Fixed Term Band 6 Occupational Therapist, Turriff Community Hospital, Priority Response and Community Rehabilitation
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Part time
- Hours / week
- 30
- Posted
- 16/09/2026
- Closes
- 30/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
An experienced, motivated, and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist is sought for a fixed-term position at Turriff Community Hospital. The role involves providing assessment and treatment programs for hospital patients, preventing hospital admissions, and supporting discharges. There may also be opportunities for community rehabilitation. The post holder will work within a multi-disciplinary team, managing a varied caseload with complex needs, and supervising a Band 4 OT support worker.
Key responsibilities
- Provide full assessment and treatment programmes for hospital patients.
- Provide a Priority Response to prevent hospital admission or support discharge.
- Supervise and allocate work to a Band 4 OT support worker.
- Contribute to service development within the Area and Health and Social Care Partnership Teams.
- Provide services over 7 days, including weekends, public holidays and extended hours, where required.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £43,231 – £52,679 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job reference:
258561
Salary:
Band 6 (£43,231 - £52,679)
Job closing date:
30/09/2026
Job Type:
Allied Health Professions
Location:
Turriff Medical Practice
Employment type:
Fixed-term
Hours Per Week:
30.0
Job posted date:
16/09/2026
Employer (NHS Board):
NHS Grampian
Department:
Occupational Therapy
Job Advert
Fixed Term Band 6 Occupational Therapist, Turriff Community Hospital, Priority Response and Community Rehabilitation
Part time 30.0 hours per week. (Fixed Term until end of March 2027)
An interesting and challenging opportunity has arisen based at Turriff Community Hospital
We are looking for an experienced, motivated and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to be based at Turriff Community Hospital on a fixed term basis. This post is within a well-established Multi-Disciplinary Team. The post holder will provide full assessment and treatment programmes for hospital patients and provide a Priority Response to prevent hospital admission where possible or to support a discharge. There may also be the opportunity to provide community rehabilitation. There is a wide variety of conditions and complex needs in the patient population. Multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working is essential for seamless community care and the occupational therapist is a vital part of this.
The post holder will requir
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