Band 5 Occupational Therapist - Older Persons Service

NHS; Poole; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Poole is seeking a Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join their Older Persons Service. The role involves working with older adults in various settings, providing high-quality therapy and support. Applicants should have an occupational therapy degree, clinical experience, and a desire to work with older patients. Opportunities for development are strongly emphasized. Full-time or part-time applications are welcome.

Qualifications

• Experience of working as an occupational therapist (including practice placement experience).
• Clinical experience in core areas including acute hospital or community setting.
• Desire to work in Older Adults.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic therapy for older patients in various service units.
• Contribute to the development of service improvements.
• Work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Ability to assess, manage & treat people

Skills in goal setting & evaluating outcome measures

Flexibility to respond to urgent requests

Ability to work under pressure

Education

BSc (Hons)/ MSc (Hons) in Occupational Therapy

HCPC Registration

Member of British Association of Occupational Therapy

Member of RCOT

Job description

Band 5 Occupational Therapist - Older Persons Service

The closing date is 05 October 2025

Are you passionate about working with older people?

An opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 occupational therapist to join our Older Persons Therapy team. As the successful post holder you will be encouraged and supported to develop Occupational Therapy skills in frailty with our highly regarded, innovative and motivated Older Persons Service Therapy Team.

Our innovative post provides opportunities to work as part of the therapy team covering:

• Older Persons Assessment Unit
• Older Persons wards
• Continuing care ward

This provides therapists with an opportunity to develop a full and rich understanding of our patient\'s journey, from emergency admission to their transition home. Our team highly values career progression and development, working within the four pillars of practice framework (leadership, clinical work, education, research).

Expectations of the post holder would include working holistically within scope of own role, service development and opportunities to work alongside a range of experienced professionals both within the hospital.

Main duties of the job

For full duties of the post please see the job description.

To be successful in securing this post, you will have:

• Experience of working as an occupational therapist (including practice placement experience)
• Willing to participate in 7 day working on a rota basis
• Ability to drive and hold a clean driver\'s license

We will consider full time or part time applicants.

Base Location: Poole Hospital with a view to transfer to Bournemouth Hospital with Transformation.

Interview Date: 21/10

About us

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

In some cases this means that a services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.

This role will move to Royal Bournemouth Hospital with transformation.

Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder\'s home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Person Specification

Skills

• Ability to assess, manage & treat people with a variety of acute presentations affecting their performance status, effectively and independently
• Skills in goal setting & evaluating outcome measures

Experience

• Clinical experience in core areas including working within an Acute Hospital or Community Setting (inc placement)
• Expressed desire to work in Older Adults
• Covered core areas including Orthopaedics, Neurology, Experience of working in the community
• Worked as occupational therapist or Physiotherapist in the NHS or in a system comparable to the NHS for 12 months

Personal Attributes

• Flexibility to respond to urgent requests & changes to plans and work under pressure
• Ability to drive and hold a clean driver\'s license
• Ability to use a keyboard to access and input information from a computer based system

Other

• Ability to produce clear written documentation of intervention & reports
• Able to work within a multi-disciplinary team

Education

• BSc (Hons)/ MSc (Hons) in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC Registration
• Member of British Association of Occupational Therapy
• Member of RCOT

Knowledge

• Knowledge of OT models of practice
• Knowledge of OT frames of reference
• Knowledge of quality improvement (Patient First) processes, and willingness to complete

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust