Occupational Therapist

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Wexham Court; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Occupational Therapist to join a rotational programme based in Slough. This permanent, full-time role offers exposure across multiple clinical areas including Medicine, Orthopaedics, Surgery, Elderly Rehabilitation, A&E, Stroke and Hand Therapy.

You will benefit from strong supervision, professional development and a supportive multidisciplinary team, with flexible patterns to support work-life balance within the NHS.

Job description

Occupational Therapist - Rotational | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Company: Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Salary: £33,677 - £40,996 per annum incl HCAS
Hours: Full-time
Location: Slough, SL2 4HL
Job type: Permanent
Posting date: 21 Oct 2026
Closing date: 20 Nov 2026

Summary

Are you

• 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 a brighter future within the NHS?

Do you want

• To learn in a fast-paced hospital setting?
• 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 outpatient 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 from a large group of colleagues on the rotation.
• A multi-professional preceptorship programme.
• Responsibilities are in clinical management of patients and relevant paperwork.
• Contribute to the continued development and maintenance of efficiency and safety in the Occupational Therapy (OT) Department.
• Be flexible at times of increased capacity to the service.

Rotation may include:

• FPH - Surgery, Orthopaedic, Medical, Frailty, A&E, Acute & Hyperacute stroke, Community rehabilitation (in-patient), Community
• WPH - Acute Medical, Older Persons Medicine, Stroke, Neuro, Orthopaedic, Surgery, ED, Palliative, Hand Therapy
• May be dependent on experience.
• Hours of work are determined by service need, which includes rostered 7 day working, and vary across rotations.

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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For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents.