# Occupational Therapist

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Brighton General Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Occupational Therapist
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent: part time
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Job share, per annum pro rata
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-10T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-02T10:22:23.516Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/East_Sussex/Worthing/Sussex_Community_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Occupational_Therapy/Occupational_Therapy-v8267646
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8267646?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The postholder will work as a band 6 Occupational Therapist managing a caseload of patients with a variety of conditions and provide occupational therapy assessment to patients in their own home. They will formulate and deliver a specialised treatment programme based on a sound knowledge of evidence-based practice and treatment options using clinical assessment and reasoning skills. The post holder will treat all patients with respect and courtesy, maintaining dignity and respecting individual needs and differences, both physical and cultural. They will be involved in the support and supervision of staff across bands 3-5 . They will act as a clinical educator for undergraduate students within own professional area, whilst also receiving and delivering internal training to maintain their own professional development. They will assist the team with service development initiatives, including implementation of competency frameworks.

### Main duties of the job

To provide comprehensive manual handling assessment and provision of equipment to patients in their own home. Please see the attached job description for further details.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Community visits to patients in their own home and working as part of a multi- disciplinary team. Please see the attached job description for further details.

### 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

### relevant training

**Essential**

- evidence of recent relevant training

**Desirable**

- evidence of recent training

### relevant experience

**Essential**

- minimum 1.5 years relevant experience in community rehabilitation setting

**Desirable**

- minimum of 1.5 years experience of working as occupational therapist in health / social care setting

### supervising other staff and students

**Essential**

- experience of supervising other staff

**Desirable**

- supervising students

## Documents

- [jd ps (pdf, 384.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10582333)
- [staff benefits brochure (pdf, 484.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2262)
- [easy read application form (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2435)
- [about sussex community nhs foundation trust (pdf, 632.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2743)
- [guide to completing an online job application (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3072)
- [applicants guide to the use of generative ai in applications (pdf, 218.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2971)

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