Senior Occupational Therapist

Job overview

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A SENIOR CLINICAL POST WHICH WILL ALLOW YOU TO DEVELOP LEADERSHIP AND CLINICAL SKILLS?

ARE YOU PASSIONATE ABOUT WORKING ACROSS ACUTE MEDICINE IN A FAST-PACED, DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT.

The Specialist Medicine Therapy Team at Royal Derby Hospital are recruiting to a full time, Band 6 Occupational Therapist post.

The post holder will be joining an established, vibrant and friendly team of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and assistant staff who share an office base and work closely together to provide a consistent and responsive Therapy service to all the Acute Medicine wards.

Main duties of the job

Prior experience as a senior OT is not essential if you have gained relevant skills and experience as a Band 5 and have a passion for Acute Medicine

You will enhance clinical skills and knowledge working with a variety of patients which include, Renal, Endocrinology, Respiratory, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Cardiology, providing advanced Occupational Therapy assessments and treatments and providing specialist advice and support to other professionals throughout the Trust.

Excellent problem solving skills are a must, to ensure strength based, holistic and patient centred quality care.

Experience in managing complex discharges in a fast-paced acute hospital environment is essential, as is the ability to communicate effectively as part of multi-disciplinary and Therapy team.

This will involve working closely with the other senior OT’s and Physiotherapists to ensure optimum service delivery and delay avoidance.

You will have experience in working in Acute Medicine and will be expected to play an active role in the development of the service and the individuals within the service.

You will be required to carry a caseload independently and provide supervision and support to assist more junior OT staff as necessary. You must also be adaptable, calm and be able to effectively delegate work to OT and assistant staff within the team to ensure priorities across the service are covered.

Closing date - 27 July 2025 Interview date - 07 August 2025

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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