# Occupational Therapist

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Trust Headquarters, Woodfield House
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Occupational Therapist
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent: Seven day working
- **Employment type:** Part time, Flexible working, 22.5 hours per week (Seven day working.)
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-17T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-03T09:25:38.864Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/South_Yorkshire/Doncaster/Rotherham_Doncaster_South_Humber_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Senior_Occupational_Therapist/Senior_Occupational_Therapist-v8234240
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8234240?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.rdash.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

To work within the Home First pathway with a view to ensuring that patients remain in their home environment.

To work in the community with patients who have long term conditions and/or palliative care needs.

To assess and treat patients whilst following the Occupational Therapy process.

### Main duties of the job

To develop and deliver specialist Occupational Therapy for people with long term conditions and palliative care needs within the community.

To work within the Doncaster Community Therapy Service to deliver the Home First model to people in the Doncaster area, to prevent hospital admissions and accelerate hospital discharges.

To assess individual patient’s needs, set and implement treatment plans and long term condition management for patients linking with primary, secondary and tertiary care, using a coordinated approach.

To contribute to the development of the Occupational Therapy role within the Occupational Therapy Service by working across boundaries and inter agency working.

As part of a team, initiate research based practice and monitor the quality of the service being provided.

### 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

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**

- To have an understanding of adaptive equipment and minor adaptations
- Ability to give and receive instructions to people with a variety of communication abilities.
- Ability to work in a team
- Good interpersonal skills and empathy
- Effective time management and prioritisation skills

**Desirable**

- Will have completed the L’APPLE course and have taken Occupational Therapy students

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- To have a full understanding of the current NHS issues and initiatives, professional standards, CPD, clinical governance

### Experience

**Essential**

- Demonstrable clinical Occupational Therapy experience including community working

**Desirable**

- Formal supervision of staff

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Registered with the Health Care Professions Council

**Desirable**

- To have completed the L’APPLE course
- Management/Leadership qualification.

## Documents

- [main terms and conditions (pdf, 406.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2515)
- [job description and person specification (pdf, 636.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10585284)
- [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)

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