# Occupational Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/occupational-therapist/ad0fd996-2ed3-45c1-868b-41fc55d537ee - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/occupational-therapist/ad0fd996-2ed3-45c1-868b-41fc55d537ee.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** St Lawrence Road Surgery - **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 - 30 hours per week (Various hours available. The wider service covers 08.00-18.30, 7 days a week. Weekends and bank holidays are on a rota basis which could include a late shift.) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-23T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-09T10:51:31.124Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Derbyshire/Buxton/Derbyshire_Community_Health_Services_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Band_Occupational_Therapist/Band_Occupational_Therapist-v8355747 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8355747?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.dchs.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you a looking for an opportunity to develop your clinical and professional skills as an Occupational Therapist as part of a well-established MDT providing a range of rehabilitation services? If so, look no further, come and join us in the High Peak Integrated Community Team! We have exciting, substantive opportunities for a highly motivated Occupational Therapist with a patient-centred approach and a passion for rehabilitation to work within the Community Therapy, Bedded Care Therapy and Rapid Response services with an opportunity to be involved in therapy triage. ### Main duties of the job Our integrated, multi-disciplinary team provides community assessments and goal focused rehabilitation to support patients in our Pathway 2 bedded care facilities, patient's own homes and care homes. You will have the opportunity to develop your skills of specialist therapy assessment and treatment in a community setting, alongside developing additional generic skills to provide a comprehensive assessment to a variety of complex patients. As part of the role there will be a need for travel across the High Peak and the surrounding area, therefore access to a vehicle is essential. As a clinical employee it will be your responsibility to ensure that your behaviour and values reflect those set out in the DCHS Way. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click ON APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site, you will need to register if you do not already have an account ### 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 ### Skills **Essential** - Ability to be an autonomous practitioner - Commitment to the clinical development of others - IT skills - Able to work across daytime shifts and work weekends and bank holidays ### Experience **Essential** - Case management experience - Good understanding of the NHS and relevant national standards - Community and bedded care experience working with adults and older people **Desirable** - Experience of working in rapids with triage interest ### Educations/Qualifications **Essential** - HCPC registration - Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy - Varied Band 5 clinical experience that must include a physical setting - Evidence of CPD **Desirable** - Band 6 experience in a relevant clinical field ## Documents - [t+c (pdf, 183.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10681688) - [application guidance (pdf, 248.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2565) - [band 6 occupational therapist (pdf, 265.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10681687) ## 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.