Senior Occupational Therapist

NHS; Doddington; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare organization is seeking a Senior Occupational Therapist to join the Fenland Community Rehabilitation Team. The ideal candidate will demonstrate commitment to high-quality care while providing rehabilitation services in a home environment. Responsibilities include assessment and program development for patients with complex needs, managing a caseload, and supervising staff. Applicants should possess a relevant degree, HCPC registration, and clinical experience. The role requires independent travel around the county, with driving license and vehicle essential.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Supportive working environment

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy.
• Current registration with HCPC.
• Relevant post-graduate clinical experience.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, and develop therapy programs for patients.
• Manage your own caseload effectively.
• Supervise junior staff and oversee patient interventions.

Skills

High quality care commitment

Good communication skills

Time management

IT proficiency (Word)

Education

Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy

Current HCPC registration

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Occupational Therapist

The closing date is 07 January 2026

We are currently looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist, to join the Fenland Community Rehabilitation Team based at Alan Conway Court, Doddington Hospital, Benwick Road, Doddington, PE15 0UG. The role is suitable for an experienced OT.

This role is based in the Fenland area. You would be working as part of a multidisciplinary team providing high quality rehabilitation to patients with physical disabilities in their home environment.

Main duties of the job

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

We are looking for a self‑motivated individual who is able to work as an autonomous practitioner within the Community Rehab team to provide a high standard of care to our patients.

Your role will include assessing, planning and developing specialist occupational therapist programmes for patients with a wide variety of complex needs.

You will be responsible for your own caseload, prioritising referrals according to clinical need, signposting appropriately and undertaking assessment of patients with complex and multiple pathologies using specialist clinical reasoning skills.

Your role will also include supervision of junior staff and students, overseeing patient intervention and ensuring that Senior Therapy Assistants and Therapy Assistants deliver high quality patient care.

*DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website

About us

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high‑quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high‑calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under‑represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities

• To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects for your own and delegated work.
• To work within codes of practice and professional guidelines.
• To undertake holistic assessment (including those with complex presentations and multi pathologies) making use of clinical reasoning skills.
• To use evidence‑based practice, to ensure clinical care is effective and appropriate.
• To promote independence and wherever possible to avoid hospital admission and reduce inpatient length of stay to ensure those patients receive the appropriate care in the most appropriate setting.
• Organise and manage own time, delegating work appropriately.
• Contribute to risk assessments and health and safety assessments and including immediately reporting any changes/newly identified risks.
• To demonstrate the importance of gaining patient and carer consent in all interventions.
• To ensure that accurate and timely written records are kept which comply with the Trust policy and HCPC guidance, reporting on any issues as appropriate.

Staff development within CPFT is highly valued and you will be supported to attend relevant internal and external courses to develop your knowledge and skills to improve clinical practice as identified as part of your Appraisal process.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent, eg. BSc, MSc or Diploma entry level qualification into the OT profession
• Current HCPC registration
• Documented evidence of own continuing professional development
• Willingness to undertake Fieldwork/Practice Educator qualification
• Member of RCOT

Experience

• Relevant post‑graduate clinical experience in a variety of settings
• Clinical supervisor
• Experience and knowledge of housing legislation, minor and major adaptations or willingness to train in this area
• Community experience
• Equipment provision

Skills & Abilities

• Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision
• Ability to work flexibly as part of a team
• Good communication and report writing skills
• Able to assess, plan and implement care
• Standard keyboard skills and ability to communicate through IT using packages such as Word
• Time management and prioritisation skills
• Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others
• Recognises the limits of own authority within the role
• Seeks and uses professional support appropriately
• Understands the principle of confidentiality
• Responsible for maintaining registration with HCPC and/or other professional bodies
• Knowledge of relevant outcome measures
• SystmOne

Physical Requirements

• The ability to kneel, bend & stoop and work in cramped environments
• Move and manoeuvre people and equipment
• Manoeuvre patients using moving and handling aids
• Travel around work base locality

Other

• Manages strong emotions and responds constructively to the source of problems
• Has a range of mechanisms for dealing with stress, can recognise when to use them and does so
• Positive approach to older people
• Recognise peoples right to privacy and dignity, treating every person with respect by acknowledging others' feelings, views and circumstances
• Willingness to embrace integrated model and new ways of working
• Listens to and understands directly and indirectly expressed feelings

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.