Rotational Occupational Therapist

East Of England Community Health And Care Nhs Trust; West End; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is seeking a newly qualified or experienced Occupational Therapist for a Band 5 Rotational post across community and ward settings. You will rotate through placements including Community Rehabilitation, Willow Unit, Caroline House, and more, with travel across Norfolk required.

The role requires HCPC registration, a BSc/MSc in Occupational Therapy, and a valid driving licence with access to a vehicle.

Qualifications

• BSc/MSc in Occupational Therapy and HCPC registration
• Valid driving licence and access to transport
• Willingness to travel across Norfolk sites

Responsibilities

• Rotate across multiple placements every 6 months
• Provide broad clinical experience in community and ward settings
• Travel between Norfolk sites as required

Skills

Clinical skills across settings

Evidence based practice

Lifelong learning

Communication skills

Adaptable to change

Problem solving

English proficiency

Driving licence

Team collaboration

Rotation management

Education

BSc/MSc in Occupational Therapy

HCPC Registration

Job description

Job summary

Are you a newly qualified Occupational Therapist looking to gain experience in a rotational position? Or a current Occupational Therapist who is looking to widen your knowledge and skills set?

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust are excited to offer this excellent opportunity as a Band 5 Rotational Occupational Therapist. This rotational position offers experience in a wide variety of settings, which are either community based or ward based. The Trust is passionate about our staff's development and offers a wide range of internal training opportunities to support your development, some very specific to the location where you are based, others to develop your management skills going forward. You will also have an opportunity to attend the rotational development days, which are lead by you as a group.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist to join our Integrated teams with experienced therapists and therapy assistants, who work closely alongside our nursing colleagues. There will be a requirement to travel to clinics and patients within the Community, therefore a valid driving licence and access to transport is essential.

To apply you will need to have a BSc/MSc in Occupational Therapy and be registered with the HCPC.

Main duties of the job

The Post Graduate Occupational Therapy Rotational Scheme offers a broad base of clinical experience for post-graduate Occupational Therapists. Staff on the Rotation will be expected to work on any of the placements on the scheme.

The duration of the rotations are 6 months and cover the following areas:

• Community Rehabilitation - Various locations
• Willow Unit - New state-of-the-art therapy led centre
• Caroline House - Level 1 neurological rehabilitation unit providing specialist care and rehabilitation for patients with complex neurological injuries
• Community Neurology
• Social Services
• Urgent Community Response Teams
• General In-Patient Rehabilitation

The role is based across various locations in Norfolk which include North Norfolk, South Norfolk and Norwich, for example. Applicants must be prepared to travel to sites.

About us

We have been awarded an 'Outstanding' rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.

Essential qualifications

• BSc or MSc in Occupational Therapy or equivalent qualifications that will enable HCPC registration
• HCPC Registration

Essential skills and experience

• Demonstrates ability to apply skills across various clinical setting/applications
• Demonstrates an understanding of clinical audit and evidence based practice.
• Demonstrates commitment to continuing professional development/lifelong learning
• Demonstrates clear, open communication skills
• Can manage frequent changes i.e. rotations
• Well developed problem solving skills
• Able to communicate effectively using the English language both verbal and in written formats
• Adaptable to change / manage frequency of changes i.e., rotationsable to work under own initiative
• Attention to detail
• Able to identify with the Trust's commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
• Genuine desire to gain broad experience and commitment to the rotation
• Flexible approach to career pathways
• Must hold full and valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle as this will be required for the role
• Ability to adapt to changing work patterns to accommodate patient/service needs
• Broad range of core clinical experience at pre-registration or if applicable post registration
• Demonstrates ability to be an effective and adaptable member of a team(s) to meet patient and service needs
• Can demonstrate ability to problem solve in a clinical setting

Desirable

• Previous work experience

Employer details

Employer name: East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust

Address: Various sites - Norfolk, NR2 3TU, United Kingdom

Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Band: Band 5 (Agenda for change)

Reference number: 839-8376253-GP

Closing date: 02 November 2026

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.

Please note, the selection processes at East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills.