# Senior Occupational Therapist Trauma Orthopaedics > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-occupational-therapist-trauma-orthopaedics/06f2e8a0-e563-4643-8a4c-67a3cfb558e6 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-occupational-therapist-trauma-orthopaedics/06f2e8a0-e563-4643-8a4c-67a3cfb558e6.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Poole - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekend working) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-21T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-07T00:01:43.765Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Dorset/Poole/University_Hospitals_Dorset_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Occupational_Therapist/Occupational_Therapist-v8054480 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8054480?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhd.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for you to join our Trauma and Orthopaedic Therapy Team as a Senior Occupational Therapist. This post is based at the Poole site, which is the main Orthopaedic Trauma site for University Hospitals Dorset. This is a fast-paced and dynamic working environment and you will be based within a well-established collaborative, Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy service, with a Band 7 Clinical Specialist OT to support you. You will receive regular supervision and training and have responsibility for the supervision of others and contribute to the team training programme. This post will also provide you with opportunities to develop managerial skills and contribute to and lead on service development within the team and wider services. This role required HCPC Registration Base - Poole Hospital Interview Date - 29th June 2026 ### Main duties of the job You will have the opportunity to develop specialised skills including high-level assessments; moving and handling; cognitive assessments and interventions; capacity assessments; admission avoidance, and complex discharge planning. You will have responsibility for a caseload of patients with wide ranging injuries and complexity.  Alongside your own caseload you will support other less experienced team members with their caseload. University Hospital Dorset works in partnership with health and community providers within the county to enable the Discharge to Assess and Home First principles. This role will provide you with the opportunity to support patients within the acute hospital and within their own homes to ensure they receive the right service in the best place for them. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert. ## Job Details An exciting opportunity has arisen for you to join our Trauma and Orthopaedic Therapy Team as a Senior Occupational Therapist. This post is based at the Poole site, which is the main Orthopaedic Trauma site for University Hospitals Dorset. This is a fast-paced and dynamic working environment and you will be based within a well-established collaborative, Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy service, with a Band 7 Clinical Specialist OT to support you. You will receive regular supervision and training and have responsibility for the supervision of others and contribute to the team training programme. This post will also provide you with opportunities to develop managerial skills and contribute to and lead on service development within the team and wider services. This role required HCPC Registration Base - Poole Hospital Interview Date - 29th June 2026 ## Job Description You will have the opportunity to develop specialised skills including high-level assessments; moving and handling; cognitive assessments and interventions; capacity assessments; admission avoidance, and complex discharge planning. You will have responsibility for a caseload of patients with wide ranging injuries and complexity. Alongside your own caseload you will support other less experienced team members with their caseload. University Hospital Dorset works in partnership with health and community providers within the county to enable the Discharge to Assess and Home First principles. This role will provide you with the opportunity to support patients within the acute hospital and within their own homes to ensure they receive the right service in the best place for them. ## Responsibilities To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Comprehensive knowledge of the occupational therapy assessment & treatment of a range of clinical conditions. - Awareness of the occupational therapist’s role in the Discharge to Assess/Home First model of care ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of a range of rotations including medicine, orthopaedic, older people & rehabilitation, providing examples/case studies. - Experience of discharge planning, providing examples/case studies - experience as a Band 5 in the NHS. **Desirable** - Involvement in audit, research & understanding of quality issues. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio - HCPC registration **Desirable** - Member of RCOT - Involvement in RCOT Special Interest Group - Completion of in-house: Leadership & motivation Managing performance Time management Appraisals skills ### Personal attributes **Essential** - Able to work as a team member - Flexible - Empathic - Reliable - Problem-solving - Act professionally and responsibly at all times ### Language requirement **Essential** - Able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role ### Technical Skills Competencies **Essential** - Contribution to the clinical education of less experienced staff, students or assistants. - Up- to-date with professional practice and new research - Able to present information, written and verbal, in a clear & logical manner. - Ability to organise, prioritise & delegate - Understanding of clinical governance & its implications - Able to carry out moderate to intense physical effort - Able to cope in a stressful environment and with emotional or aggressive patients & carers - Able to work well across teams to meet patient and service priorities **Desirable** - Supervision & appraisals of juniors, assistants or students - IT skills - Presentation skills - Able to demonstrate leadership skills in the operational management of staff ### Other requirements specific to the role **Essential** - Possession of a clean UK driving licence and access to a car for work purposes. ## Documents - [dbs - faqs (pdf, 102.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2417) - [senior occupational therapist band 6 trauma ortho (pdf, 336.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10344221) - [senior occupational therapist band 6 trauma ortho ps (pdf, 296.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10344222) ## 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.