Specialist Occupational Therapist - Elderly Frailty

York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in York is seeking an Occupational Therapist to enhance elderly care services. You will be part of a dedicated team making positive changes daily. The role includes delivering therapy and leading service improvements with ample development opportunities. Competitive holidays and benefits are provided, including access to the NHS Pension Scheme and various learning opportunities.

Benefits

Access to NHS Pension Scheme

27-33 days of holidays

Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Car Lease scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in working with elderly patients and knowledge of frailty issues.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills in a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver therapy services across the Medicine specialty.
• Provide specialist advice to multidisciplinary team members.
• Lead service improvements and quality initiatives.

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Are you an Occupational Therapist looking for an opportunity to develop your elderly frailty skills?

Are you keen to develop your leadership skills and have new opportunities?

Do you want to play a key role in improving the experience of our patients?

Do you want to be part of an innovative and highly motivated Occupational Therapy team, making positive changes happen daily?

This Occupational Therapy role offers the chance to experience clinical practice in Elderly Frailty, and especially around preventing deconditioning. We have enthusiastic and experienced clinical teams, who will support your development.

You will have opportunities to support staff and students, as well as drive and lead in service development projects and quality patient care. The Trust actively promotes staff development through a structured support process, which will be available to you for both clinical and managerial supervision and encouragement to explore other learning opportunities.

If you have any queries or wish to discuss further please do not hesitate to get in touch.

This post is not eligible for the Trust's relocation package.

If you are currently employed by the Trust and you wish to apply for this role on a secondment basis, please seek permission from your current line manager before applying for the post.

• To be a team member contributing to the delivery of therapy services across the Medicine speciality, alongside the senior leadership team.
• To provide specialist advice to therapy staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team and wider team.
• To use client-centred approaches to patient care.
• To participate in and provide clinical and management supervision.
• To contribute to multi-disciplinary team working.
• To contribute to and lead on service improvement and quality initiatives.
• To use the Trust electronic patient record system.
• To abide by all Trust policies and procedures.
• To be able to respond flexibly and creatively to challenges.

Trust Information Pack:

https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd

Benefits

• 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 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.

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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We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

This advert closes on Tuesday 7 Oct 2025