Occupational Therapist, Rotational

Job overview

Join our friendly, forward‑thinking Occupational Therapy team at UHCW NHS Trust and develop your skills across a broad range of acute physical health specialties through our cross‑site rotation at Coventry and Rugby St Cross Hospitals.

Our rotation offers diverse and stimulating experience across two hospital sites—Coventry and Rugby St Cross. You will work within dynamic multidisciplinary teams while gaining specialist skills in a wide range of clinical areas, including

• Stroke
• Neurosciences
• Trauma and Elective Orthopaedics
• Upper limb specialisms
• Acute Medicine
• Care of the Elderly
• Rehabilitation
• Emergency portals
• Integrated Discharge Team
• Surgery
• Cardiothoracic

Why Join Us?

• Varied rotations to build strong acute clinical skills
• Supportive supervision and CPD opportunities
• Experience across two hospital sites
• Collaborative, patient‑centred therapy service
• Opportunities to support service development and quality improvement

We’re looking for motivated OTs who:

• Are passionate about acute physical health
• Work well in MDTs
• Deliver high‑quality, patient‑focused care
• Are eager to learn and progress

In your personal statement please indicate why you are applying for a rotational post and how you see this opportunity supporting you to develop as a clinician, and that you are aware and able to be posted on various hospital sites as required.

Main duties of the job

• To carry out assessments and treatments using a variety of modalities. This may include physical, cognitive, perceptual, and psychological interventions
• To evaluate and modify treatment plans in line with patient need
• To ensure accurate documentation and recording of all interventions and outcomes
• To hold responsibility for own caseload within defined area of the service, with Senior staff support
• To support patient flow through timely discharge planning and linking with community services

For further information, please contact us to discuss the role or site visits.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Hold responsibility for own caseload within a defined area of the service and eventually work without direct supervision
• Carry a clinical caseload of patients, assess, evaluate, and provide a detailed written treatment plan with patient centred goals working within ward / department areas, home and community settings as identified by Occupational Therapist
• Carry out treatment using a variety of modalities, this may include physical, cognitive, perceptual and psychological intervention, evaluating, modifying and recording all interventions and outcomes
• Work in accordance with RCOT & HCPC rules of professional conduct and within local care pathways, policies and standards
• Professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of his/her own professional activities and to manage clinical risk within own caseload at all times, whilst remaining responsible to Team Leader/Clinical Specialist
• Responsible for own personal development, keeping up to date with Occupational Therapy practice in order to establish and maintain competence and fitness to practice as an Occupational Therapist. To maintain a professional evidence-based portfolio, meeting the requirements of the HCPC
• Review and reflect on own practice and performance and make effective use of professional and operational supervision and annual review, undertaking supervision of others as agreed
• Complying with agreed development programmes to meet knowledge, skills and competency requirements
• Work as an autonomous member of the multidisciplinary team, contributing to team discussions and influencing decisions about patient care programmes and service improvements
• Responsible for the supervision and written assessment of Occupational Therapy students on practice placement within the Trust
• Demonstrate a good understanding and application of national guidelines and legislation relating to health and social care in service provision
• Demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate current research, apply to practice and disseminate findings at a local level
• Widen research and development skills through participation in local audit and research projects

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

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.