Specialist Occupational Therapist

Transformation Unit; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Hybrid working

NHS staff benefits

Job summary

The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Specialist Occupational Therapist (Band 6) to join the Neurosciences team in Norwich. This full-time post offers flexible and hybrid working within a large, multispecialist workforce.

There is a substantive post with a fixed-term/secondment option until 30 June 2027. The role involves specialist assessments and rehabilitation for stroke and neurological conditions, with ongoing professional development and supervision.

Qualifications

• Registered Occupational Therapist with HCPC
• Experience in Neurosciences/Stroke is advantageous
• Evidence of continuing professional development and supervision

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for stroke and neurological conditions.
• Manage a complex caseload delivering patient-centred interventions.
• Lead on discharge planning and multi-disciplinary collaboration.

Education

BSc OT

Health Professions Council registration

MSc OT

Job description

Main area Occupational Therapy Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent: Fixed term/secondment post also available until 30/6/27 Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

Job ref 234-26-F0989

Employer Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital Town Norwich Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 29/10/2026 23:59

Specialist Occupational Therapist

NHS AfC: Band 6

The Norfolk and Norwich Hospital (NNUH) is a 1,200-bedded teaching hospital with state-of-the-art facilities for modern patient care: 1100 beds in the PFI and 100 in Cromer Community Hospital.

The NNUH is part of Norfolk and Waveney University Hospitals Group which includes the James Paget Hospital, in Great Yarmouth and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King Lynn.

We carry out nearly one million outpatient appointments, day case procedures and inpatient admissions annually. The population we serve is predominantly the people of Norfolk and north Suffolk, although some patients are referred from further afield especially to access specialist services available at this Trust.

Our staff of c10,000 care for and support patients who are referred to us by around 100 local GP practices and from other acute hospitals. We run more than 60 specialist services as a tertiary centre, including more than a dozen specialist cancer and radiotherapy treatments, and we are one of the biggest cancer centres in the country.

We provide complex spinal surgery services, specialist Neonatal Intensive Care, neurosciences services and specialist cardiac services. Our Trust runs specialist dermatology, rheumatology, endocrinology, adult congenital heart disease services, treatment of complex liver and pancreatic diseases in adults, cystic fibrosis services and intestinal failure services. We are enhancing our urgent and emergency care specialist services for patients with significant injuries as a result of trauma and have an ambition to become a Major Trauma Centre.NNUH is currently the busiest Trauma Unit in the East of England caring for almost 850 trauma patients annually many with complex care needs.

At NNUH it is our privilege to provide healthcare, and our vision is to ‘provide the best care for every patient’. If this inspires you and you share our values, we really want you to join our team.

Our values support our vision and guide the behaviour of everything we do, these are:

People-focused

We look after the needs of our patients, carers and colleagues, to provide a safe and caring experience for all.

Respect

We act with care, compassion and kindness and value others’ diverse needs.

Integrity

We take an honest, open and ethical approach to everything we do.

Dedication

We work as one team and support each other to maintain the highest professional standards.

We continuously learn and improve to achieve the best outcomes for our patients and our hospital.

We want all our staff to achieve a balance between work and personal life and understand how important flexible working can be. We welcome applications on a full or part time basis, various shift patterns and hybrid working, where roles allow.

At the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH), we know the benefits diversity can bring to our organisation such as creativity, innovation and compassion. All of which have a direct impact towards our staff and patient experience. We are committed to being a Hospital for All – being equitable and inclusive, and a place where all feel a sense of belonging. We therefore particularly encourage and welcome applications from candidates who are underrepresented in NNUH’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities and long term conditions and people within the LGBT+ community.

Job overview

We have a full time substantive post available as well as a full time fixed/secondment post.

The fixed term contract/ secondment opportunity is available until 30/6/27

We are looking for enthusiastic & motivated Occupational Therapists to join our Neurosciences team as part of a large and multiskilled workforce and help us ensure that we meet the Trust’s vision to provide the best care for every patient.

We will support you to develop current/new skills with access to in-service training and professional development. You will receive supervision and annual appraisal; have access to peer support and encouragement to take an active role within your own continuing professional development.

Our busy and evolving world class teaching hospital is the 6 th largest Trust in the UK, we have state of the art facilities for modern patient care of nearly a million patients each year and our passion for research and development is supported by our close links to the Norwich Research Park and University of East Anglia where our future Doctors, Pharmacists, Nurses, Speech & Language Therapists, Physiotherapists & of course Occupational Therapists are trained.

