# Occupational Therapist

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- **Town:** St Leonards On Sea
- **Region:** South East
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Occupational Therapist
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 6 months (May include some weekend working)
- **Employment type:** Part time - 23.5 hours per week (May include some weekend working)
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-11T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-28T10:40:36.139Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/East_Sussex/BexhillonSea/East_Sussex_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/CHIC/CHIC-v8146370
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8146370?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.esht.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

This is a Fixed Term/Secondment opportunity to work as part of a friendly inter-professional team in the Hastings & Rother area. Independently managing a caseload, which will include routine and complex cases who require rehabilitation in the community setting.  To supervise Band 5; Band 4 and Band 3 staff. To participate in the education of other professionals or other disciplines.

### Main duties of the job

### To provide a holistic assessment to clients with diverse or complex presentations, working within the community as part of an inter-professional team. To provide specific occupational therapy intervention as required. To key work individual cases as appropriate.

### To provide occupational therapy advice to other colleagues within the team. To participate as a member of the team. To manage a clinical caseload. To support service improvement and delivery within the team. To participate in health promotion and education of staff, clients and families.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- Ability to verbalise the clinical reasoning process in the management of routine cases.
- Motivated to work flexibly within an inter-professional framework.
- Evidence of ability to use own initiative within boundaries of role.

### Experience

**Essential**

- 2 years rotational Band 5 experience.
- Experience of training/supervision.
- Experience of multi-professional working.

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- BSc / MSc in Occupational therapy.
- Current registration with HCPC.
- Postgraduate qualification or evidence of relevant post-qualification professional development

## Documents

- [jhf (pdf, 872.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10445568)
- [job description (pdf, 216.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10445569)
- [guidance for applicants - afc (pdf, 152.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=672)

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