# Senior Rotational Occupational Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-rotational-occupational-therapist/b3efb205-8d37-4d71-8796-07576ba27be5 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-rotational-occupational-therapist/b3efb205-8d37-4d71-8796-07576ba27be5.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Cambridge - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** 8 months (Fixed Term / Secondment - The end date is 2nd April 2027) - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (Full Time or Part Time / Flexible working hours may be considered) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-14T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-10T08:31:12.332Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cambridgeshire/Cambridge/Cambridge_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Division_Occupational_Therapy/Division_Occupational_Therapy-v8135909 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8135909?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cuh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview A sought after opportunity has arisen for a Senior Therapist to join the Occupational Therapy Department at Addenbrooke's Hospital on a fixed term or secondment. We are looking for an innovative team player to join the rotational programme which covers a wide variety of clinical areas - Oncology, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Older Person's Care, Medical, Neurosciences, Stroke and Rehab, Major Trauma, Rheumatology and Pain, Hand Therapy and Critical Care. You will be an experienced Occupational Therapist with good communication and clinical skills and an interest in developing service improvement projects. ### Main duties of the job You will be required to effectively and creatively carry a full case load without direct supervision whilst developing supervisory and project / service delivery skills. You will have responsibilities for student and junior staff education as well as opportunities to support the Team Lead in delivering the service. Working collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team, Division and Occupational Therapy department you will have many opportunities to develop and increase both knowledge and skills. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities. Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have: -    applied for a Graduate visa -    or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment -    or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can apply for this post as a secondment or fixed term contract. For secondments you must have the approval of your line manager before applying. If you are an internal applicant currently on a fixed term contract you are able to apply for this as a fixed term position. This vacancy will close at midnight on 14th July 2026. Interview date to be confirmed. Benefits to you At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff. On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH. CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times. Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered. We welcome applications from the Armed Forces. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Effective communication skills - Close team working in a variety of settings - Good interpersonal skills - I.T. skills including email - Effective prioritisation and management of workload pressures - Able to manage caseload independently - Moving and handling of patients **Desirable** - Ability to deputise for Occupational Therapy Team Leader ### Knowledge **Essential** - To be competent in all stages of the OT process - Working knowledge of a range of clinical conditions - Positively promotes Occupational Therapy **Desirable** - Participation in project work / working in groups - Knowledge of government documents and legislation relating to healthcare, social care, housing and education - Reflective Practitioner ### Experience **Essential** - Experience in this specialist field of practice - Teaching experience - Varied clinical experience - Experience of working in either NHS or social care - Evidence of student supervision **Desirable** - Experience of supervision of Occupational Therapy Assistants and students - Experience of giving presentations - Experience of working in an acute care hospital - Experience of audit / EBP / research process ### Qualifications **Essential** - Occupational Therapist registered with Health and Care Professions Council. - Degree of Diploma of Occupational Therapy. - Evidence of Continued Professional Development. - Willing to undertake fieldwork educators training. **Desirable** - Member of Royal College of Occupational Therapists. - Member of Specialist Section / Special Interest Group. - Fieldwork educators certificate. ### Additional Requirements **Essential** - The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent. ## Documents - [applicant information pack (doc, 229.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10433949) - [information for applicants - completing your application (pdf, 394.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10433950) ## 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.