Specialist Occupational Therapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 24/08/2026
- Closes
- 07/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting full-time opportunity for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the team at Oak Ward, West Park Hospital. The role involves working with older people (predominantly over 65) with organic illness in an inpatient setting. You will deliver high-quality, needs-led occupational therapy services, utilising core OT skills to benefit service users. The successful candidate will manage a complex caseload, conduct assessments, and provide specialist treatment.
Essential criteria
- Appropriate professional qualification for occupational therapy role
- Current relevant registration with specific regulatory body
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate training in relevant specialist area
- Minimum 12 months post qualifying experience of occupational therapy delivery (at point of application)
- Experience of supporting people with mental health issues, learning disability or autism
- Experience of working in Multidisciplinary Team
- Knowledge and Skills
- Understanding of the needs of people who use our services with mental health conditions or learning disabilities
- Clinical risk assessment and application in practice
- Knowledge of evidence- based practice in designated specialist area
- Post graduate training in specialist area if applicable to post (e.g. dysphagia, autism diagnostics)
- Experience of managing complex occupational therapy cases
- Awareness of professional standards and its application to practice
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
- Appropriate professional qualification for occupational therapy role
- Current relevant registration with specific regulatory body
- Post graduate training in relevant specialist area
- Minimum 12 months post qualifying experience of occupational therapy delivery (at point of application)
- Experience of supporting people with mental health issues, learning disability or autism
- Experience of working in Multidisciplinary Team
- Knowledge and Skills
- Understanding of the needs of people who use our services with mental health conditions or learning disabilities
- Clinical risk assessment and application in practice
- Knowledge of evidence- based practice in designated specialist area
- Post graduate training in specialist area if applicable to post (e.g. dysphagia, autism diagnostics)
- Experience of managing complex occupational therapy cases
- Awareness of professional standards and its application to practice
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
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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Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Specialist Occupational Therapist
The closing date is 07 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a competent, confident, and enthusiastic full time Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our team at Oak Ward West Park Hospital. We are a 12 bedded functional ward, caring for patients who are predominately over 65 years old.
The multi-disciplinary team works with older people with an organic illness alongside their families to deliver high quality care in an inpatient setting.
You will access wider support from the occupational therapy network in order to deliver a high quality, needs-led OT service, that utilises core occupational therapy skills to the benefit of the people we work with.
Candidates must hold a minimum of 18 months post qualifying experience of occupational therapy delivery (at the point of application)
This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. However, sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements, therefore, we recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for receiving requests for occupational therapy, triaging these for occupational the
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