Rotational Occupational Therapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 22/09/2026
- Closes
- 06/10/2026
Sponsorship verdict
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Role summary
This Rotational Occupational Therapist role offers a unique opportunity to work across both mental and physical health settings within Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust and KMMH. You will rotate through various specialities including A&E, community mental health, respiratory, stroke rehabilitation, and orthopaedics. The position focuses on providing clinical assessment and treatment for inpatients, supporting safe hospital discharge, and actively engaging in continuous professional development. This role is designed to consolidate university training and enhance holistic practice.
Essential criteria
- Diploma / Degree in Occupational Therapy.
- HCPC registration
- Skills and Abilities
- The ability to discuss clinical reasoning in the management of cases
- Able to communicate complex information to patients, carers other health professionals and team.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment
- Ability to self direct learning, be critical and evaluate own learning needs, demonstrated in a CPD portfolio.
- Able to provide a high standard of clear concise, written and verbal reports in English
- IT skills, including using hospital data bases, word processing, excel, email and power point
- Ability to manage own stress and work in a stressful and unpredictable environment. To show empathy and fairness to give support to others
- A broad range of undergraduate experience in all core specialities of Occupational Therapy
- Experience and ability to work collaboratively within MDT
Desirable criteria
- Experience of clinical practice in an NHS environment
- An understanding of evidenced based practice pertaining to Occupational Therapy
- Awareness of national guidelines and standards relevant to Occupational Therapy
- Understanding of the legal responsibilities of the profession
- Awareness and understanding of NHS structure, current issues and developments
- Other
- Self motivated with a clear understanding of role
- Physically fit and able to comply with Trusts moving and handling guidelines, therapeutic handling
- Professional manner and appearance
- Available for weekend duties and altered working patterns where clinically appropriate
- Full clean driving licence and availability of car to travel within Dartford, Gravesham, Swanley, and South East London areas in a timely manner and at short notice.
- Education and Qualifications
- Diploma / Degree in Occupational Therapy.
- HCPC registration
- Skills and Abilities
- The ability to discuss clinical reasoning in the management of cases
- Able to communicate complex information to patients, carers other health professionals and team.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment
- Ability to self direct learning, be critical and evaluate own learning needs, demonstrated in a CPD portfolio.
- Able to provide a high standard of clear concise, written and verbal reports in English
- IT skills, including using hospital data bases, word processing, excel, email and power point
- Ability to manage own stress and work in a stressful and unpredictable environment. To show empathy and fairness to give support to others
- A broad range of undergraduate experience in all core specialities of Occupational Therapy
- Experience and ability to work collaboratively within MDT
- Experience of clinical practice in an NHS environment
- An understanding of evidenced based practice pertaining to Occupational Therapy
- Awareness of national guidelines and standards relevant to Occupational Therapy
- Understanding of the legal responsibilities of the profession
- Awareness and understanding of NHS structure, current issues and developments
- Other
- Self motivated with a clear understanding of role
- Physically fit and able to comply with Trusts moving and handling guidelines, therapeutic handling
- Professional manner and appearance
- Available for weekend duties and altered working patterns where clinically appropriate
- Full clean driving licence and availability of car to travel within Dartford, Gravesham, Swanley, and South East London areas in a timely manner and at short notice.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £33,677 – £40,996 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust
Rotational Occupational Therapist
The closing date is 06 October 2026
Job summary
We are excited to offer a joint rotation between KMMH and DGT. Occupational Therapist's will have the opportunity to rotate between the Trusts to enable consolidation of University training in both mental and physical health. We feel this upskills staff to be more holistic in their practice.
This innovative opportunity includes the following rotations:
A&E,Community Crisis Mental Health Team,Respiratory,Gastroenterology,Endocrinology,Intensive Care,Hyper acute stroke and stroke rehabilitation,Orthopaedics,General Surgery,Inpatient and outpatient cardiac rehabilitation
This position will not be supported for visa sponsorship. All applicants are expected to have valid right to work document to work in the UK when applying for this position.
Main duties of the job
To provide clinical assessment and treatment for inpatients,
To support with a safe and effective discharge from hospital.
To actively engage in CPD activities offered such as: band 5 peer support group; team in-service training; preceptorship programme; specialist rotational competencies; clinical supervision.
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