Rotational Occupational Therapist (Newly Qualified)

NHS; Luton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Luton seeks a newly qualified Rotational Occupational Therapist. You will have the chance to work across various specialties including Acute and Emergency Medicine, gaining a broad range of experiences. This role provides a supportive environment for skill development while offering the opportunity to work with a multi-disciplinary team. Candidates awaiting HCPC registration can also apply. Join a Trust dedicated to the health and wellbeing of patients and staff.

Qualifications

• Broad base of clinical experience obtained through practice education.
• Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience in an acute hospital setting.

Responsibilities

• Perform therapeutic assessments of patients with diverse conditions.
• Hold responsibility for own caseload and work without direct supervision.
• Supervise work experience students and contribute to evidence-based work.

Skills

Knowledge of occupational therapy assessment and treatment techniques

IT skills including word processing and email

Education

Dip COT or BSc (Hons) in OT

HCPC registration or student

Evidence of Continual Professional Development

Membership of BAOT/COT

Job description

Go back Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Rotational Occupational Therapist (Newly Qualified)

The closing date is 14 December 2025

Looking for a great place to start your career and looking to embed your learning into practice? Luton and Dunstable University Hospital has fantastic rotations that will give you a broad range of learning opportunities and a chance to learn and develop your skills.

Our Band 5 Rotational Occupational Therapy posts are a great opportunity to experience the acute hospital and outpatient settings to their full. You will work with a wide range of patients and multi‑disciplinary team members; giving you a great opportunity to practice and enhance your OT skills across multiple specialties.

We have 6 month rotations across the following specialties: Acute and Emergency Medicine, Orthopaedics and Surgery, Neurology, Hand Therapy and Complex Medicine. Each rotation will give you an opportunity to work with a variety of highly skilled staff that will help you to develop your knowledge and clinical skills.

The acute setting is fast paced and requires quick and decisive decision making. Although this can be challenging we have great support structures and learning opportunities in place to support new staff to develop their skills.

Applicants who are awaiting HCPC registration can still apply.

Please note interviews will be in person for this role.

Main duties of the job

• To perform therapeutic assessment of patients with diverse and varied physical and psychological conditions, to determine a diagnosis and formulate and deliver an appropriate individualised treatment programme.
• To hold responsibility for own caseload and be responsible for a specific area or ward, working without direct supervision. Access to advice and support from a senior occupational therapist is available when required. Clinical work is regularly evaluated by a senior occupational therapist.
• To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
• To supervise work experience students on observational placement, ensuring confidentiality is maintained at all times.
• To contribute and participate in evidence‑based audit and research projects to further own and team's clinical practice and improve

About us

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics‑led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology.

Our Values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

Job responsibilities

Please see job description and person specification provided. If further information is required, please speak to our contact on advert.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

• Dip COT or BSc (Hons) in OT
• HCPC registration or student
• Evidence of Continual Professional Development maintained in a portfolio
• Membership of the British association of Occupational Therapists and College of Occupational Therapists (BAOT/COT)

Experience

• To have a broad base of clinical experience obtained through practice education
• Experience of working as part of a multi‑disciplinary team
• Experience of working within an acute hospital setting

knowledge and Skills

• Developed working knowledge of a broad range of occupational therapy assessment and treatment techniques
• IT skills to include word processing and e‑mail

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.

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust