Occupational Therapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 07/09/2026
- Closes
- 21/09/2026
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 role is for a highly motivated Occupational Therapist to join an integrated, multi-disciplinary team in the High Peak. You will provide community assessments and goal-focused rehabilitation in bedded care facilities, patients' homes, and care homes. The position offers opportunities to develop specialist therapy assessment and treatment skills in a community setting, alongside generic skills for complex patients. Travel across the High Peak area is essential.
Essential criteria
- HCPC registration
- Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Varied Band 5 clinical experience that must include a physical setting
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable criteria
- Band 6 experience in a relevant clinical field
- Case management experience
- Good understanding of the NHS and relevant national standards
- Community and bedded care experience working with adults and older people
- Experience of working in rapids with triage interest
- Ability to be an autonomous practitioner
- Commitment to the clinical development of others
- IT skills
- Able to work across daytime shifts and work weekends and bank holidays
- Educations/Qualifications
- HCPC registration
- Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Varied Band 5 clinical experience that must include a physical setting
- Evidence of CPD
- Band 6 experience in a relevant clinical field
- Case management experience
- Good understanding of the NHS and relevant national standards
- Community and bedded care experience working with adults and older people
- Experience of working in rapids with triage interest
- Ability to be an autonomous practitioner
- Commitment to the clinical development of others
- IT skills
- Able to work across daytime shifts and work weekends and bank holidays
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.
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Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT
Occupational Therapist
The closing date is 21 September 2026
Job summary
Are you a looking for an opportunity to develop your clinical and professional skills as an Occupational Therapist as part of a well-established MDT providing a range of rehabilitation services?
If so, look no further, come and join us in the High Peak Integrated Community Team!
We have exciting, substantive opportunities for a highly motivated Occupational Therapist with a patient-centred approach and a passion for rehabilitation to work within the Community Therapy, Bedded Care Therapy and Rapid Response services with an opportunity to be involved in therapy triage.
Main duties of the job
Our integrated, multi-disciplinary team provides community assessments and goal focused rehabilitation to support patients in our Pathway 2 bedded care facilities, patient's own homes and care homes.
You will have the opportunity to develop your skills of specialist therapy assessment and treatment in a community setting, alongside developing additional generic skills to provide a comprehensive assessment to a variety of complex patients.
As part of the role there will be a need for travel across the High Peak and the surrounding area, therefore access to a vehicle is essential.As a clinical employee it will be your responsibility to ensure that your behavi
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