Senior Occupational Therapist

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; Burton upon Trent; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in the UK seeks a Senior Occupational Therapist to join their Acute Medicine Therapy Team at Queens Hospital. This part-time role involves providing advanced assessments and treatments across various medical areas while enhancing leadership and clinical skills. Candidates should possess a degree in Occupational Therapy, HCPC registration, and experience in an acute hospital environment. The position offers development opportunities and support within a collaborative team atmosphere.

Benefits

Development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Qualifications

• Experience in working with a variety of Acute Medical patients.
• Experience in managing complex discharges in a fast-paced acute hospital environment.
• Ability to effectively delegate work to OT and assistant staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced Occupational Therapy assessments and treatments.
• Enhance clinical skills and knowledge working with diverse patients.
• Play an active role in service development.

Skills

Problem solving

Effective communication

Supervision

Education

Degree or Equivalent in Occupational Therapy

HCPC registration

Member of RCOT or equivalent

Job description

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Occupational Therapist

Closing date: 30 December 2025

Are you looking for a senior clinical post which will allow you to develop leadership and clinical skills?

Are you passionate about working across Acute Medicine in a fast paced environment?

The Acute Medicine Therapy Team at Queens Hospital are recruiting to a part time, Band 6 Occupational Therapist post.

The post holder will be joining an established, vibrant and friendly team of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and assistant staff who share an office base and work closely together to provide a consistent and responsive Therapy service to all the Acute Medicine wards.

Main duties of the job

Prior experience as a senior OT is not essential if you have gained relevant skills and experience as a Band 5 and have a passion for Acute Medicine.

You will enhance clinical skills and knowledge working with a variety of patients which include, Renal, Endocrinology, Respiratory, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Cardiology, providing advanced Occupational Therapy assessments and treatments and providing specialist advice and support to other professionals throughout the Trust.

Excellent problem solving skills are a must, to ensure strength based, holistic and patient centred quality care.

Experience in managing complex discharges in a fast-paced acute hospital environment is essential, as is the ability to communicate effectively as part of multi-disciplinary and Therapy team.

This will involve working closely with the other senior OT's and Physiotherapists to ensure optimum service delivery and delay avoidance.

You will have experience in working in Acute Medicine and will be expected to play an active role in the development of the service and the individuals within the service.

You will be required to carry a caseload independently and provide supervision and support to assist more junior OT staff as necessary. You must also be adaptable, calm and be able to effectively delegate work to OT and assistant staff within the team to ensure priorities across the service are covered.

Closing date of applications: 30 December 2025

Interview date: 13 January 2026

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Education, Training and Qualifications

• Degree or Equivalent in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC registration
• Member of RCOT or equivalent

Knowledge

• Experience in collecting data/participating in audits
• Experience working in Acute Medicine
• Evidence of CPD and Specialist interest group

Experience

• Have experience supervising staff
• Have experience of working in the acute sector of the NHS
• Evidence of teaching/ delivering training
• Experience of working with a variety of Acute Medical patients as post Grad
• Able to plan and prioritise caseload
• Experience in working with community and social sectors
• Experience with delegating to others and working with support staff
• Had experience supporting/supervising students

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.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust