Acute / Community Rotation Occupational Therapist

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Frimley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare authority based in England is seeking a dedicated Occupational Therapist to provide high-quality, patient-centered care within diverse clinical settings. The ideal candidate will be a recent graduate or returning to practice, ideally with a degree in OT and HPC registration. They will join a supportive team committed to professional development and high standards of care. This role offers excellent learning opportunities and professional growth.

Benefits

Excellent learning opportunities

Multi-professional preceptorship programme

Peer support

Qualifications

• Experience of work as an OT or placement as an OT student within the acute hospital setting.
• Knowledge of health legislation in current practice and clinical governance.
• Documented evidence of CPD.

Responsibilities

• To provide excellent, high-quality person centred clinical care that advocates for patients.
• Develop personal leadership to support clinical growth.
• Every rotation brings duties specific for that specialty and team.

Skills

Ability to work single-handedly with individuals and groups

Computer literacy

Team Player – understanding team dynamics

Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance

Education

Degree in OT

HPC registration

Tools

Tiara Therapy Computer system

Job description

Overview

• passionate about top class patient care with a belief that every day matters.
• qualifying this year, just starting your career or looking for new learning opportunities
• ready for a new challenge
• thinking about return to practice
• driven to promote the value of Occupational Therapy and therefore influence the narrative of OT for future generations
• committed to making the NHS having a brighter future

• to learn in a fast-paced hospital setting
• to grow your leadership skills as well as your clinical skills
• work with a diverse team with wide knowledge and experience
• develop your knowledge and skill with support from peers, specialists, clinical educators, and experienced Occupational Therapy leaders

We Can Offer

• an acute and community rotation providing you with diverse experiences including Medicine, Orthopaedics, Surgery, Elderly Rehabilitation, A&E, Stroke, Hand Therapy, Community inpatient rehabilitation and Community based therapy (site dependent)
• excellent learning opportunities with a high level of support and supervision and appraisal from senior colleagues
• peer support
• a multi-professional preceptorship programme

To find about more about the additional things we can offer, come and meet us.

Main duties of the job

To provide excellent, high-quality person centred clinical care that advocates for patients, strive to provide a service fit for today and the future, develop personal leadership to support clinical growth. Every rotation (6 months) brings duties specific for that speciality and team.

Our teams across all sites have a friendly, supportive atmosphere and a real team ethic. We know how to look after our staff - making sure they achieve the ideal work-life balance. As a Trust we offer a multi-professional preceptorship programme. In addition, we offer excellent training opportunities supported by an APH practice development lead and clinical flow lead.

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

If you are inspired to know more about this opportunity and our team, please see the job description attached, which outlines the main duties of this post.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Degree in OT
• HPC registration

Skills & Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Ability to work single-handedly with individuals and groups
• Computer literacy
• Team Player – understanding team dynamics
• Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance

Desirable criteria

• Presentation skills
• Training and facilitation skills
• Use of the Tiara Therapy Computer system

Experience

Essential criteria

• knowledge of evidence based practice
• Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice
• knowledge of health legislation in current practice and clinical governance
• Knowledge of risk assessment
• Experience of work as an OT or placement as an OT student within the acute hospital setting
• Documented evidence of CPD
• Worked (could be as a student) in some of the following areas:- Acute Medicine, Orthopaedics, Surgery, Elderly Care, A&E, Neurology, community rehab.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of research and audit

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.

We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.

We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.

Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.

Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.

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