# Specialist Occupational Therapist Calderdale CRT > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-occupational-therapist-calderdale-crt/08b3a921-7cc3-432b-8411-9ff5146761b1 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-occupational-therapist-calderdale-crt/08b3a921-7cc3-432b-8411-9ff5146761b1.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Calderdale Royal Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 Dependent on experience - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (up to 37.5 hours per week) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-11T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-07T10:13:52.442Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/West_Yorkshire/Todmorden/Calderdale_Huddersfield_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Specialist_Occupational_Therapist/Specialist_Occupational_Therapist-v8305276 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8305276?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cht.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Calderdale Community Rehabilitation Team provides assessment, treatment and advice to adults with a rehabilitation need and goal, with staff and service users working together to achieve patient-centred goals. The service comprises 3 geographically based teams within the Calderdale area. The service manages patients who may have complex neurological conditions such as Motor Neurone Disease and Stroke, acquired brain injury, long term neuro-degenerative conditions, patients with acute and chronic musculoskeletal problems, fallers, frailty, orthopaedic conditions including post-surgery, and complex multi pathology conditions which may include patients with dementia or learning disabilities. The majority of clinical work takes place within patient’s homes (including care homes). However, we also see patients in clinics or groups when it is more appropriate to do so. At times, the team visits patients in hospital to participate in meetings, or to assist complex discharge planning. ### Main duties of the job Please see job description for full detail of the specialist Band 6 Occupational Therapist role within Calderdale Community rehabilitation Team. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities ### 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 / TRAINING **Essential** - Degree/Diploma/MSc in Occupational Therapy - HCPC Registered - Trained Clinical educator - Committed to undertaking further training to develop practice, including HEI and M level study **Desirable** - Skill-sharing/blurred boundary competencies - Masters level qualifications in specialist area ### KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE **Essential** - Recent experience demonstrating ability to assess, treat and evaluate care at a specialist level in rehabilitation and Long-Term Conditions - Experience developing, supervising, appraising and training others - Proven ability in implementing Clinical Governance - Knowledge of relevant legislation, national guidelines and best-practice for a range of conditions - Comprehensive knowledge of appropriate and available Occupational therapy assessments and approaches, including outcome measures and goal setting. - Experience of diffusing conflict and complaints - Problems solving/decision making skills based on patient/client needs and goals - Ability to case manage patients with long term conditions/multi pathologies - Experience of contributing to service/quality improvement **Desirable** - Experience of community care - Experience of neurological splinting and orthotics - Experience of cognitive therapy ### COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES) **Essential** - Demonstrates positive attitudes and behaviours - Ability to communicate effectively with people with complex difficulties and in difficult situations - Ability to work in a stressful environment and concentrate in conditions requiring emotional demands - Ability to work autonomously, prioritising and organising own work and caseload, including delegation. - Self motivated with ability to work independently and influence others - Excellent Time Management skills, including the ability to work to deadlines - Able to organise and plan the work load and caseload allocation of others ## Documents - [job description appendix a (pdf, 259.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2182) - [specialist occupational therapist crt (docx, 396.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10625096) ## 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.