Return to Practice**Main duties of the jobWith 250+ employees working within our Therapy Department, we pride ourselves on enabling all our workforce the opportunity to develop and grow their skills, offering a career, not just a job.When joining our team you will be welcomed to attend our band 5 trust preceptorship programme and in-house training scheme, as well as receive learning specific to each rotational specialty area.Throughout each rotation you will be supported by your named supervisor who will also be a specialist in your rotational clinical area. Your supervisor will enable you to develop skills to work independently as well as alongside other therapy and MDT colleagues.Our organisational vision is 'To provide excellent care for the communities we serve' and as a member of the Therapy services team your contribution to the profession of Occupational Therapy will be integral in enabling patients to receive holistic assessment to enable them to recover and be discharged from the hospital environment.About usWe believe in developing leadership at all levels which is why we encourage all of our employees to engage in service development so that we can continually update and improve services provided to patients in keeping with evidence based practice. To enable you to expand your knowledge beyond our current band 5 rotational areas we would also invite successful candidates to spend time learning from our wider Occupational Therapy team including those working in the areas of hand therapy, critical care, neurology and as part of the Macmillan integrated therapy team.We are also currently working with therapy partners within our integrated care system to offer cross-organisational band 5 rotational opportunities in neighbouring trusts who provide community therapy services, mental health services and specialist spinal and orthopaedic services to patients in our region.All new graduates joining us will be supported through the trusts preceptorship programme and all band 5s are allocated 10% of their contractual time to supporting professional activity (SPA).Clinical supervision, opportunity to attend internal and external training relevant to your role and career aspirations will also be supported. Please see separate information for more information regarding our offer including our Occupational therapy training and development pathway, strategy and career development structure.DetailsDate posted28 August 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 5Salary£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum/pro rataContractPermanentWorking patternFull-time, Part-time, Job shareReference number223-OTS-618-AJob locationsThe Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and The Princess Royal Hospital, TelfordShrewsbury and TelfordSY3 8XQJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesFor full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesFor full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.Person SpecificationQualificationEssential
  • Degree or Pending qualification in Occupational Therapy
  • HCPC registered or pending HCPC registration
Desirable
  • additional CPD activities relevant to the role
Work experienceEssential
  • Broad range of student placements or postgraduate experience
Desirable
  • Experience working within the NHS acute environment
SkillsEssential
  • Good written and verbal communication skills
  • Relevant IT Skills
Desirable
  • Participation in audit or service development projects
Trust ValuesEssential
  • Demonstrate awareness of trust values and individual experience in meeting these
Person SpecificationQualificationEssential
  • Degree or Pending qualification in Occupational Therapy
  • HCPC registered or pending HCPC registration
Desirable
  • additional CPD activities relevant to the role
Work experienceEssential
  • Broad range of student placements or postgraduate experience
Desirable
  • Experience working within the NHS acute environment
SkillsEssential
  • Good written and verbal communication skills
  • Relevant IT Skills
Desirable
  • Participation in audit or service development projects
Trust ValuesEssential
  • Demonstrate awareness of trust values and individual experience in meeting these

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