Occupational Therapist

Honeybeerecruitment.com Ltd. trading as Military Medical Personnel (MMP); South Shields; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly payments

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Flexible assignments

Free uniforms

Free mandatory training

Consultant support through placement

Job summary

The Ministry of Defence is seeking a locum Occupational Therapist to join the Aldershot Occupational Health Team for an eight‑week placement. You will assess service personnel, manage caseloads, and provide expert OT input for return-to-work decisions, including functional capacity evaluations.

You will work across sites as required, travel within the MoD policy, and support the OH consultant with timely advice and reports. A driving licence and right to work in the UK are essential.

Qualifications

• HCPC Standards of Conduct and Ethics knowledge
• RCOT code of ethics awareness
• Right to work in the UK
• PVG membership or Access NI
• Immunity certificates up to date

Responsibilities

• Assess service personnel with various diagnoses and inform return-to-work plans
• Manage a caseload with documented plans and specialist reports
• Carry out OT assessments including workplace adaptations and FCEs
• Provide OH advice to the consultant and stakeholders
• Work autonomously within a peripatetic OT service
• Provide training and guidance on OT input to the MDT and external parties
• Identify trends from assessments and apply vocational rehab principles
• Engage in ergonomic and workplace assessments to support return to work
• Deliver complex OT interventions and develop intervention plans
• Apply clinical reasoning to support retention to work
• Offer specialist guidance post-intervention
• Work outside standard hours and travel to other MoD sites as required

Skills

Driving licence

Education

Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy

Job description

A locum Occupational Therapist post placed by Military Medical Personnel with the Ministry of Defence at the Aldershot Occupational Health Team, for eight weeks. The work covers assessing service personnel, running caseloads and plans of care, and advising the consultant, including functional capacity evaluations. The role is peripatetic and cannot be done by public transport, with possible work at other sites outside standard hours. Applicants need a driving licence and an existing right to work, as no visas are sponsored.

What the job involves

• Assess service personnel with a range of diagnoses, interpreting biopsychosocial factors that affect return to work
• Hold direct responsibility for a caseload, with accurate plans of care reflecting assessments and recommendations
• Carry out standardised and non-standardised OT assessments, including workplace adaptations, functional capacity evaluations and job demand analysis, and write specialist reports
• Assist the occupational medicine consultant with timely OH advice to key stakeholders, referencing policies and guidance
• Work autonomously and be accountable for own professional actions, supporting a peripatetic OT service
• Provide clinical advice and training on OT input in OH to the multidisciplinary team and external organisations
• Assess individuals and identify population trends using a range of assessment and intervention methods
• Apply human factors and vocational rehabilitation principles in ergonomic and workplace assessments
• Deliver complex specialist OT and OH interventions with service personnel and the CoC
• Use advanced clinical reasoning to develop intervention plans supporting return or retention to work
• Provide specialist advice, guidance and training to service personnel, the CoC and other healthcare professionals after intervention
• Work outside standard hours and at other DPHC sites where business need requires, within the travel distance set by MoD policy

What’s required

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy

Registration & licences

• Work to HCPC Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics for Allied Health Professionals
• Adhere to the RCOT code of ethics and professional conduct

Checks & eligibility

• Current driving licence, as the role cannot be done by public transport
• PVG membership (Disclosure Scotland) or Access Northern Ireland certificate
• Right to work in the UK with no restriction on hours
• Satisfactory compliance requirements before placement

Other

• Current immunity certificates for Hepatitis B, rubella, measles and varicella
• Current Safeguarding Children and Young People and Safeguarding Adults certification up to Level 3

What’s offered

• Attractive rates of pay with weekly payments and a choice of payment model
• Refer a Friend bonus scheme
• Flexible long- and short-term assignments to suit availability
• Free uniforms, if required
• Free mandatory training
• Assigned experienced consultant who supports the candidate through application and assignment