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Job summary

Main area
Occupational Therapist
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Permanent: Due to ongoing opportunities within the trust there may also be fixed term contracts available
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (This post may require a weekend roster commitment)
Job ref
190-0624-DIR
Employer
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Northern General Hospital
Town
Sheffield
Salary
£31,049 - £37,796 pa/pro rata for part time staff
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
18/08/2025 23:59
Interview date
02/09/2025

Employer heading

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Occupational Therapist

NHS AfC: Band 5

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

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/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.

 

Working for our organisation

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.

 

Detailed job description and main 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 interview will be in-person and will involve both group and individual elements.

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • BSc/Degree Apprenticeship/Diploma/MSc in Occupational Therapy
  • Current HCPC registration or working towards

Experience

Essential criteria
  • 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
Desirable criteria
  • 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

Further Training

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of continuous personal & professional development
  • Good basic knowledge of therapy practice within acute and community settings.
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence-Based Practice
  • Clinical Governance

Special Skills/Aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • 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
Desirable criteria
  • Understanding of therapy in an acute hospital
  • IT literate
  • Ability to participate in 7 day working rosters

Other Factors

Essential criteria
  • Flexible and reliable approach to working practices
  • Positive attitude to patient care and teamwork
Desirable criteria
  • Car Driver

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Yvonne Whitehill
Job title
Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0114 2269115
Additional information

We welcome any questions you may have and encourage you to get in touch if you would like any further information. 

 

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