Senior Occupational Therapist - Rapid Response Team

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Hull is seeking a Senior Occupational Therapist for its Rapid Response team. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Occupational Therapy, HCPC registration, and at least 12 months of UK clinical experience. This role involves assessing patient needs, delivering evidence-based interventions, and supporting timely discharges. Passionate applicants who aim to prevent hospital admissions are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• At least 12 months experience working as a qualified Occupational Therapist in the UK.
• Demonstrable evidence of relevant acute healthcare/NHS clinical experience at band 5/band 6 level.
• Evidence of supporting junior staff/students as part of current/recent role.

Responsibilities

• Assess and treat patients to promote well-being and optimize independent functioning.
• Contribute to service planning, development, and teaching.
• Build partnerships with agencies involved in patient care.

Skills

Complex OT caseload management

Moving and handling

Cognitive assessment

Communication skills

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

HCPC registration

Accredited student educator

Job description

Senior Occupational Therapist - Rapid Response Team

The closing date is 27 November 2025

Are you passionate about preventing hospital admissions and optimising functional performance for your patients in a fast‑paced clinical area? If so, this could be the role for you!

The Humber Health Partnership are looking to recruit a Band 6 Senior Occupational Therapist for the Rapid Response team at Hull Royal Infirmary. The post holder will work alongside colleagues to support the assessment of need across a range of clinical conditions with varying degrees of complexity. As a skilled therapist you will have direct input into the assessment and treatment of patients, delivering evidence‑based interventions to facilitate recovery, prevent de‑conditioning, promote well‑being and optimise independent functioning as far as reasonably possible in all areas of life with a focus on facilitating timely discharges and preventing hospital admissions in the most acute clinical areas in the Trust.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking applicants with at least 12 months UK experience as a qualified Occupational Therapist, who can demonstrate a sound clinical foundation in practice and is ready to make the step up to a Band 6 role. Applicants should be able to adapt quickly to changing work environments and work well within a team. You will be expected to be an active member of the multi‑disciplinary team and build networks to enable appropriate partnerships with other agencies involved in patient care to both identify and address immediate and ongoing needs.

The post holder will be expected to contribute to the Ground Floor late shift rota until 8 pm, utilising core assessment skills and positive risk‑taking to facilitate patient movement across the organisation.

The post holder will be able to assess in an effective and timely manner within a rapid‑paced environment. Confidence in enabling patients in personalised care, assessment of capacity, cognitive assessments, manual handling and functional assessments will be enhanced and nurtured within this role.

Support will be provided to enhance operational management skills and the post holder will be supported to contribute to service planning, development and teaching. As a Senior Therapist, the post holder will aspire to be a role model for their team and pride themselves on delivering high‑quality care, motivating their team to do the same.

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts – Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) – our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world‑class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas – biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery and cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Job responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. You can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC registration
• Accredited student educator from UK‑based higher education institution

Knowledge, Training and Experience

• At least 12 months experience working as a qualified OT in the UK
• Demonstrable evidence of relevant acute healthcare/NHS clinical experience at band 5/band 6 level in the UK
• Evidence of supporting junior staff/students as part of current/recent role
• Demonstrable knowledge of NHS patient flow policies and procedures

Skills, Knowledge and Ability

• Evidence of ability to demonstrate carrying a complex OT caseload in acute clinical settings
• Ability to evidence competencies in clinical practice – for example (but not limited to) moving and handling, wheelchair/seating assessment, cognitive assessment
• Member of relevant RCOT special interest group or equivalent
• Working knowledge of local prescribing policy and practices for community equipment services
• Driver or has means to transport self in community

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.

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust