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Job summary

Main area
Core Clinical Services
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Rostered weekend shifts as part of contracted hours with frequency of no more than 1 in 4.)
Job ref
339-CCS6139-LGG-A
Employer
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Southmead Hospital
Town
Bristol
Salary
£49,387 - £56,515 per annum, pro rata for part time roles
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
20/11/2026 23:59

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Occupational Therapist

Band 7

North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) have merged as of 1st July 2026 to become Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. This will create an exciting future that brings together the best of both organisations. As a single, strong and sustainable organisation, we will not only be able to deliver better outcomes for our patients and fairer care for our population, but it will also provide greater opportunities for our people.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.

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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced occupational therapist to co-lead our specialist team within acute inpatient neurosciences. The role is based at Southmead Hospital which is the regional centre for Neurosciences serving Bristol and the South West of England. 

The post is offered full time, but options for job share or fewer hours may be possible.

Main duties of the job

You will be sharing the role of team lead, alongside an established Band 7, within the acute inpatient neurosciences pathways. This encompasses neurosurgical and neurological elements with links to occupational therapists working in the hyper acute major trauma rehabilitation team, cancer services and the Rosa Burden Centre, which focuses on neuropsychiatry and functional neurological disorders.

The role will support the neurosciences pathway lead to deliver an occupational therapy service within the specialty. This includes day to day operational management of the team and responsibility for a specialist clinical caseload within inpatient neurology and neurosurgery.

To find out more about working as an Occupational Therapist at NBT - take a look at our video

Working for our organisation

The newly formed Bristol NHS Foundation Trust is a great place to work. Situated in the vibrant city of Bristol, Southmead Hospital is an award-winning building opened in 2014, offering exceptional facilities for patients and staff. We are a large teaching Trust that provides multiple specialties including regional services for neurosciences, major trauma, orthopaedics, renal and surgery (major arterial centre and burns & plastics).    

Senior support will be provided by the Occupational Therapy Pathway Lead for Neurosciences and the Head of Service. There is also plenty of peer support from each of the specialties.

Various professional development opportunities and training courses are available, with quality improvement projects and service development ideas actively encouraged. Additional benefits include award schemes for excellence, staff restaurants, green spaces and an extensive well being programme.  

 

  

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Provide professional and clinical leadership within a specialist Occupational Therapy service, delivering highly specialist assessment, intervention and rehabilitation for adult patients with complex needs.  
 
Work autonomously as an advanced practitioner, managing a complex caseload and providing expert clinical advice to occupational therapy colleagues, multidisciplinary team members and external agencies.  
 
Lead service development and quality improvement initiatives, provide professional supervision, and undertake line management responsibilities, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, evidence
based care aligned with Trust objectives and professional standards. 

Person specification

Education/Training/Qual

Essential criteria
  • Degree in Occupational Therapy (or equivalent)
  • HCPC Registration
  • Student Educator Qualification
Desirable criteria
  • Post Graduate Training/CPD relevant to specialty
  • Basic management/leadership training

Work Experience

Essential criteria
  • Post registration specialty experience
  • Experience within relevant clinical specialty
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of research or audit
  • Experience of staff recruitment, induction or line management

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of OT process within specialty evidenced by CPD record
  • Written communication skills
  • Ability to develop others through training and supervision
Desirable criteria
  • Splinting skills

Personal Qualities

Desirable criteria
  • Membership of RCOT
  • Membership of specialist community of practice

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Owen Morris
Job title
Pathway Lead Occupational Therapist (Neuro)
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

Helen Marshall (Lead Occupational Therapist - Neurosciences)

[email protected]

 

 

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