# Rotational Occupational Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/rotational-occupational-therapist/01fdee1d-7ab3-42a9-9d96-7ce07dd6648d - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/rotational-occupational-therapist/01fdee1d-7ab3-42a9-9d96-7ce07dd6648d.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Southfield House, 3rd Floor - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 Per annum / Pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent: full time - **Employment type:** Full time, Job share, 37.5 hours per week (Work pattern is dependent on rotation) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-31T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-20T09:10:48.377Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/East_Sussex/Worthing/Sussex_Community_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Rotational_Occupational_Therapist/Rotational_Occupational_Therapist-v8242839 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8242839?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We look forward to welcoming you as a newly qualified or currently practising OT. Do you want to be part of a supportive, friendly and dynamic team dedicated to providing executional care in the Chichester/Bognor/Worthing area. You will gain a balance of physical health community and hospital-based working in settings working with specialists where you will gain experience and receive full support. You will have the opportunity to enjoy an in-depth learning experience working with caseloads of patients within an MDT. We encourage development of core OT skills within a supportive environment. We are committed to your growth with a strong focus on teaching and development including regular in-service training, protected CPD time and a Band 6 led band 5 peer support group. Please note we are actively looking for those qualified or nearly registered. Thank you. ### Main duties of the job Staff are encouraged to develop their full potential as we understand the transition from student to practitioner can be challenging and we are dedicated to developing your full potential. We believe in a healthy work-life balance and offer flexibility to accommodate your personal and professional needs. We work collaboratively to create a nurturing and inclusive environment where both patients and staff can thrive. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities We recognise that band 5's bring innovation and dynamism to our clinical teams and are keen to work with you. In this role you will be involved in: - Delivering of high quality, individualised, evidenced-based care to all patients. - Learning, developing, and adapting to change evidenced in CPD. - Operating in a team and contributing to team decisions - Managing own caseload and prioritising - Teaching of patients, carers and peers The rotation is developing and will include mental health opportunities at a later date Join a team where collaboration and mutual support are at the forefront. ### 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 assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for individuals - Promotes choice and independence in undertaking patient care - Good communication and negotiation skills - Good numeracy, literacy and IT skills - Knowledge of Professional code of conduct - Ability to demonstrate knowledge / understanding of boundaries of role - Demonstrates a commitment to learning and development with documented evidence of CPD - Ability to travel for work purposes **Desirable** - Ability to plan and prioritise a caseload efficiently - Knowledge of clinical governance, clinical audit, risk management and clinical supervision - Identifies difficulties as challenges and works with others to identify solutions ### Education **Essential** - Professional qualification such as a degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy - Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist **Desirable** - Up to date CPD ### Experience **Essential** - Relevant postgraduate or undergraduate experience in the clinical field **Desirable** - Experience within specialism underpinned by theory and specific therapeutic knowledge - Experience of using assessment tools relevant to client group ## Documents - [rotational ot jd and ps (pdf, 272.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10554005) - [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) - [supplementary information (pdf, 24.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10554007) - [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) - [b5 occupational therapy handbook - west rotation (pdf, 1.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10554006) - [applicants guide to the use of generative ai in applications (pdf, 218.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2971) ## 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.