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Job summary

Main area
Therapies
Grade
Band 6
Contract
9 months (Fixed term/Secondment 15th September 2025 - 5th June 2026)
Hours
Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Monday, Wednesday and Thursday)
Job ref
320-CDCS-3704
Employer
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Florence Nightingale Community Hospital
Town
Derby
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 pa
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
24/07/2025 23:59
Interview date
07/08/2025

Employer heading

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust logo

Occupational Therapist PRAIS team

Band 6

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

With over 13,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services.  The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.

As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds.  All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.

The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.

Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme

To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex-armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment.

The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities.  This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification.  Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.

If you require support/adjustments with your application please contact the recruitment team on  01332 788466

Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.

Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for; 

Job overview

This is an exciting post within the Specialist Rehabilitation Services working within the Parkinson’s Disease Service and offer an integrated Rapid response team, working closely with the other profession within the team.

To improve care for people with Parkinson’s in Derbyshire and surrounding areas by reducing admissions, especially falls, reducing length of stays and offer in-reach to inpatient wards, urgent outpatient appointments or home visits.

To work as part of a multidisciplinary team to meet both Trust and national targets and standards.

To provide leadership, specialist advice and interventions as part of the neurological rehabilitation services, working as a key member of a wider multidisciplinary team for outpatients.  This will involve working flexibly throughout the Trust and potential for working within a seven day therapy service in the future

To provide supervision and teaching for junior and inexperienced Therapists, support staff and students working within the team and offer on-going education, advice and support to our MDT colleagues.

Main duties of the job

To use specialist skills to perform advanced assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical, cognitive, psychological and social needs. 

To develop and deliver individualised treatment programme to patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions.

To hold responsibility for own caseload, working without direct supervision. Supervision takes the form of regular reflective and clinical reasoning sessions

To delegate work to Junior and support staff.

To work closely and communicate clearly with colleagues working in the Rapid response team.

To be an integral part of the multidisciplinary team, liaising and working with other Trust staff in the management of the patients’ care appropriate to the service area. 

To liaise with other MDT colleagues to provide a flexible service during pressure times, due to workload or staffing difficulties. 

To work and liaise with external agencies as required.

To undertake routine administrative tasks as agreed with senior staff. 

Closing date of applications: 24 July 2025

Interview date: 07 August 2025

If you are applying for an Internal Secondment, please ensure you have spoken to your line manager and have their support prior to your application. Please speak to the Recruitment Team if you have any questions.

Working for our organisation

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

  • Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
  • On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
  • Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

  • We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
  • We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
  • An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
  • Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
  • Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
  • We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
  • We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
  • UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

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Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below). 

Person specification

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ward based OT skills
  • Knowledge of rehabilitation in a ward setting
Desirable criteria
  • Completed home assessment

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of training in Parkinson's
Desirable criteria
  • Attended ward training

Experience

Essential criteria
  • At least 2 years working on a ward
  • Worked with someone with Parkinson's
Desirable criteria
  • Parkinson's champion

Employer certification / accreditation badges

No smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerCare Leaver CovenantStep into healthArmed Forces CovenantNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024CareLeaver CovenantAge Friendly Employer

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Application numbers

If we receive a high number of applications for this position we reserve the right to withdraw the post before the closing date, therefore it is advisable that you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment. Please ensure that you had read the Job Description and Person Spec and that you meet the criteria before applying.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Clare Johnson
Job title
Specialist Occupational Therapist, Parkinson's
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01332 258255
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