# Band 5 Rotational Occupational Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-5-rotational-occupational-therapist/678a8fe4-8d90-4616-a213-5e07849aa085 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-5-rotational-occupational-therapist/678a8fe4-8d90-4616-a213-5e07849aa085.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Bath - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (This role will involve contribution to a weekend rota which will alter depending on which rotation you sit on. Approximately 1:5 weekends is the current expectation.) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-27T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-15T14:24:56.225Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Somerset/Bath/Royal_United_Hospitals_Bath_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Therapies/Therapies-v8140686 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8140686?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.ruh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We have permanent vacancies for a Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join a comprehensive rotation on a permanent basis. Rotations include surgery, medicine, older person's unit, orthopaedics and acute stroke with a focus on acute rehabilitation, reduction of patient deconditioning and readying patients for discharge.  Each rotation has its own in-service training sessions and competencies. This post is suitable for newly qualified Occupational therapists, or for therapists with some experience who would like to develop further in the above areas or gain experience in the acute setting.  Our values; Everyone Matters, Working Together, Making a Difference, represent our aspiration for the type of hospitals we want to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.  There is an expectation that the successful candidate will participate in weekend working, likely over a 7 day pattern. ### Main duties of the job The post provides Occupational Therapy assessments and treatment to adult inpatients on designated acute wards at the Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust and in the surrounding community setting. The 6 month rotations include staff gaining clinical experience in orthopaedics/ acute medicine / surgery/ acute stroke/ older people’s unit.   The rotations are aimed at developing staff’s clinical assessment skills, case load management, acute rehab skills, team working and discharge planning which will include risk management of patients with a variety of diagnosis, providing opportunity for staff to gain sufficient evidence to demonstrate their competencies. The Band 5 post holder will be expected to demonstrate a progression in their ability to produce clear clinical reasoning for their interventions based on national guidelines or evidence based practice. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role. ## Person Specification ### Values **Essential** - Demonstrates resilience - Understands team working and good communication ### Specific Skills **Essential** - Able to assess level of function and design appropriate interventions - Demonstrates development of reflective practice skills. **Desirable** - Able to facilitate patients journey through appropriate discharge pathways - Portrays an interest in OT student education and development. ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Demonstrates knowledge of a variety of clinical conditions which patients may present with in an acute inpatient physical setting. - Can provide experience of the application of national guidelines in their clinical practise to demonstrate significant clinical reasoning - Demonstrates awareness of professional standards set by the RCOT. **Desirable** - Experience of providing clinical supervision to other staff. - Awareness of clinical governance issues ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - Diploma/degree in occupational therapy - Evidence of CPD/ extra relevant learning - Placement in acute physical or local authority setting **Desirable** - Previous experience of work at Band 5 level - Relevant post-registration courses - Membership of Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) - Membership of relevant specialist sections of RCOT - Registered with HCPC ### Physical Skills and Emotional Effort **Essential** - Ability to handle conflict effectively challenging behaviour maturely. - Awareness of managing conflicting demands **Desirable** - Has Valid driving licence or is in process of obtaining qualification. ## Documents - [join the ruh (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3030) - [band 5 rotational ot jd and ps (pdf, 300.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10440067) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.