# Band 6 Occupational Therapist - Cardio-Respiratory and Surgery > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-6-occupational-therapist-cardio-respiratory-and-surgery/d537e138-67af-4928-8260-7b32a3548fec - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-6-occupational-therapist-cardio-respiratory-and-surgery/d537e138-67af-4928-8260-7b32a3548fec.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** James Paget University Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent: Working a rostered seven-day service within the James Paget University Hospital or in a community setting as required - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (core working hours are 08:00-16:00, however, the post-holder will be expected to work flexibly across seven days a week as part of an established roster) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-25T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-07T12:06:16.968Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Norfolk/Gorleston/James_Paget_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Occupational_Therapist_CardioRespiratory_Surgery/Occupational_Therapist_CardioRespiratory_Surgery-v8328718 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8328718?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.jpaget.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview ### BAND 6 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST - CARDIO-RESPIRATORY/SURGERY ### Permanent | Up to full-time We are pleased to offer an opportunity to join our forward-thinking Integrated Therapy Department, consisting of occupational therapists, physiotherapists, dietitians, and assistants working seamlessly together. The Cardio-Respiratory and Surgery (CRS) Therapy Team covers all cardio-respiratory and surgery wards including ICU. You will receive protected time for supervision, training, and skill development within each specialism provided by supportive clinicians, along with opportunities to build on skills such as student/junior supervision, audit, and service development. Individual support is high on our agenda, and we are an inclusive department, experienced in supporting specific needs. We have a strong reputation for home grown career progression through welcoming every new team member and supporting them to settle, develop, and grow. ### Main duties of the job As a Band 6 you will be responsible for your own complex caseload consisting of patients with a variety of different cardio-respiratory and surgical conditions whilst supporting junior members of the team. Good prioritisation, organisational and time management skills will be needed to balance clinical and non-clinical duties. You will be responsible for ensuring the use of advanced effective assessment skills to identify appropriate patients and to formulate, implement and evaluate individualised treatment plans, some of which will be specialist in nature, based on expert analytical and clinical reasoning skills. You will need advanced communication skills to ensure a successful multidisciplinary approach to patient care and will be in regular discussions with patients, carers, James Paget University Hospital colleagues, community partners etc. on treatment plans and future care. You will be responsible for non-clinical duties, including participating in team meetings, in-service development, training and supervision of students, assistant staff and Band 5 colleagues. You will be key to being actively involved in the measurement and evaluation of your work and current practices through the use of Evidence Based Practice projects, audit and outcome measures. There will be opportunities to work on group projects with your Band 6 peers. Recent projects have included developing the Therapy Assistant Practitioner competencies and improving the palliative care service. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities As part of the role, you will be key in supporting the teams to provide education, not only within the Integrated Therapies Department, but to our wider workforce from healthcare assistants, school staff, qualified/overseas nursing staff, and our medical colleagues. We also play a role in the development of our future workforce through our close links with the University of East Anglia (UEA Medical School and School of Health Sciences), Suffolk College, and City College Norwich. We provide teaching to apprentices, undergraduates and postgraduates across many healthcare disciplines whilst on placement. Core working hours are 08:00-16:00, however, the post-holder will be expected to work flexibly across seven days a week as part of an established roster. Please watch the following videos for an insight into our amazing Integrated Therapies Department: Landscape version: https://youtu.be/tklpzav7UrU Portrait version: https://youtube.com/shorts/U4lwU9T1wKA?feature=share ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Physically fit and able to comply with Trust Manual Handling Guidelines - Professional demeanour and appearance - Evidence of interest/motivation for this Band 6 role ### Experience and Knowledge **Essential** - Experience at Band 5 level within a range of areas, inclusive of specialism areas, i.e. respiratory and surgery care. Must have experience with multifactorial conditions and be able to support effective management of these conditions (i.e. falls, dementia, bariatric care, neurological care) - Significant clinical experience within the NHS to include acute hospital setting and complex discharge planning - Experience of working with a range of professionals within multidisciplinary teams - Evidence of acting in a supervisory manner, providing specialist guidance, training, and support to other staff and/or students - Evidence of reflective learning - Awareness of relevant professional practice, new research, and guidelines - Understanding of legal issues, safeguarding, and mental capacity - Working knowledge of clinical governance and implications for own work - Involvement in service improvement/project work/audit ### Education and Qualifications **Essential** - Diploma/Degree/MSc in Occupational Therapy - Current Health and Care Professions Council registration - CPD record should include evidence of up-to-date manual handling, relevant clinical courses, and reflections of learning - Undertaken a student/fieldwork educators' course ### Skills, Abilities and Competencies **Essential** - Communication skills including empathy, assertiveness, and negotiation skills - Ability to build good rapport with a wide variety of people - Ability to rapidly prioritise and organise workload and support others with this - Ability to act as an autonomous practitioner with minimum supervision - Ability to work proactively under pressure and work flexibly - Recognise own limitations and know when to ask for help - Forward thinking, able to problem solve with positive approach - Ability to travel within the Great Yarmouth and Waveney area. Should hold a full current driving licence or be able to make own travelling arrangements to fulfil the duties of the post, including visits to patients’ homes with and without patients - Basic IT skills ## Documents - [apollo project (pdf, 12.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2896) - [recruitment 2025 (pdf, 4.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2736) - [hospital site map (pdf, 2.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1745) - [princes trust support (jpg, 422.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2740) - [recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 90.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1988) - [band 6 occupational therapist - cardio-respiratory and surgery (pdf, 651.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10651514) ## 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.