# Rotational Occupational Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/rotational-occupational-therapist/1d307b51-c379-4bb8-b634-b1404ebb5c0d - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/rotational-occupational-therapist/1d307b51-c379-4bb8-b634-b1404ebb5c0d.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust - **Location:** Trust Headquarters, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital; The Princess Royal Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum/pro rata - **Contract type:** 10 months (Fixed term until July 2027) - **Employment type:** Part time, Job share, 33.75 hours per week (7 day working pattern to include weekends, evenings and bank holidays) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-29T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-15T11:40:49.889Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Shropshire/Shrewsbury_Telford/The_Shrewsbury_Telford_Hospital_NHS_Trust/Occupational_Therapy/Occupational_Therapy-v8183884 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8183884?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.sath.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking to recruit a band 5 occupatonal therapist to our rotational scheme on a fixed term contract. Our rotations are based at both The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust sites including the following specialty areas: Stroke (hyper acute and acute rehabilitation), Frailty at the front door (ED and AMU), Cardiology, Endocrinology, Care of the Elderly, Respiratory, Orthopaedics and Surgery including amputees. This post offers the opportunity to join for 2 of our rotations. ### Main duties of the job With 250+ employees working within our Therapy Department, we pride ourselves on enabling all our workforce the opportunity to develop and grow their skills, offering a career, not just a job. When joining our team you will be welcomed to attend our band 5 trust preceptorship programme and in-house training scheme, as well as receive learning specific to each rotational specialty area. Throughout each rotation you will be supported by your named supervisor who will also be a specialist in your rotational clinical area. Your supervisor will enable you to develop skills to work independently as well as alongside other therapy and MDT colleagues. Our organisational vision is 'To provide excellent care for the communities we serve' and as a member of the Therapy services team your contribution to the profession of Occupational Therapy will be integral in enabling patients to receive holistic assessment to enable them to recover and be discharged from the hospital environment. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description. ### 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** - Good written and verbal communication skills - Relevant IT Skills **Desirable** - Participation in audit or service development projects ### Trust Values **Essential** - Demonstrate awareness of trust values and individual experience in meeting these ### Qualification **Essential** - Degree or Pending qualification in Occupational Therapy - HCPC registered or pending HCPC registration **Desirable** - additional CPD activities relevant to the role ### Work experience **Essential** - Broad range of student placements or postgraduate experience **Desirable** - Experience working within the NHS acute environment ## Documents - [job pack (pdf, 641.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10615521) - [ai use in recruitment (pdf, 1.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2345) - [ot career development structure (pdf, 69.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10487592) - [occupational therapy training and development pathway (pdf, 264.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10487593) ## 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.