Occupational Therapist (Rotational)

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust; Pershore; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in England seeks a junior Occupational Therapist for their rotational band 5 program. This full-time role involves patient assessment and delivery of occupational therapy interventions across community hospitals and other settings in Worcestershire. The ideal candidate is a new graduate or someone with prior experience, and they will benefit from preceptorship support, on-the-job training, and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

27 days leave plus bank holidays

Generous NHS pension

Flexible working opportunities

Health and well-being opportunities

Qualifications

• Good knowledge of occupational therapy in relevant areas.
• Experience applying the Occupational Therapy process.
• Ability to work independently/collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Assess and deliver occupational therapy interventions to patients in various clinical settings.
• Hold responsibility for a defined caseload and work without direct supervision.
• Supervise and train junior staff and students in occupational therapy management.

Skills

Positive attitude

Ability to communicate clearly in English

Teaching and presentation skills

Time management

Education

Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy

Health Professionals Council Registration

Tools

Clinical assessment tools

Job description

Go back Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Occupational Therapist (Rotational)

The closing date is 28 December 2025

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health &Care Trust are looking for a junior Occupational Therapist to join our rotational band 5 programme.

We offer rotations across several community hospitals across Worcestershire, as well as home‑based reablement teams, older agemental health inpatients and stroke rehabilitation.

From March 2026, we are partnering with Worcester Acute Hospitals NHS Trust to offer rotation opportunity across both organisations, offering access to acute and specialist services.

We welcome applications from newly qualified OTs, as well as those with prior experience. We offer preceptorship support for new graduates in addition to on‑the‑job training, career development opportunities and specialist teaching. We have close links with local universities with the opportunity for practice education and regularly support student placements.

Several rotations operate 6‑day services and bank‑holiday cover.

If you would like an informal discussion about this post, get in touch with the Recruiting Manager listed on the top right‑hand side of the advert.

This is a full‑time role.

Main duties of the job

The roles will involve patient assessment and delivery of occupational therapy interventions to the population of Worcestershire in a variety of clinical settings.

You will be required to assess, treat, and manage a caseload of patients within each service specialty. To assist with case‑load management of the wider MDT or specific individual service requirements.

We would expect you to contribute to high quality, patient‑centred care using evidence‑based knowledge and skill. There will also be an opportunity to assist with service development, and to teach and supervise other clinicians and students and help to shape the future workforce.

About us

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible‑working options for a great work‑life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We valuediversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer;

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit our website.

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Job responsibilities

• Demonstrate the values and beliefs of the organisation.
• Act as a role model to colleagues, maintaining the highest standards of professionalism.
• Use their initiative and take responsibility for the quality of their work and the service they provide to patients.
• Provide an occupational therapy service within a defined area on each rotation, working as part of a specialist occupational therapy team.
• Undertake therapeutic assessments of patients with diverse complex and acute/chronic presentation, to determine clinical diagnosis and occupational therapy treatments needed, and to maintain records as an autonomous practitioner.
• Hold responsibility for own caseload and be responsible for a defined area of the service/particular patient type, working without direct supervision.
• Deputise for Senior Occupational therapist.
• Supervise and train health care professionals, carers, and assistants in occupational therapy management, as appropriate. This includes working as a member of a Multi‑Disciplinary Team.

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Knowledge

• Good knowledge of occupational therapy in relevant areas.
• Awareness of audit
• Awareness of research processes

Experience

• Application of the Occupational Therapy process
• Use of functional assessment and activity analysis
• Experience of delegation to more junior staff
• Experience of audit

Skills & Abilities

• A positive attitude and able to act on feedback.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English (verbal/written)
• Self‑directed learning
• Good critical appraisal skills
• Teaching and presentation skills
• Knowledge of IT skills
• Ability to work independently/collaboratively within a multi‑disciplinary team.
• Able to maintain judgement and work effectively under pressure.
• Effective time management
• Ability to maintain contemporaneous, accurate and up to date records.

Additional Criteria

• Committed to personal and team development.
• Reliable and flexible
• Confident and enthusiastic
• Able to meet the travel requirements of the post

Qualifications

• Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy
• Health Professionals Council Registration
• I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
• Relevant recent clinical course/s
• Evidence of relevant post‑Graduate courses/CPD, maintained in portfolio

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.

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