# Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist in ICU (F/T 12 Months) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-specialist-occupational-therapist-in-icu-ft-12-months/3ba7e475-ec51-4c30-9240-06715173ebf2 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-specialist-occupational-therapist-in-icu-ft-12-months/3ba7e475-ec51-4c30-9240-06715173ebf2.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Reading - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 pro-rata per annum - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed Term/Secondment) - **Employment type:** 30 hours per week (however we are open to requests for flexible/part time applications) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-28T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-15T14:21:23.507Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Berkshire/Reading/Royal_Berkshire_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Occupational_Therapy/Occupational_Therapy-v7845803 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7845803?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Band 7 Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapy in Critical Care Part Time 30 hours per week. **This is a fixed-term/secondment opportunity for 12 months.** We have an exciting opportunity for an advanced clinical specialist Occupational Therapist to join our Occupational Therapy Department at the Royal Berkshire Hospital. This post is a new, 12 month fixed-term/secondment post in the Intensive Care Unit at RBFT, as a proof of concept role. You will be a versatile and enthusiastic OT, clinically expert in the management of the care of patients with a wide range of conditions and presentations, ideally with some experience of critical care areas. You will be required to work autonomously as the sole OT on the unit, however will be supported by the OT Professional Lead and Critical Care MDT. We are a friendly, very supportive and proactive multidisciplinary team with fantastic links with our community and system partners. If you are looking for a new leadership role using your clinical experience and opportunities to grow, develop and work with others, then this role will be ideal for you! ### Main duties of the job To be an Occupational Therapist clinical expert in the management of critical care patients for the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust (RBFT). To be responsible for the operational management and clinical leadership of the Intensive Care Unit Occupational Therapy team, in conjunction with the Professional Lead. To use expert occupational therapy knowledge and advanced clinical reasoning skills to provide specialist support and advice to the Intensive Care Unit Therapy team and other healthcare staff, and to manage own caseload of patients with highly complex conditions, as an autonomous practitioner. To ensure a high quality and effective Occupational Therapy service to the Intensive Care Unit. To be a member of the Occupational Therapy Department Management team, contributing to planning and policy development in the inter-professional team and department. To deputise for the Professional Lead as required. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the attached Job Description and Personal Specification for further details of the job role. ## Job Details Band 7 Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapy in Critical Care Part Time 30 hours per week. **This is a fixed-term/secondment opportunity for 12 months.** We have an exciting opportunity for an advanced clinical specialist Occupational Therapist to join our Occupational Therapy Department at the Royal Berkshire Hospital. This post is a new, 12 month fixed-term/secondment post in the Intensive Care Unit at RBFT, as a proof of concept role. You will be a versatile and enthusiastic OT, clinically expert in the management of the care of patients with a wide range of conditions and presentations, ideally with some experience of critical care areas. You will be required to work autonomously as the sole OT on the unit, however will be supported by the OT Professional Lead and Critical Care MDT. We are a friendly, very supportive and proactive multidisciplinary team with fantastic links with our community and system partners. If you are looking for a new leadership role using your clinical experience and opportunities to grow, develop and work with others, then this role will be ideal for you! ## Job Description To be an Occupational Therapist clinical expert in the management of critical care patients for the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust (RBFT). To be responsible for the operational management and clinical leadership of the Intensive Care Unit Occupational Therapy team, in conjunction with the Professional Lead. To use expert occupational therapy knowledge and advanced clinical reasoning skills to provide specialist support and advice to the Intensive Care Unit Therapy team and other healthcare staff, and to manage own caseload of patients with highly complex conditions, as an autonomous practitioner. To ensure a high quality and effective Occupational Therapy service to the Intensive Care Unit. To be a member of the Occupational Therapy Department Management team, contributing to planning and policy development in the inter-professional team and department. To deputise for the Professional Lead as required. ## Responsibilities Please refer to the attached Job Description and Personal Specification for further details of the job role. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Evidence of highly specialist knowledge of OT within the field of critical care/urgent care - Knowledge of current issues and policy relating to field of practice - Registered OT with HCPC **Desirable** - Attendance at specialist courses relating to OT relevant to the field - Completion of relevant QI projects - Evidence of CPD ### Experience **Essential** - Proven leadership experience - Experience at Band 6 or above in relevant area of practice - Evidence of advanced clinical skills in practice **Desirable** - Experience in managing complex team issues - Experience in performance management - Band 7 level experience in relevant area of practice ## Documents - [staff benefits (pdf, 139.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=603) - [behaviours framework 2022 (pdf, 2.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2970) - [draft band 7 icu ot jd & ps (pdf, 317.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10123446) - [probation policy & procedure (pdf, 559.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1640) - [leadership behaviours framework (pdf, 1.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2718) - [working in therapies at the rbft 2026 (pdf, 813.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10116888) ## 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.