If you are enthusiastic, forward thinking and wish to deliver high quality patient care, then we would love to welcome you into our team.

Main duties of the job

The Specialist Occupational Therapist (Band 6) will provide specialist assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for patients with stroke and a wide range of neurological conditions within the Neurosciences service . You will manage a complex caseload, delivering evidence-based, patient-centred interventions to maximise independence, recovery and quality of life.

Key responsibilities include undertaking comprehensive assessments of patients’ physical, cognitive, perceptual, sensory, functional and psychosocial needs; implementing individualised rehabilitation programmes; providing equipment and leading on complex discharges; managing clinical risk, including moving and handling considerations.

You will play a leading role in complex discharge planning, working closely with multidisciplinary colleagues, community teams and external agencies to ensure safe, timely and effective transitions of care.

As a senior member of the team, the you will contribute to service development and the promotion of evidence-based neurological rehabilitation. They will support and supervise junior occupational therapy staff, therapy assistants and students.

If you are considering applying for this post on a secondment basis, please discuss with your Line Manager prior to applying to ascertain whether this could be supported.

Working for our organisation

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful candidates will demonstrate strong clinical reasoning, effective caseload management, excellent communication skills and a commitment to person-centred care. They will work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team and contribute to the ongoing development of high-quality rehabilitation.

Clinical

1. To maintain a high standard of professional practice, working within the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists.
2. To be professionally and legally responsible for all aspects of your own work including accountability for the manage of patients in your care as an autonomous practitioner
3. To have knowledge of evidence as a base for practice, participate in service / multidisciplinary audit and research within the clinical area and use knowledge gained to achieve optimum outcomes for Occupational Therapy.
4. To prioritise own caseload
5. To independently carry out specialised assessment and appropriate intervention for patients with complex needs incorporating personal, psychological and spiritual needs in relation to self-care, leisure and productivity.

We are committed to providing the post holder with the opportunity to develop current/ new skills with access to in-service training and professional development. You will receive supervision and annual appraisal; have access to peer support and encouragement to take an active role within your own continuing professional development.

Person specification

Qualifications

• BSc OT
• Health Professions Council registration
• MSc OT

Experience

• Specialist clinical knowledge and experience in the relevant clinical area within the acute setting or community
• Experience of multidisciplinary team working
• Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH’s PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
• Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

The Job Description, which includes a Person Specification, provides a full outline of responsibilities and requirements for this role. Please use your supporting statement to demonstrate how you meet the person specification.

Visa and Immigration

If you are wishing to apply for this role and would require sponsorship (this includes if you are already in a sponsored post and looking to change employer), you can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for this post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-job.

Travelling to work

Staff parking is available onsite; however, this is limited during core working hours. We have more capacity in the evening and at weekends and can usually provide spaces during those hours.

We look to allocate these spaces fairly. Our Travel Office have a set of criteria that staff must meet in order to qualify. If you qualify for a space, you may be placed on a waiting list if we are at full capacity.

The NNUH is served by a number of public buses, and we offer generously discounted monthly passes with First Bus & Konect.

The Costessey Park and Ride runs regularly each day from 06:30 (from P&R) to 20:45 (from NNUH) and this service is free for NHS staff. Applications to the Travel Office for a Trust ID badge are required for this service. We also have a discounted service from the airport P&R if you purchase a bundle. Please see Konect website for further details.

The NNUH host multiple bicycle racks and a salary sacrifice scheme. We also benefit from a Beryl station onsite.

If you work at another Trust site, please discuss travel and parking arrangements at interview.

DBS

If this post involves working with children or adults the application form will ask for information regarding previous convictions as you will be required to undertake a Criminal Record and Barring Check known as a DBS check.

If you are a new employee or registering with the Staff Bank you will need to meet the cost of this unless your salary is below Band 4 (AfC).

NHS Service

Should you be appointed to the post we will need to establish any previous NHS service via the ESR IAT and we will accept the submission of your application as your agreement to this.

UK Professional Registration

You will need to have current UK professional registration where this is a requirement of the role. When you submit an application which includes professional registration details, you are providing consent to the checking and verification of this information.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Application numbers

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