Senior Occupational Therapist - Orthopaedics

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Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Doncaster is seeking a Senior Occupational Therapist to enhance their orthopaedic team. In this role, you'll conduct assessments, manage therapy cases, and contribute to patient care improvements. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Occupational Therapy, HCPC registration, and relevant experience, particularly in acute settings. This position offers competitive salary, extensive support, and flexible working arrangements to meet both patient and employee needs.

Benefits

Extensive learning opportunities

Generous holiday entitlement

NHS Pension Scheme

Comprehensive health and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Minimum 18 months postgraduate experience in occupational therapy.
• Experience in acute inpatients and discharge planning.
• Experience supervising and appraising junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments and treatment of patients.
• Support the Occupational Therapy team with management.
• Contribute to the development of the therapy services.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication skills

IT skills

Ability to prioritize

Education

Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy

Registered healthcare professional (HCPC)

Job description

Employer Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Doncaster royal infirmary Town Doncaster Salary £38,682 - £46,580 Pro Rata Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 26/12/2025 23:59

Senior Occupational Therapist - Orthopaedics

Band 6

Job overview

This is an excellent opportunity for an Occupational Therapist to join our well established inpatient orthopaedic therapy team at DRI. This post will enable the team to continue to develop and provide an integrated therapy service at DRI.

The Team plays a vital role in providing quality of care for our patients whilst delivering the Trust goals of reducing length of stay, maintaining patient flow and facilitating safe and effective discharge across the orthopaedic inpatient services.

The ability to work flexibly across sites and over 7 days is essential.

The successful candidate will hold the appropriate occupational therapy qualifications, have HCPC registration, appropriate experience of working within the speciality of acute medicine and be able to meet the requirements of the post outlined in the Job Description and Person Specification.

Main duties of the job

• To undertake occupational therapy assessment and treatment of patients within speciality area.
• To provide day to day management and support for the OccupationTherapy team within specialist area.
• To represent Occupational Therapy and contribute to the development of the wider Occupational Therapy service throughout the Trust.

Working for our organisation

DBTH is one of Yorkshire’s Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.

At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:

• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read this document carefully.

Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.

Certificate of sponsorship

Applications from individuals who require a Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applicants. For further information and to check your eligibility for this post please following the link UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK . Please note that from April 9th 2025, band 2 & 3 entry roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.

Person specification

Qualifications & Training

• Degree/Diploma Occupational therapy or equivalent qualification
• Registered healthcare professional (HCPC)
• Portfolio evidence of learning and reflective practice
• RCOT Membership
• L’APPLE accreditation
• Leadership training

Knowledge & Experience

• Minimum of 18 months post graduate experience
• Minimum of 6 months working in acute inpatients and experience of discharge planning and facilitation
• Experience of working in multi-disciplinary/multi agency teams
• Experience of supervision/appraisal of junior and support staff
• Experience of professional ‘cross boundary’ working

Personal attributes and skills

• Demonstrates clear commitment to the team approach, exchanging ideas and providing support to colleagues
• Seeks to develop an understanding of different groups and individuals and ensures equitable and appropriate treatment for all
• Demonstrate a range of communication skills, verbal and written
• Ability to present information in a clear accurate and logical manner
• A range of IT skills are essential for the role
• Ability to prioritise manage own and others caseload
• Understanding of Clinical Governance issues and the implications for services

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• We reserve the right to close down this advert early should there be a high number of applicants.
• The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community.
• All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken. The Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event that they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Please note that this check will be charged for in two instalments when you commence employment with Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.