Rotational Occupational Therapist, Band 6
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 10/08/2026
- Closes
- 31/08/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Rotational Occupational Therapist, Band 6, within a supportive team at Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust. It involves 6-month rotations across various clinical areas like Cardiology, Surgery, Emergency services, Medicine, Orthopaedics, and Stroke care. The position is open to experienced Band 5s or those seeking development to a Band 6 role within 4-6 months. You will manage a specialist inpatient caseload, support junior staff, and participate in a seven-day service.
Essential criteria
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
- Post graduate training and experience working in relevant clinical areas
- Experience of managing staff and students
- Teaching of patients, carers, peers and other health and social care staff
- Knowledge and Skills
- Communication skills including conflict management and dealing with challenging situations
- Experience managing caseload, non-clinical time and ability to delegate to others
- Carry out a wide range of assessment and treatment interventions for complex clinical presentations
Desirable criteria
- Teaching Skills
- Qualifications and Training
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
- Post graduate training and experience working in relevant clinical areas
- Experience of managing staff and students
- Teaching of patients, carers, peers and other health and social care staff
- Knowledge and Skills
- Communication skills including conflict management and dealing with challenging situations
- Experience managing caseload, non-clinical time and ability to delegate to others
- Carry out a wide range of assessment and treatment interventions for complex clinical presentations
- Teaching Skills
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £41,957 – £50,387 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
Would you like to be part of a supportive OT Team with a family feel. We are recruiting motivated Occupational Therapists to our general Band 6 rotation at Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust. Applications are welcome from experienced Band 5's or those looking for a developing role that allows you to progress to a Band 6 role within 4-6 months, once competencies are achieved. NHS experience is desirable, but applications with similar experience will be considered. The rotations are 6 months in length and include:
Cardiology and respiratory
Surgery
Emergency services and admission avoidance (Home first)
Medicine and Care of the Elderly
Orthopaedics
Hyper Acute and Acute Stroke
Early Supported Discharge for Stroke
The rotations will offer you the opportunity to work within different settings and with varied MDT professionals allowing you to refine your clinical skills and development of self, and focus more on developing others and your own specialist skills.
There is an established formal supervision and appraisal process as well as robust in-house training within each team.
There is multiple opportunities to support OT apprentices and supervise students from all levels.
The therapies department embraces development of our own staff to progress their career within the department.
ASPH offers a seven-day service across some teams and you will be ex
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