Rotational Occupational Therapist, Band 6

Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Chertsey; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS benefits and discounts

Flexible working

Job summary

Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a motivated Occupational Therapist for a general Band 6 rotation at St Peter's Hospital, Chertsey. NHS experience is essential, with rotations across cardiology, respiratory, surgery, medicine, orthopaedics and more.

The role offers formal supervision, in-house training and opportunities to mentor apprentices and students. A valid driving license is essential for this post and flexible working requests will be considered.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate training in occupational therapy and ongoing professional development.
• Experience managing staff and students within a clinical setting.
• Teaching skills for patients, carers and peers in a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Manage a specialist inpatient caseload using clinical skills and reasoning.
• Support junior staff with caseload management and prioritisation on other wards.
• Complete patient assessments in a ward setting, formulate problem lists and discharge plans.
• Contribute to rounds and MDT discussions, focusing on patient care and experience.
• Communicate with fellow therapists and MDT members; supervise junior staff.
• Participate in supervision, training and development; support apprentices and students.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Caseload management

Communication

Job description

Employer Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site St Peter's Hospital Town Chertsey Salary £41,957 - £50,387 per annum inc. HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 01/11/2026 08:00 Interview date 09/11/2026

Rotational Occupational Therapist, Band 6

NHS AfC: Band 6

Job overview

Would you like to be part of a supportive OT Team with a family feel. We are recruiting motivated Occupational Therapists to our general Band 6 rotation at Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Trust. Applications are welcome from experienced Band 5’s or current B6's looking for a change. NHS experience is essential. A valid drivers license and access to your own vehicle are essential for this post. The rotations are 6 months in length and include:

Cardiology and respiratory

Surgery

Emergency services and admission avoidance (Home first)

Medicine and Care of the Elderly

Orthopaedics

Hyper Acute and Acute Stroke

Hand Therapy

The rotations will offer you the opportunity to work within different settings and with varied MDT professionals allowing you to refine your clinical skills and development of self, and focus more on developing others and your own specialist skills.

There is an established formal supervision and appraisal process as well as robust in-house training within each team.

There is multiple opportunities to support OT apprentices and supervise students from all levels.

The therapies department embraces development of our own staff to progress their career within the department.

ASPH offers a seven-day service across some teams and you will be expected to participate in seven day working as per service requirements. Flexible working requests will be considered.

Main duties of the job

Manage a specialist inpatient caseload using clinical skills and reasoning

Support junior staff with caseload management and prioritisation on other wards

Complete patient assessments in a ward setting, formulate problem lists and provide appropriate therapy input and discharge planning to facilitate a safe discharge

Contribute to board rounds, putting patient care and the patient experience first.

Communicate with fellow therapists and other MDT members such as nurses, consultants, specialists and support junior staff with decision making

Complete cognitive screens and assessments as well as self care and ADL assessments

Treatment and management of patients requiring post-operative protocols and ensuring that risks are minimised for discharge

Actively participate in yours and others’ regular supervision and service development, and take personal responsibility in your professional development and professional registration requirements

Use initiative, communicate with empathy and be an effective team player.

Demonstrate leadership skills and deputise for the team leads whenever necessary

Participate in the development of occupational therapists, support staff, apprenctices and students within clinical speciality through training, competencies and supervision

Participate in multi-disciplinary team teaching

To participate in specific 7 day working rotas, dependent on the team/area

Working for our organisation

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest provider of acute hospital services to Surrey residents, serving a population of 410,00 people and employing approximately 4,800 staff.

Our vision is to provide an outstanding experience and best outcomes for patients and the team. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to deliver our workforce plan.

We are part of a collaborative Group with the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust. As part of this partnership, colleagues may occasionally work across both organisations to support shared services, development opportunities and patient care.

St Peter’s Hospital delivers complex medical and surgical care, maternity and emergency services. Day and orthopaedic surgery, ophthalmology and outpatient services are delivered at Ashford Hospital. Additional services are delivered at Woking Community Hospital.

Our Values provide us with the behaviours we respect and can commit to. By living our values through our everyday interactions, we can build a stronger, more resilient, and forward- thinking organisation, guiding us to achieve success and make a positive impact on how we deliver our services.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits and discounts.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached JDPS for a full list of duties and responsibilities associated with this role.

Clinical or technical

To be able to carry out comprehensive assessments and treatment plans for patients including those with complex presentations/ multipathologies.

To support junior therapists, apprenctices, assistants and students with their caseload as required.

To keep up to date with developments, analysing current research and discussing and implementing changes to your clinical practice.

To attend relevant training in order to maintain competencies

Leadership or managerial

To be responsible for and actively record your own personal development.

To participate in the appraisal as appraisee and appraiser.

To supervise junior therapists, students and assistants

To be a mentor/preceptor for junior staff

Information and reporting

To participate in clinical audit and the evaluation of clinical effectiveness

To undertake and present relevant evidence based projects.

Service improvement

To make recommendations when appropriate to changes in practice leading to improvement in the service.

Communications and Engagement

To communicate effectively with all disciplines involved in a patient’s care, both those from within the organisation and those outside to ensure efficient multidisciplinary working

To use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patient in order to progress treatment programmes.

To maintain accurate records in line with professional body (Royal College of Occupational Therapy), Trust and service standards and policies.

General responsibilities

To support the department and organisation by carrying out any other duties as qualified and able.

Person specification

Other

• Valid drivers license and access to personal car

Qualifications and Training

• Evidence of ongoing professional development

Experience

• Post graduate training and experience working in relevant clinical areas
• Experience of managing staff and students
• Teaching of patients, carers, peers and other health and social care staff

Knowledge and Skills

• Communication skills including conflict management and dealing with challenging situations
• Experience managing caseload, non-clinical time and ability to delegate to others
• Carry out a wide range of assessment and treatment interventions for complex clinical presentations
• Teaching Skills

Certificate of Sponsorship
In line with UKVI requirements, Band 2, Band 3 and Band 4 roles are not eligible for sponsorship.

Please note that only certain roles at Band 5 and above are eligible for sponsorship.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.