# Senior Occupational Therapist - Rapid Response Team > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-occupational-therapist-rapid-response-team/8e813be4-1d65-49ee-9257-69ca5279e1cb - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-occupational-therapist-rapid-response-team/8e813be4-1d65-49ee-9257-69ca5279e1cb.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - **Location:** Castle Hill Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £38,682 - £46,580 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent: 1:5 weekend rota - regular contribution to late shifts until 8pm and bank holiday rota - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (1:5 weekend rota - regular contribution to late shifts until 8pm and bank holiday rota) - **Closing date:** 2026-11-04T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-21T09:10:34.957Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/East_Yorkshire/Hull/Hull_University_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Occupational_Therapy/Occupational_Therapy-v8376845 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8376845?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.hull.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you passionate about preventing hospital admissions and optimising functional performance for your patients in a fast-paced clinical area? If so, this could be the role for you! The Humber Health Partnership are looking to recruit a Band 6 Senior Occupational Therapist for the Rapid Response team at Hull Royal Infirmary. The post holder will work alongside colleagues to support the assessment of need across a range of clinical conditions with varying degrees of complexity. As a skilled therapist you will have direct input into the assessment and treatment of patients, delivering evidence based interventions to facilitate recovery, prevent deconditioning, promote well being and optimise independent functioning as far as reasonably possible in all areas of life; with a focus on facilitating timely discharges and preventing hospital admissions in the most acute clinical areas in the Trust. ### Main duties of the job We are seeking applicants with at least 12 months UK experience as a qualified Occupational Therapist, who can demonstrate a sound clinical foundation in practice and is ready to make the step up to a Band 6 role. Applicants should be able to adapt quickly to changing work environments and work well within a team. You will be expected to be an active member of the multi-disciplinary team and build networks to enable appropriate partnerships with other agencies involved in patient care to both identify and address immediate and ongoing needs. The post-holder will be expected to contribute to the Ground Floor late shift rota until 8pm- utilising core assessment skills and positive risk taking to facilitate patient movement across the organisation. The post holder will able to assess in an effective and timely manner within a rapid paced environment. Confidence in enabling patients in personalised care, assessment of capacity, cognitive assessments, manual handling, and functional assessments will be enhanced and nurtured within this role Support will be provided to enhance operational management skills and the post holders will be supported to contribute to service planning, development and teaching. As a Senior Therapist, the post holder will aspire to be a role model for their team and pride themselves on delivering high quality care, motivating their team to do the same ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated. We welcome applications from candidates who require Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK, and these will be considered alongside all other applications in line with our commitment to equality and inclusion. Applicants can determine their potential eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by reviewing the Skilled Worker Visa criteria set out by UKVI on the gov.uk website. ### 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 ### Qualifications **Essential** - Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy - HCPC registration **Desirable** - Accredited student educator from UK-based higher education institution ### Skills, Knowledge and Ability **Essential** - Evidence of ability to demonstrate carrying a complex OT caseload in acute clinical settings - Ability to evidence competencies in clinical practice – for example (but not limited to) - moving and handling, wheelchair/ seating assessment, cognitive assessment **Desirable** - Member of relevant RCOT special interest group or equivalent - Working knowledge of local prescribing policy and practices for community equipment services - Driver or has means to transport self in community ### Knowledge, Training and Experience **Essential** - At least 12 months experience working as a qualified OT in the UK - Demonstrable evidence of relevant acute healthcare/NHS clinical experience at band 5/band 6 level in the UK **Desirable** - Evidence of supporting junior staff/students as part of current/recent role - Demonstrable knowledge of NHS patient flow policies and procedures ## Documents - [our promise (pdf, 313.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1964) - [our promise (pdf, 331.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1210) - [remarkable people (pdf, 3.4mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1965) - [additional information (pdf, 308.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1963) - [jd and pd band 6 ot rapid response (pdf, 448.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10705197) ## 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.