Occupational Therapist / Wellbeing Practitioner

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Cambridge is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist to join their Occupational Health and Wellbeing team. The successful candidate will provide health-promoting advice, vocational rehabilitation support, and facilitate training sessions. This role demands a strong understanding of occupational therapy principles and the ability to handle diverse health conditions. The organization emphasizes an inclusive work environment and various benefits to support staff wellbeing.

Benefits

On-site leisure facilities

Reduced cost bus travel

Free parking for eligible staff

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Experience in workplace functional assessments.
• Ability to provide occupational health advice.
• Skills in leading health promotion activities.

Responsibilities

• Undertake workplace functional assessment of employees.
• Provide informed advice on occupational health matters.
• Lead health promotion and education activities.

Skills

Occupational therapy clinical reasoning skills

Environmental assessment techniques

Psychosocial assessment techniques

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

A Vacancy at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

If you are an Occupational Therapist passionate about work and health, this job could be for you!

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Occupational Therapist to join the Occupational Health and Wellbeing team at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. You will be employed as an Occupational Therapist (wellbeing practitioner) in the Occupational Health and Wellbeing Service at CUH. Based in the multidisciplinary Staff Wellbeing Team, you will provide both “upstream” health promoting advice and education and “downstream” vocational rehabilitation support to CUH staff. You will do this through a combination of 1:1 assessment, training, groupwork and development of written resources.

The Staff Wellbeing Team works to improve the health and wellbeing of CUH staff by empowering, supporting and educating. The occupational therapist will bring an understanding of occupation, functioning and vocational rehabilitation and apply this to CUH staff.

Responsibilities

• Undertake workplace functional assessment of employees including those with diverse or complex presentations of various health conditions.
• Use occupational therapy clinical reasoning skills, environmental and psychosocial assessment techniques to determine the implications on work performance and productivity.
• Provide occupational therapy informed advice to management and employees on matters relating to occupational health, particularly the prevention of illness and the maintenance and improvement of health and well‑being, including recommendations to support individuals to remain well in work or return to work following a sickness absence, considering the match between the individual’s abilities and the job role/tasks.
• Lead on health promotion and education activities across the Trust.
• Facilitate groups and training sessions on topics relevant to workplace health and well‑being.

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

Diversity and Inclusion

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Visa Requirements

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:

• applied for a Graduate visa
• or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
• or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment

Application Deadline

This vacancy will close at midnight on 18th January 2026.

Interviews are due to be held on 2nd February 2026.

This advert closes on Thursday 22 Jan 2026.

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on‑site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose‑created colleague‑only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work‑life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part‑time working, job‑share, term‑time working and flexible start and finish times. Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.