Occupational Therapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Job share
- Posted
- 02/09/2026
- Closes
- 10/09/2026
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
This Band 6 Occupational Therapist role involves managing a caseload of patients with various conditions, providing assessment and specialised treatment in their homes. The postholder will supervise staff (bands 3-5) and act as a clinical educator for students, while also engaging in professional development and service improvement initiatives. The role focuses on delivering evidence-based care with respect for individual needs.
Essential criteria
- minimum 1.5 years relevant experience in community rehabilitation setting
Desirable criteria
- minimum of 1.5 years experience of working as occupational therapist in health / social care setting
- relevant training
- evidence of recent relevant training
- evidence of recent training
- supervising other staff and students
- experience of supervising other staff
- supervising students
- relevant experience
- minimum 1.5 years relevant experience in community rehabilitation setting
- minimum of 1.5 years experience of working as occupational therapist in health / social care setting
- relevant training
- evidence of recent relevant training
- evidence of recent training
- supervising other staff and students
- experience of supervising other staff
- supervising students
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 5d ago · Closes in 4d
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Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Occupational Therapist
The closing date is 10 September 2026
Job summary
The postholder will work as a band 6 Occupational Therapist managing a caseload of patients with a variety of conditions and provide occupational therapy assessment to patients in their own home. They will formulate and deliver a specialised treatment programme based on a sound knowledge of evidence-based practice and treatment options using clinical assessment and reasoning skills. The post holder will treat all patients with respect and courtesy, maintaining dignity and respecting individual needs and differences, both physical and cultural. They will be involved in the support and supervision of staff across bands 3-5 . They will act as a clinical educator for undergraduate students within own professional area, whilst also receiving and delivering internal training to maintain their own professional development. They will assist the team with service development initiatives, including implementation of competency frameworks.
Main duties of the job
To provide comprehensive manual handling assessment and provision of equipment to patients in their own home. Please see the attached job description for further details.
About us
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million p
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