Occupational Therapist (Band 5) | North Bristol NHS Trust

North Bristol NHS; Bristol; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Bristol is seeking an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist. You will provide effective patient-centred services, manage a varied caseload, and benefit from extensive training and professional development opportunities. The ideal candidate should have strong therapeutic skills and will join a supportive and diverse team. This role also involves working closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe patient discharge.

Benefits

Preceptorship programme for new graduates

Professional development opportunities

Staff restaurants

Wellbeing programme

Green spaces

Qualifications

• New graduates welcome to apply, with access to a preceptorship programme.
• Ability to manage varied caseloads with effective planning and interventions.
• Strong communication and collaborative working skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient-centred occupational therapy services.
• Manage a defined caseload and conduct assessments.
• Maintain accurate clinical records.

Skills

Therapeutic skills

Functional assessments

Cognitive assessments

Early interventions

Discharge planning

Job description

We are seeking an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join our large, diverse team. This post will initially be based in our Medicine team, encompassing complex care and acute specialties. There may be opportunities to experience other specialties in the future.

We run a preceptorship programme for new graduates and offer other development opportunities to facilitate your CPD.

This advert may close early if we receive a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to apply promptly if interested.

The caseloads are varied, challenging, and rewarding, requiring application of a wide range of therapeutic skills, including functional and cognitive assessments, early interventions, social and environmental needs for discharge planning, and onward referrals.

Close multi-disciplinary working and links with community partners in the wider health and care system exist to address needs at all stages of the clinical pathways, with occupational therapy playing a crucial role.

To learn more about Occupational Therapy at NBT, click here to watch our video.

North Bristol NHS Trust is a great place to work. Located in Bristol, our award-winning building opened in 2014, offering excellent facilities for patients and staff. We are a large teaching Trust providing multiple specialties, including regional services for neurosciences, major trauma, orthopaedics, and surgery (major arterial centre and burns & plastics).

There is ample peer and senior support, along with various professional development opportunities and training courses. Quality improvement projects and service development ideas are actively encouraged. Additional benefits include award schemes for excellence, staff restaurants, green spaces, and an extensive wellbeing programme.

• To provide an effective patient-centred occupational therapy service, working with other team members under the supervision of a senior occupational therapist.
• To manage a defined caseload, using evidence-based principles to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions both in hospital and during home visits to ensure safe, timely, and effective discharge.
• To maintain clinical records.
• To develop skills and knowledge through participation in the band 5 Preceptorship Programme (for new graduates).

Regular placements are provided for undergraduate students from the local university. Roster patterns include one weekend shift every four weeks.

This advert closes on Wednesday, 23 July 2025.