Rotational Occupational Therapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 17/09/2026
- Closes
- 01/10/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Rotational Occupational Therapist to join the dedicated Rehabilitation team at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn. The role involves providing a holistic, patient-centred Occupational Therapy service across various specialities including frailty, acute medicine, surgery, orthopaedics, and acute stroke. You will work collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team, focusing on promoting patient independence and achieving their goals. The Trust offers strong support for continued professional development, including preceptorship and regular supervision.
Essential criteria
- B.Sc. in Occupational Therapy (3 year) or M.Sc. in Occupational Therapy (2 year) or Diploma in Occupational Therapy (3 year)
- Health and Professions Council registration
- Car driver and have access to their own car
- Broad range of NHS experience and covered a variety of occupational therapy services including physical, social, community and mental health as an undergraduate or postgraduate Occupational Therapist
Desirable criteria
- Gained clinical experience within the surgical speciality
- Gained clinical experience within the acute medical speciality
- Skills, abilities, and knowledge
- Good knowledge of human anatomy and physiology
- Sound working knowledge of diagnoses and interpretation of disorders
- Ability to plan treatments and use a wide range of assessment and treatment techniques
- Ability to prioritise and delegate workload
- Committed to life-long learning and continued professional development through post-graduate education
- Positive approach to data collection and clinical audit
- Qualifications/training and professional development
- B.Sc. in Occupational Therapy (3 year) or M.Sc. in Occupational Therapy (2 year) or Diploma in Occupational Therapy (3 year)
- Health and Professions Council registration
- Car driver and have access to their own car
- Broad range of NHS experience and covered a variety of occupational therapy services including physical, social, community and mental health as an undergraduate or postgraduate Occupational Therapist
- Gained clinical experience within the surgical speciality
- Gained clinical experience within the acute medical speciality
- Skills, abilities, and knowledge
- Good knowledge of human anatomy and physiology
- Sound working knowledge of diagnoses and interpretation of disorders
- Ability to plan treatments and use a wide range of assessment and treatment techniques
- Ability to prioritise and delegate workload
- Committed to life-long learning and continued professional development through post-graduate education
- Positive approach to data collection and clinical audit
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT
Rotational Occupational Therapist
The closing date is 01 October 2026
Job summary
Our dedicated Rehabilitation team have an exciting opportunity for those wanting to gain experience in a fast paced and dynamic environment. Our Trust offer a fantastic array of development programmes to accelerate continued professional development.
You will be joining the Rehabilitation Service which includes Physiotherapy and un-registered staff, who are all working together with the vision of promoting therapy and patient independence across all areas of the Trust.
You will work collaboratively with other members of the multi-disciplinary team, including our community partners, to provide a holistic, patient centred Occupational Therapy service that empowers patients to achieve their goals.
You will have the opportunity to develop your skills within frailty, acute medicine, surgery, orthopaedics, and acute stroke with support from senior Occupational Therapists. You will also have the opportunity to undertake rotations within our Paediatric Team!
Each team are committed to supporting individuals with continued professional development, offering preceptorship, regular clinical and managerial supervision, and team development.
There is also an opportunity to take part in regular peer supervision, co-lead journal club and attend tra
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