Rotational Occupational Therapist

Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn; King's Lynn and West Norfolk; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working opportunities

Free counselling service

Job summary

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist (Band 5) for a full-time, permanent role. You will work within the Rehabilitation Service, collaborating with physiotherapy and unregistered staff to promote patient independence.

Rotations include frailty, acute medicine, surgery, orthopaedics, acute stroke, with supervision and ongoing professional development offered.

Qualifications

• Broad NHS experience in occupational therapy
• Knowledge of anatomy and physiology
• Ability to plan treatments and use assessment tools

Responsibilities

• Full functional assessment and analysis of patients’ physical presentation
• ADL assessments covering home, work, school and leisure
• Advice on energy conservation and daily activities
• Prescribing and arranging equipment, teaching safe use
• Adapting rehabilitation programmes and fabricating hand orthoses
• Co-ordinate transfers with more than one staff member
• Assess hoists and patient handling equipment
• Facilitate movement of the upper limb
• Administer standardised assessments

Skills

Anatomy knowledge

Treatment planning

Clinical audit

Team collaboration

Lifelong learning

Education

B.Sc. in Occupational Therapy (3 year)

M.Sc. in Occupational Therapy (2 year)

Diploma in Occupational Therapy (3 year)

Job description

Main area Occupational Therapy Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (7 day working as part of an agreed rota) Job ref 426-349-26TAM-NR

Site The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Town King's Lynn Salary £32,073 - £39,043 Per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 01/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

Our dedicated Rehabilitation team have an exciting opportunity for those wanting to gain experience in a fast paced and dynamic environment. Our Trust offer a fantastic array of development programmes to accelerate continued professional development.

You will be joining the Rehabilitation Service which includes Physiotherapy and un-registered staff, who are all working together with the vision of promoting therapy and patient independence across all areas of the Trust.

You will work collaboratively with other members of the multi-disciplinary team, including our community partners, to provide a holistic, patient centred Occupational Therapy service that empowers patients to achieve their goals.

You will have the opportunity to develop your skills within frailty, acute medicine, surgery, orthopaedics, and acute stroke with support from senior Occupational Therapists. You will also have the opportunity to undertake rotations within our Paediatric Team!

Each team are committed to supporting individuals with continued professional development, offering preceptorship, regular clinical and managerial supervision, and team development.

There is also an opportunity to take part in regular peer supervision, co-lead journal club and attend training sessions specifically for staff, led by senior staff.

If this sounds like the role for you, we would love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

• Full functional assessment and analysis of patients’ physical presentation
• Assessments for activities of daily living which will incorporate home, work, school, and leisure activities
• Advice on energy conservation/adaptation. This includes transfers, mobility, personal care, and domestic activities
• Prescribing, and arranging provision of equipment. Educating patients and carers in safe use of equipment
• Adapting and evaluating rehabilitation treatment programmes which will include the assessment and fabrication of static hand orthoses
• Assessing patients requiring more than one member of staff for transfers
• Assessment of hoists and other patient handling equipment
• Facilitation of normal movement of upper limb
• Administering standardised assessments.

Working for our organisation

There’s never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We’re working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken.

Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.

At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.

We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as ‘Good’, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.

We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome.

We love working here and think you will too.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information about the role

Person specification

Qualifications/training and professional development

• B.Sc. in Occupational Therapy (3 year) or M.Sc. in Occupational Therapy (2 year) or Diploma in Occupational Therapy (3 year)
• Health and Professions Council registration
• Car driver and have access to their own car

Experience

• Broad range of NHS experience and covered a variety of occupational therapy services including physical, social, community and mental health as an undergraduate or postgraduate Occupational Therapist
• Gained clinical experience within the surgical speciality
• Gained clinical experience within the acute medical speciality

Skills, abilities, and knowledge

• Good knowledge of human anatomy and physiology
• Sound working knowledge of diagnoses and interpretation of disorders
• Ability to plan treatments and use a wide range of assessment and treatment techniques
• Ability to prioritise and delegate workload
• Committed to life‑long learning and continued professional development through post‑graduate education
• Positive approach to data collection and clinical audit

Applications are welcome from anyone who meets the criteria specified in the person specification regardless of age, gender, disability, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. Only those applicants who demonstrate in the application form how they meet the criteria in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview. We not only recruit employees based on their qualifications and experience, but we also recruit individuals who possess and can demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our core values (attached).

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We offer our staff a wide range of benefits and support including:

• Flexible working opportunities
• Free counselling service
• Access to Stream - an app-based service that provides instant earned wage access*
• Support and advice for staff affected by either Perimenopause or Menopause
• Opportunity to join our Staff Networks which include Armed Forces, REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Culture Heritage), Disability and LGBTQ+ networks.

We are committed to being a menopause friendly employer.

Please note due to high volume of applications for some posts, this post may close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role asap.

Certificates of Sponsorship / Visa and Immigration

Although the salary for Band 3+posts is expected to meet the applicable UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) salary threshold from December 2026 and may therefore be eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship, (subject to the immigration rules in force at the time of application) applicants are responsible for checking their own eligibility against the relevant immigration requirements. The availability of sponsorship and any visa application remain subject to UKVI rules and approval. If you are not eligible, any offer of employment already made may be withdrawn.

Please note that all Nursing and Healthcare Assistant (HCA) vacancies require a face-to-face interview.

If you require sponsorship to work in this role including where you are currently sponsored, and wish to change employer, please review the Skilled Worker visa eligibility criteria before applying. Further information is available on the Government website: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-job.

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During our assessment process, we are looking to understand your personal knowledge, experience and suitability for the role. Applications that relyon AI-generated content may not provide an accurate reflection of your capabilities and could make it more difficult for us to assess your suitability fairly or accurately during the interview process.

We encourage candidates to take the time to prepare accurate applications using their own examples and experiences, enabling a fair and transparent recruitment process for all applicants.

Important Notice for Applicants

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safe and fair recruitment practices. We do not charge any fees for applications, recruitment processes, sponsorship arrangements or offers of employment. All vacancies are advertised through our official recruitment channels and all recruitment communications will come from authorised Trust representatives using official contact details. If you are asked to make a payment, provide banking information, or have concerns about the authenticity of a recruitment communication, please contact our Recruitment Team for verification before taking any action.

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Katie Lovelock Job title Occupational Therapist Acute and Elderly Medicine Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01553 613613