# Occupational Therapist Band 5 Rotational - Ridge Hill > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/occupational-therapist-band-5-rotational-ridge-hill/98567b9b-68a7-4d3d-bb24-34b2e91c51e9 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/occupational-therapist-band-5-rotational-ridge-hill/98567b9b-68a7-4d3d-bb24-34b2e91c51e9.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Russells Hall Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 Per Annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** 37.5 hours per week (Full Time 37.5 hours per week) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-08T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-25T16:11:10.119Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Dudley/The_Dudley_Group_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Stroke/Stroke-v8227327 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8227327?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.dudleygroup.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview (Full-time 37.5 hours per week) Are you looking for a brilliant place to work? Come and join our dynamic and friendly Therapy team where we’re passionate about delivering the best patient care, your contribution is valued, and your personal growth is a priority. We’re looking for a rotational Occupational Therapist to deliver quality care across our Surgery/ICU, Medical, Urgent Care, T&O and Stroke Teams. Your day may include: - Triage, assessment and treatment of patients with a wide range of medical/surgical conditions - Delivering rehabilitation in various settings including our new community-based Stroke Rehabilitation Unit - Assessing for and ordering equipment - Planning and implementing plans including home access visits to support discharge - Documenting care and communicating with the Therapy and wider teams, patients and their families - Supervision of support staff and students It is expected that the post holder will contribute to seven-day services. Are you ready to make a difference? We’d love to hear from you! ### Main duties of the job This is a qualified post and provides an opportunity for the Therapist to consolidate core skills and competencies. The key function of this role is mainly clinical and concentrates on the assessment of patients referred to the service. The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner and will have the support of a senior therapist, and be part of the planning and implementation of therapy intervention in partnership with patients under their care. These posts are rotational to ensure a rounded learning opportunity. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake. ### 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 ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Ability to build effective working relationships with colleagues, relatives and patients ### Skills & Experience **Essential** - Knowledge across the range of Occupational Therapy practices in the physical field - Relevant undergraduate experience in acute setting at student level or sound knowledge base and ability to adapt ### Education & Qualifications **Essential** - Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy - If a student, must be in final 6 months of course - Health Care Professional Council (HCPC) registration ### Interests & Motivation to the Job **Essential** - Basic knowledge of principles and practice of Clinical governance and its application to OT ### Communication & Interpersonal Skills **Essential** - Able to work as an autonomous practitioner in a defined clinical area - Ability to communicate effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team, at all levels ## Documents - [our vision (png, 101.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1862) - [useful links (pdf, 193.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1861) - [culture statement (pdf, 1.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1991) - [job description (pdf, 576.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10536932) - [dudley people plan (pdf, 6.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2026) - [employee benefits (pdf, 440.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1858) - [gdpr privacy notice (pdf, 248.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1859) - [person specification (pdf, 328.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10536933) - [flexible working poster (pdf, 1.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2911) ## 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.