Specialist Occupational Therapist

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the United Kingdom seeks a Specialist Occupational Therapist to join the Community Response Team. The role involves performing assessments and delivering physiotherapy interventions to patients at home, with the aim of preventing admissions to acute care. Ideal candidates will have relevant experience and a passion for improving patient quality of life. The position offers a fixed-term contract, competitive salary, and a supportive work culture that encourages personal development.

Benefits

27 days holiday increasing to 33 days

NHS Pension Scheme

Relocation package

Employee Assistance Programme

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• HCPC Registered Occupational Therapist.
• Experience in a relevant junior role, managing various conditions.
• Ability to engage effectively with patients and colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Undertake specialist occupational therapist assessments.
• Determine clinical diagnosis and deliver physiotherapy interventions.
• Provide advice and training to junior staff and students.

Skills

Engagement with others

Multidisciplinary team collaboration

Personal development

Education

HCPC Registered Occupational Therapist

Post-graduate CPD activities

Job description

Specialist Occupational Therapist

The closing date is 23 December 2025

Are you passionate about supporting patients in their own homes, and committed to improving their quality of life? Do you feel ready for a new challenge and to make a difference to others alongside a fun, supportive and friendly team?

We are seeking a Band 6 Specialist Occupational Therapist to join the York & SHAR Community Response Team – to deliver high standards of Holistic and Physiotherapy interventions to patients within their own place of residence to prevent avoidable admissions to acute care and to support discharges.

Their well established team consists of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, nurses and support workers and works alongside primary care and partners to provide urgent care response, frailty hub as well as short‑term reablement/rehabilitation programmes with effective short‑term goal setting.

This role will involve using health‑coaching skills to effectively engage with the patient and their family to ensure expectations are appropriately managed.

Please note this post is available for secondment as fixed‑term 1 year contract. If applying as part of a secondment opportunity, please ensure you have sought line‑manager’s approval.

Main duties of the job

• To undertake specialist occupational therapist assessment and management of patients referred to the York Community Response Service.
• To determine clinical diagnosis/need and deliver physiotherapy intervention as indicated.
• To provide support, specialist advice and training to more junior members of staff and students.
• To act as a resource within the department and Trust, providing specialist information and advice regarding patients.
• To maintain records as an autonomous practitioner in accordance with legislation, professional and service policy.
• Provide support to other colleagues when dealing with this group of patients.
• To be responsible for a defined area of service working without direct supervision. Clinical work is not routinely evaluated, however clinical work will be evaluated in line with Trust and service objectives. Access and advice is available from senior professional colleagues if required.
• Initiate evidence‑based audit and projects to evaluate and improve clinical practice. Initiate and evaluate user involvement and, where appropriate, make local service changes.

The ability to transport yourself and equipment across the locality during the course of a normal working day is required for this vacancy. Access to a vehicle that can be used for business purposes and hold a full and valid driving licence (role will involve travel to

About us

To find out more about what it is like to work for the Trust please visit the following link:

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants; 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service); a generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully; a variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave; confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme; NHS car lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme; an extensive range of learning and development opportunities; discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers.

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Job responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co‑developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks – including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks – to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact [e-mail].

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

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Person Specification

Education, Qualifications and Training

• HCPC Registered Occupational Therapist
• Evidence of relevant specialist post‑graduate CPD activities
• Evidence of post‑graduate training within specialist area

Experience & Knowledge Required

• Experience in a relevant junior role, including the management of a range of conditions, with evidence of additional knowledge acquired through formal and informal training and supervision.
• Developed / Specialist clinical skills within relevant area
• Delivery of relevant audit and service improvement
• Experience of training/supporting others (including students) within specialist clinical area
• Delivery of relevant research projects

Skills & Attributes

• Ability to demonstrate appropriate engagement with others and understanding of the impact of good and poor communication
• Ability to work as an effective member of multidisciplinary team
• Car driver with valid UK licence
• Evidence of personal development in relevant area

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.

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a year Per Annum / Pro Rata