Rotational Occupational Therapist | Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Sutton-in-Ashfield; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Foundation Trust in Sutton-in-Ashfield seeks a motivated Band 5 Occupational Therapist for its rotation programme across various services. Join a team passionate about patient-centered care, with strong training support for new graduates. The role requires professional registration and is open to applicants from overseas.

Benefits

Comprehensive training and development

Supportive teamwork environment

Well-equipped staff facilities

Qualifications

• Must have professional registration as an Occupational Therapist.
• Ability to work in various settings including inpatient and outpatient.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Providing Occupational Therapy services to inpatients and outpatients.
• Participating in the rotational programme across several key areas.
• Supporting newly qualified staff during preceptorship.

Skills

Enthusiasm

Motivation

Collaboration

Education

BSc in Occupational Therapy

Job description

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR YOUR FIRST OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY POSITION OR WANTING TO FURTHER DEVELOP YOUR SKILLS?

We are currently seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated Occupational Therapist to join our Band 5 Occupational Therapy Rotation Programme. You'll have the opportunity to work across our King's Mill Hospital and Mansfield Community Hospital sites.

Our Therapy Services Team provides Occupational Therapy services to both inpatients and outpatients at this Acute Foundation Trust. Our rotation programme spans six months and covers a range of services, including Acute Inpatient Medicine, Surgery, Orthopaedics, Hand Therapy, Stroke, Community Services, Healthcare for the Elderly, and Paediatrics.

We take pride in being a friendly team working in a supportive and welcoming environment. We offer excellent training and development opportunities, robust supervision structures, and well-equipped staff facilities.

The successful candidate will be part of our Rotational Band 5 Occupational Therapy team, with rotations every six months in the following key areas: Neurology, Urgent and Emergency Care, Paediatrics, Orthopaedics, Healthcare for the Elderly, and Hand Therapy.

We provide comprehensive staff development and training sessions, including personalised development plans. We also offer full support to newly qualified staff during their preceptorship.

We welcome applications from overseas candidates, but professional registration is a requirement.

To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as ‘outstanding’ for care and our King’s Mill Hospital as the only ‘outstanding’ NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached

Not all of our roles are eligible for sponsorship to find out which roles are eligible for sponsorship please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:

Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - GOV.UK

Home Office guidance has changed as of the 9thApril, anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.


This advert closes on Wednesday 30 Jul 2025