Senior Occupational Therapist - 6 Month Fixed Term Contract - Circle Health Group

Circle Health Group; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday per year + bank hols

Private Pension Scheme

Private Healthcare Scheme

Friends & Family Hospital Discounts

Job summary

Circle Rehabilitation in Birmingham is seeking a Senior Occupational Therapist for a 6-month fixed-term contract. You will join the Rehabilitation department, working 37.5 hours per week with flexible shifts, and you will provide specialist OT interventions to help patients achieve their goals.

The role requires HCPC registration, substantial post-registration experience across acute, rehab, or community settings, and strong clinical reasoning.

Qualifications

• HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist.
• Significant post-registration experience across relevant clinical settings (e.g. acute, rehabilitation, mental health, community).
• Strong clinical reasoning, assessment, and intervention planning skills.
• Experience supervising junior staff or students.
• Excellent communication, organisation, and teamwork abilities.

Responsibilities

• Assess and deliver specialist occupational therapy interventions tailored to patient goals.
• Support independence in personal care, domestic tasks, mobility, cognition, and sensory challenges.
• Manage a complex caseload independently; contribute to treatment plans and discharge decisions.
• Provide supervision and day-to-day support to junior therapists, assistants, and students.
• Maintain accurate clinical records in line with HCPC and organisational standards.
• Collaborate with physiotherapists, nurses, consultants and other healthcare professionals.
• Engage in CPD, reflective practice and clinical supervision to maintain knowledge.

Skills

HCPC registered

Post-registration experience

Clinical reasoning

Supervising juniors

Communication skills

Education

Occupational Therapy degree

Job description

Overview

Senior Occupational Therapist - 6 Month Fixed Term Contract

Circle Rehabilitation - Birmingham

37.5 Hours & Fixed Term

Salary: Up to £44,044.00 per year (depending on level of experience, training and qualification)

Circle Rehabilitation is part of Circle Health Group, Britain's leading provider of independent healthcare with a nationwide network of hospitals & clinics, performing more complex surgery than any other private healthcare provider in the country.

We have an opportunity for an Senior Occupational Therapist to join their team of staff in the Rehabilitation department.

This is a full time role for 37.5 hours a week. The role holder will be required to cover a flexible shift pattern.

Duties Of This Role Include

• Assess, plan, and deliver specialist occupational therapy interventions tailored to individual patient goals.
• Support patients in developing independence with personal care, domestic tasks, functional mobility, and cognitive or sensory challenges.
• Manage a complex caseload independently, providing specialist input into treatment plans and discharge decisions.
• Provide clinical supervision, mentorship, and day-to-day support to junior therapists, assistants, and students.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical records in line with HCPC and organisational standards.
• Collaborate with physiotherapists, nurses, consultants, and other healthcare professionals in a range of inpatient or outpatient settings.
• Engage in regular CPD, reflective practice, and clinical supervision to maintain specialist knowledge and skills.

Applicants Should Meet The Following Criteria

• HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist.
• Significant post-registration experience across relevant clinical settings (e.g. acute, rehabilitation, mental health, community).
• Strong clinical reasoning, assessment, and intervention planning skills.
• Experience supervising junior staff or students.
• Excellent communication, organisation, and teamwork abilities.

Salary & Benefits

Circle Health Group is committed to offering competitive starting salaries and access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:

• 25 days holiday per year + bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service
• Private Pension Scheme
• Private Healthcare Scheme for treatment at our hospitals, covering pre-existing medical conditions
• Friends & Family Hospital Discounts
• Family Friendly policies, including enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay
• Non-contributory life insurance
• Staff engagement hub with access to discounts and extensive rewards and voluntary benefits
• Access to resources, tools and services to support your wellbeing
• Employee recognition programmes
• Industry leading training and development opportunities

…and much more!

Circle Health Group is committed to creating a diverse workforce offering inclusive opportunities for all our colleagues. Our definition of diversity goes beyond the established characteristics protected by the Equality Act, as we strive to attract candidates with diverse experiences, backgrounds, identities or expressions, skills, work styles…and more.

We’re passionate about creating an environment where our people can thrive, grow and develop professionally and personally. Our principles and values guide our colleagues to be selfless, compassionate, committed, collaborative, brave, agile, tenacious and creative and are at the core of our purpose and culture.

To find out more about the Circle Health Group Philosophy: https://careers.circlehealthgroup.co.uk/why-circle/our-philosophy