# Occupational Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/occupational-therapist/892820fe-ce6e-4974-993d-52f06ce76a8c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/occupational-therapist/892820fe-ce6e-4974-993d-52f06ce76a8c.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Great Oaks - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time, Flexible working, 35.25 hours per week (7 day working) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-01T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-18T14:30:50.599Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/South_Yorkshire/Scunthorpe/Rotherham_Doncaster_South_Humber_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Occupational_Therapist/Occupational_Therapist-v8229105 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8229105?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.rdash.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Occupational Therapist is a key member of the multidisciplinary team, providing specialist assessment and therapeutic interventions to older adults experiencing mental health difficulties, dementia, cognitive impairment, or complex emotional and behavioural needs within an inpatient setting. The post holder will promote recovery, independence, wellbeing, and quality of life by assessing patients' functional abilities and supporting engagement in meaningful activities. They will contribute to personalised care planning, risk management, rehabilitation, and discharge planning to ensure patients achieve their maximum level of independence and are discharged safely to the most appropriate environment. ### Main duties of the job - Complete comprehensive occupational therapy assessments, including activities of daily living, cognition, mobility, sensory needs, environmental factors, and functional abilities. - Develop and implement individualised treatment plans based on patient needs and recovery goals. - Deliver evidence-based occupational therapy interventions on both an individual and group basis. - Support patients to maintain or regain skills necessary for everyday living and independent functioning. - Facilitate therapeutic activities that promote social inclusion, physical health, cognitive stimulation, and emotional wellbeing. - Contribute to multidisciplinary assessments, care planning, ward rounds and discharge meetings. - Undertake risk assessments relating to functional ability, daily living tasks, and safe discharge arrangements. - Support discharge planning through home assessments, equipment recommendations, and liaison with community services and social care providers. - Work collaboratively with patients, families, carers, nursing staff, medical staff, psychologists, social workers, and community teams. - Provide advice and education to patients, carers, and colleagues regarding occupational performance and rehabilitation. - Maintain accurate clinical records and contribute to service development, audit, and quality improvement initiatives. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications. ### Applicant requirements 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 ### Other **Essential** - To abide by Royal College of Occupational Therapists Code of Conduct & Trust Policies and Procedures - Access to transport and the ability to travel within the required geographical area ### Skills **Essential** - Good communication skills – written & verbal - Information technology skills - Effective time and workload management - Multi-disciplinary/ multiagency working - Problem solving abilities - Planning and coordination of treatment packages - Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance ### Knowledge **Essential** - Specialist knowledge and application of occupational therapy assessments and interventions relevant to the client group. - Understanding of occupational therapy outcome measures and their use in practice. - Detailed knowledge of mental health legislation, care planning processes and current mental health practice. - Knowledge of recovery-focused, trauma informed and person-centred approaches to care. - Applied knowledge of risk assessment, risk management and safeguarding within inpatient and /or community mental health practice. - Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and safe lone/community working practice - Application of health, safety and risk management policies - Knowledge of clinical governance and its application to practice, audit and service evaluation. - Ability to analyse professional and ethical issues and apply professional standards to clinical decision-making. ### Experience **Essential** - Appropriate demonstrable post registration experience, including experience within mental health services or a relevant clinical area - Experience of assessing occupational needs and delivering individual and group occupational therapy interventions. - Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team and liaising with partner agencies. - Experience of supervising or supporting junior staff, students or support staff. - Documented evidence of continuing professional development. - Appropriate demonstrable post registration experience **Desirable** - Experience of contributing to audit, service evaluation or quality improvement activity. - Experience of a range of mental health settings ### Qualifications **Essential** - Diploma / Degree in Occupational Therapy. - Willingness to undertake post-graduate study relevant to service area - Registration with Health and Care Professions Council - Practice Placement Educator Qualification ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 504.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10538695) - [main terms and conditions (pdf, 406.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2515) - [rdash clinical & organisational strategy - 2023 to 2028 (pdf, 4.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2789) - [use of artificial intelligence (ai) when writing job applications (pdf, 280.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2919) ## 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.