Occupational Therapist - Acute Respiratory and Rehabilitation Team
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
Job overview
We are looking for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist wishing to take their next steps on the career ladder and looking for a new challenge. The individual needs to be proactive and enthusiastic and will be joining the Acute Respiratory and Rehab Team at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
The post holder working as part of an integrated team will work as an autonomous practitioner to provide a high standard of intervention across the speciality.
This integrated team is committed to providing highly specialist assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients within the wide variety of acute medical and surgical wards. You will be required to work alongside your colleagues as an independent practitioner in applying a high level of clinical reasoning to ensure individualised, proactive and holistic assessment and treatment planning.
This full time post is for 8 month fixed term, supporting the team during a maternity leave.
Main duties of the job
As a member of both the integrated rehabilitation service and the multidisciplinary teams on the wards, excellent skills in communication are essential.
As a Band 6 therapist you will be supporting and developing rotational Band 5 therapists. The role also involves supervising therapy support staff and educating therapy students on placement.
There will be opportunities for innovation and an expectation that you will be actively involved in relevant quality improvement projects to develop the Acute Medicine team.
The integrated Rehabilitation Service aims to provide a progressive, forward thinking approach to patient care whilst able to support its staff in personal development and continued education and training.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information about the job role.
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This advert is for Occupational Therapist - Acute Respiratory and Rehabilitation Team with The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust in Kings Lynn, East of England, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Occupational Therapist role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata. The contract type is 8 months (This is a fixed term contract, however, there is an opportunity for a secondment with your line manager's approval). The application deadline is 22 Jun 2026.
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