Senior Occupational Therapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 18/09/2026
- Closes
- 01/10/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a motivated and skilled Senior Occupational Therapist with a special interest in rehabilitation to join an integrated Therapy team at Friary Hospital. The successful candidate will maximise patient function and support their return to their chosen discharge destination, working closely with the nursing team. The role involves managing a large caseload of complex in-patients and recently discharged community patients, undertaking specialist assessments. Independent travel is required to access other sites and complete community rehab post-discharge.
Essential criteria
- Evidence of audit and participation in service development
- Evidenced of specialised knowledge gained through formal courses and continuing professional development
- Basic IT skills
- To demonstrate high level clinical reasoning skills when dealing with complex patients
- To display excellent communication skills, communicating complex, sensitive and contentious information to patients, carers, and colleagues
- Ability to work under pressure
Desirable criteria
- Experience working at a Band 6 level
- Evidence of post registration training at a higher level in a specialist subject
- Experience of supervision and people management
- Quallifications and Training
- To hold a degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Current HCPC registration
- Additional relevant training such as short courses
- Experience working as an Occupational Therapist within the NHS
- Experience of working in a rehabilitation setting
- Can demonstrate relevant / varied post graduate experience
- Experience working at a band 6 level.
- Experience of supervision / staff management
- Knowledge and Skills
- Evidence of audit and participation in service development
- Evidenced of specialised knowledge gained through formal courses and continuing professional development
- Basic IT skills
- To demonstrate high level clinical reasoning skills when dealing with complex patients
- To display excellent communication skills, communicating complex, sensitive and contentious information to patients, carers, and colleagues
- Ability to work under pressure
- Experience working at a Band 6 level
- Evidence of post registration training at a higher level in a specialist subject
- Experience of supervision and people management
- Quallifications and Training
- To hold a degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Current HCPC registration
- Additional relevant training such as short courses
- Experience working as an Occupational Therapist within the NHS
- Experience of working in a rehabilitation setting
- Can demonstrate relevant / varied post graduate experience
- Experience working at a band 6 level.
- Experience of supervision / staff management
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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South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Occupational Therapist
The closing date is 01 October 2026
Job summary
We are seeking a motivated, flexible, skilled Occupational Therapist with a special interest in Rehabilitation to join our integrated Therapy team at the Friary hospital to maximise patient's function and support them to return to their chosen discharge destination.
We work very closely with the nursing team on the ward, and the discharge planning process is Therapy Lead. The Victoria Ward at the Friary Hospital provides a key service for the population of Richmondshire to enable them to receive intervention closer to home. We receive patients from a range of different hospital trusts in the area.
We work closely with the Community Therapy teams in Hambleton and Richmondshire and there may be occasions when we are required to support them, given that we cover a large rural geographical area there is an expectation that you will be able to travel independently in order to access other sites within the trust as well as complete rehab in the community for a period of up to 2 weeks post discharge.
Successful candidate must have access to a vehicle for work purposes to meet the requirements of the role.
Main duties of the job
To work as a senior Occupational Therapist within the therapy team at the Friary Hospital and the community therapy te
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