Senior Occupational Therapist

UHDB; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

UHDB is currently seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist to join a specialist outpatient Frailty Clinic in Derby. The post is Band 6, a secondment for 8 months, and part time at 36.75 hours per week over five days.

The Occupational Therapist will deliver comprehensive frailty assessments, falls prevention strategies, and support for independence, with home visits where appropriate. The role requires HCPC registration and an Accredited Clinical Supervisor status is desirable.

Qualifications

• Occupational Therapy degree or equivalent diploma.
• HCPC registered.
• Accredited Clinical Supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Undertake occupational therapy assessments within the outpatient clinic and patients' homes.
• Assess falls risk, safety, confidence, and environmental factors that may impact independence.
• Develop and implement person-centred intervention plans to support patients in achieving their goals.
• Provide falls prevention advice, education, and support to patients and carers.
• Recommend and facilitate access to equipment, adaptations, and community services where appropriate.
• Deliver group-based interventions and education sessions.
• Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary frailty team to contribute to comprehensive patient assessments and care planning.
• Liaise effectively with primary care, community services, social care, voluntary organisations, and carers to coordinate care.
• Support service development and quality improvement initiatives.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation in line with professional and organisational standards.

Education

Occupational Therapy degree

HCPC registered

Accredited Clinical Supervisor

Job description

Main area Occupational Therapist Grade Band 6 Contract Secondment: 8 months Hours Part time - 36.75 hours per week (Over 5 days) Job ref 320-MED-2071

Site Florence Nightingale Community Hospital Town Derby Salary £39,959 - £48,117 pro rata per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 22/11/2026 23:59 Interview date 04/12/2026

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.

With over 14,000 members of staff, you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust are fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.

As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.

The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.

Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme

To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex-armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment.

The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities. This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.

If you are blind or visually impaired and require application material in an alternative format- such as Braille, large print, audio or accessible electronic formats or you require support/adjustments with your application please contact the recruitment team on 01332 788466

The Trust is proud to be a signatory of the Care Leavers Covenant and is committed to supporting care-experienced people into employment.

Applicants who identify as a care leaver and who meet the essential criteria for the role, as detailed in the person specification, will be guaranteed an interview.

Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.

Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for;

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join a specialist outpatient Frailty Clinic, working as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive assessment, intervention, and support for older adults living with frailty and at risk of falls.

The Occupational Therapist will play a key role in delivering proactive, preventative care aimed at reducing falls and maintaining independence. The role involves undertaking specialist assessments within the outpatient clinic and, where appropriate, in patients' own homes to identify factors that may impact safety, confidence, and participation in meaningful activities.

Working closely with colleagues across the multidisciplinary team, the post holder will contribute to comprehensive frailty assessments. Interventions may include falls prevention strategies, environmental assessments, equipment provision, education, and signposting to community services to support individuals to remain safe and independent within their own homes and communities.

This post would be well suited to an experienced Band 6 Occupational Therapist with an interest in frailty, falls prevention, and community-based rehabilitation.

Applications are also encouraged from Band 5 Occupational Therapists who can demonstrate relevant or transferable clinical experience and are looking to develop their skills within a specialist service. The role offers an excellent opportunity to gain experience working at Band 6 level within a supportive multidisciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

• Undertake occupational therapy assessments within the outpatient clinic and patients' homes.
• Assess falls risk, safety, confidence, and environmental factors that may impact independence.
• Develop and implement person-centred intervention plans to support patients in achieving their goals.
• Provide falls prevention advice, education, and support to patients and carers.
• Recommend and facilitate access to equipment, adaptations, and community services where appropriate.
• Deliver group-based interventions and education sessions.
• Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary frailty team to contribute to comprehensive patient assessments and care planning.
• Liaise effectively with primary care, community services, social care, voluntary organisations, and carers to coordinate care.
• Support service development and quality improvement initiatives.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation in line with professional and organisational standards.

Closing date of applications: 22nd November 2026

Interview date: 4th December 2026

Working for our organisation

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.

UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AI‑generated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words.

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Qualifications

• To hold an Occupational Therapy degree or equivalent diploma
• HCPC registered
• Accredited Clinical Supervisor

Experience

• Worked in an MDT
• Experience of working in frailty
• A range of postgraduate Occupational Therapy experience
• Evidence of manging own caseload
• Knowlege of cognitive and perceptual assessments