# Senior Acute Occupational Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-acute-occupational-therapist/86d33b2b-0f94-4098-a637-ce6a38c7ca94 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-acute-occupational-therapist/86d33b2b-0f94-4098-a637-ce6a38c7ca94.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Camberley - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £41,957 - £50,387 per annum incl HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekend working - approximately 1 shift month) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-14T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-29T12:01:11.600Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Surrey/Slough/Frimley_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Senior_Occupational_Therapist_Acute_Band/Senior_Occupational_Therapist_Acute_Band-v8045548 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8045548?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.fhft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you - passionate about top class patient care with a belief that every day matters? - looking for new learning opportunities to expand your competencies & skills? - ready for a new challenge? - driven to change the narrative of OT within the Trust and our wider communities to promote and develop a strong workforce now for future generations? - Committed to making the NHS have a brighter future? Do you want - to learn in a fast-paced hospital and community setting? - to work with a diverse team with wide knowledge and experience? - to develop your knowledge and skill with support from peers, specialists, clinical educators, experienced Occupational Therapy leaders? - to develop strong leadership skills to assist with service and people development? - a workplace that has energy and a drive to proactively respond and think outside the box for the best service now and into the future? We can offer: - an acute rotation providing you with diverse experiences including Medicine (Care of the Elderly, Respiratory and Cardiology), Orthopaedics, Surgery, A&E, Stroke, hands and palliative care (correct at time of advertisement), - excellent learning opportunities with a high level of support and supervision and appraisal from senior colleagues, - peer support from a large group of colleagues on the rotation, - a multi-professional preceptorship programme. To find about more about the additional things we can offer get in touch. ### Main duties of the job - To provide excellent, high-quality person-centred clinical care that advocates for patients; strive to provide a service fit for today and the future; develop personal leadership to support clinical growth. - Every rotation (12 months) brings duties specific for that speciality and team. - Our teams across all sites have a friendly, supportive atmosphere and a real team ethic. We know how to look after our staff - making sure they achieve the ideal work-life balance. - As a Trust we offer a multi-professional preceptorship programme. In addition, we offer excellent training opportunities supported by an AHP practice development lead and clinical flow lead. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities If you are inspired to learn more about this opportunity and our team, we encourage you to review the attached job description, which outlines the key responsibilities and expectations of this role. We also welcome enquiries about potential opportunities for static positions in medicine, should that be of interest. ## Job Details Are you passionate about top class patient care with a belief that every day matters? looking for new learning opportunities to expand your competencies & skills? ready for a new challenge? driven to change the narrative of OT within the Trust and our wider communities to promote and develop a strong workforce now for future generations? Committed to making the NHS have a brighter future? Do you want to learn in a fast-paced hospital and community setting? to work with a diverse team with wide knowledge and experience? to develop your knowledge and skill with support from peers, specialists, clinical educators, experienced Occupational Therapy leaders? to develop strong leadership skills to assist with service and people development? a workplace that has energy and a drive to proactively respond and think outside the box for the best service now and into the future? We can offer: an acute rotation providing you with diverse experiences including Medicine (Care of the Elderly, Respiratory and Cardiology), Orthopaedics, Surgery, A&E, Stroke, hands and palliative care (correct at time of advertisement), excellent learning opportunities with a high level of support and supervision and appraisal from senior colleagues, peer support from a large group of colleagues on the rotation, a multi-professional preceptorship programme. To find about more about the additional things we can offer get in touch. ## Job Description To provide excellent, high-quality person-centred clinical care that advocates for patients; strive to provide a service fit for today and the future; develop personal leadership to support clinical growth. Every rotation (12 months) brings duties specific for that speciality and team. Our teams across all sites have a friendly, supportive atmosphere and a real team ethic. We know how to look after our staff - making sure they achieve the ideal work-life balance. As a Trust we offer a multi-professional preceptorship programme. In addition, we offer excellent training opportunities supported by an AHP practice development lead and clinical flow lead. ## Responsibilities If you are inspired to learn more about this opportunity and our team, we encourage you to review the attached job description, which outlines the key responsibilities and expectations of this role. We also welcome enquiries about potential opportunities for static positions in medicine, should that be of interest. ## Person Specification ### Skill **Essential** - Ability to work single-handedly with individuals and groups - Ability to manage own workload and determine priorities - Able to work under pressure - Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance - Good understanding of how the OT role relates within the acute NHS setting - Knowledge of evidence based practice **Desirable** - Training and facilitation skills - Use of an electronic patient record ### Experience **Essential** - Evidence of sound discharge planning in the acute sector. - Experience as an OT some of which must be in the acute. NHS physical sector. - Documented evidence of CPD. **Desirable** - Experience of research and audit - Advice and informal supervision to support staff and students ### Qualification **Essential** - Degree or Diploma in OT - HCPC registration **Desirable** - Fieldwork educators course - Evidence of post graduate CPD ## Documents - [trust values (pdf, 577.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=736) - [guidance for applicants (pdf, 262.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1513) - [senior occupational therapist (pdf, 216.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10334307) ## 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.