Specialist Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist

York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in York is seeking a Specialist Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist for a part-time role in their Acute Medical team. This fixed-term position of 30 hours per week offers a unique opportunity to enhance your skills within a supportive and experienced clinical environment. Responsibilities include providing specialist advice, contributing to patient care, and engaging in service development. The Trust values diversity and actively promotes staff development, making it a great place to work.

Benefits

27 days holiday rising to 33

NHS Pension Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Discounts on various services

Qualifications

• Experience in acute medical care settings.
• Ability to provide specialist advice and support.
• Flexibility in responding to challenges.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to therapy services across the Medicine speciality.
• Provide specialist advice to staff and teams.
• Lead on service improvement initiatives.

Skills

Patient-centred approach

Leadership skills

Teamwork

Education

Relevant degree in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy

Job description

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

Thank you for taking the time and effort to consider this unique opportunity.

We are looking to recruit a Specialist Occupational Therapist or Specialist Physiotherapist, working part time, to our Acute Medical team supporting the short stay wards in York hospital. This is a fixed term, 6‑month opportunity with the potential of extending. The post is offered at 30 hours per week, with the shift pattern to be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate. The service provides support 8am – 6pm, 7 days per week, with the team working 1 in 4 weekends.

Are you an Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist looking for a short‑term opportunity to develop your acute working and leadership skills? Do you want to play a key role in improving the experience of our patients? Do you want to be part of a highly motivated team, positively influencing patient journeys on a daily basis?

This role offers the chance to experience clinical practice in the acute setting. We have enthusiastic and experienced clinical teams who will support your development.

If you have any queries or wish to discuss this role further, please do not hesitate to get in touch. Please note – if you would like your application to be considered for secondment, you must secure agreement from your line manager beforehand that you can be released to undertake the role. This post is not eligible for the Trust's relocation package. Interviews for this position will be held in person only at the hospital site. Remote interviews will not be available.

Successor’s Responsibilities

• Be a team member contributing to the delivery of therapy services across the Medicine speciality, alongside the senior leadership team.
• Provide specialist advice to therapy staff, other members of the multidisciplinary team and wider team.
• Use a patient‑centred approach to patient care.
• Participate in and provide formal and informal support and supervision.
• Contribute to multi‑disciplinary team working.
• Contribute to and lead on service improvement and quality initiatives.
• Contribute to the on‑call respiratory service (if respiratory competent Physiotherapist is appointed).
• Use the Trust electronic patient record system.
• Abide by all Trust policies and procedures.
• Be able to respond flexibly and creatively to challenge.

You will have opportunities to support staff and students, and contribute to service development projects and safe and effective delivery of quality patient care. The Trust actively promotes staff development through a structured support process, available to you through Clinical and Managerial supervision.

For further information on working for our Trust, please visit: https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd

Our 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.

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 encouraged 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.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer. 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 Thursday 1 Jan 2026.