Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapist
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 179-7387264-I
- Employer
- West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- West Suffolk Hospital
- Town
- Bury St Edmunds
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 Pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
B6 Static Occupational Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
ROTATIONAL BAND 6 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
Permanent
Full time or part time opportunity
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 6 occupational therapist to join our acute and community rotation programme. This post provides the opportunity to develop your clinical knowledge and skills in various settings and specialities whilst developing your leadership skills as a senior occupational therapist.
The rotations include the acute stroke, community assessment bed settings, medical, surgical, and respiratory alongside orthopaedics. There is a broader range of specialities within our service that you can experience, with an opportunity to tailor your development to progress your career. This can be a developmental band 5 to 6 post if required, where you will undertake a nine-month programme at a minimum to further develop your skills and knowledge to achieve this senior occupational therapy position.
Main duties of the job
Main Duties of the Role
This role provides the opportunity to build upon your clinical, managerial and leadership skills within a supportive, friendly, and forward-thinking team. We are committed to developing our staff through the provision of training and development opportunities. We advocate the engagement of therapists with the continuous development of themselves and our service. This post is suitable for a current band 6 or an experienced band 5 who is progressing their career towards a band 6 position.
If you have any queries, please contact Lisa Enright, Service Lead Occupational Therapist on [email protected]
Working for our organisation
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description
· To provide a high standard of occupational therapy provision to patients within the integrated therapies services across community, acute and external organisations as part of the rotation post
· To work as an autonomous practitioner and participate in reflective practice, maintaining and furthering own professional development
· To provide and participate in professional supervision and training for other occupational therapists, students and therapy assistants
· To assist the team lead in planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating the service provided to patients, on a day-to-day basis, providing additional support in the absence of the team lead and to the wider teams as required.
· To actively contribute to service improvements to ensure practice is of the highest quality, evidence based and meets the needs of the local population.
Person specification
Education & Qualification
Essential criteria
- Degree in Occupational Therapy (BSc/MSc) or equivalent
- HCPC registration
Desirable criteria
- Membership of the Royal College of Occupational therapists (RCOT)
Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience as an occupational therapist within a range of settings
- Documented evidence of Clinical Professional Development, demonstrating transferrable skills
- Experience of working as a band/grade 5 occupational therapist in an UK health or social care setting
- Experience of supervising students or staff
Desirable criteria
- Practice Educators Course
- Leadership or management training
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Advanced knowledge of the application of Occupational Therapy
- Excellent information technology skills
- High level written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to undertake a range of manual handling tasks
- Ability to prioritise in a fast-paced setting and be flexible in practice when required
- Ability to travel to all rural locations to carry out the requirements of the post
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of audits conducted and service service development initiatives
- Evidence of formal education and teaching
- Leadership training
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- A high level of self-awareness and commitment to develop self
- Ability to work under pressure and in unpredictable circumstances
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Frequent Travel Essential - You will need to travel, so you must either hold a full, current driving licence and have access to personal transport or meet the mobility requirements of the role through other reasonable and suitable means.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lisa Enright
- Job title
- Service Lead OT
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01284 713639
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