Job summary
- Main area
- Specialist Occupational Therapist
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- 6 months (Fixed Term or Secondment (ends 9 Mar 2026))
- Hours
- Part time - 18.75 hours per week
- Job ref
- 176-F-7316042-A
- Employer
- North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hinchingbrooke Hospital
- Town
- Huntingdon
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Occupational Therapist
Band 6
Job overview
Do you relish a challenge? Are you proud to be ‘green’? If you are passionate and enjoy thinking outside the box, this job is for you.
As a thriving Acute Medicine team, we are looking for a 18.75 hours per week Senior OT to join our service at Hinchingbrooke Hospital to cover maternity leave for 6 months from August 2025 until end February 2026. With a variety of specialties including Medicine for Older People, Oncology, Renal, Gastroenterology, every day is different.
We are invested in enhancing your specialist clinical knowledge as well as developing your managerial and leadership skills. This is supported by:
· Peer & senior support
· Supervision
· Protected non-clinical time
· CPD opportunities
· Student education
· Appraisals
· Specialty workstreams; MSCC, Parkinson’s disease, falls and frailty, neurology and dementia/delirium
· Cross site and regional professional meetings
For further information, contact Julie Flint, Team Leader on [email protected].
Interviews for this role will be conducted in person to assess relevant skills effectively.
Main duties of the job
To enable OT to provide Therapy Skills within the inpatient service in the Specialist field
To ensure safe, efficient and effective delivery of patient focussed care in line with identified evidence based practice, local and national standards
To work collaboratively within Multidisciplinary and Multi-agency Teams
To participate in delegated projects for service development with the team
To act autonomously in the assessment and treatment of patients within the speciality who may have a complex presentation
To demonstrate a flexible approach to working in support of the whole in patient team
To undertake weekend working as required within service developments
To be available to provide Clinical Supervision
This role entails 90% Clinical Contact and 10% Operational Management as appropriate within team requirements
To guide Band 5 and support staff in the management and delivery of therapeutic care plans
- To support delivery of 7-day working
Working for our organisation
We are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in our workforce and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, with a special focus on welcoming individuals from disabled, Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, as well as those from our local area.
In line with our dedication to employee support, we offer a variety of benefits. For more information, please see the attached staff benefits leaflet.
We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where employees feel valued and empowered to excel in their roles. Join us and become part of a team dedicated to making a positive difference in our community.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the person specification and job description for more details regarding this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC Registered
- Evidence of CPD (portfolio)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Wide variety of clinical experience in core Inpatient rotations including medicine and Stroke
- Acute inpatient Hospital Experience
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate sound knowledge of value of admission avoidance and Home First Principles
- Sound knowledge of the multi-disciplinary team within Acute Medicine & respiratory medicine
- Experience in use of basic IT system for data recording
- Evidence of CPD
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to undertake rapid assessments in a busy and pressured environment
- Excellent managerial and leadership skills
- Advanced communication skills
- Evidence of resilience
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
- Leadership and motivational skills
- High level of clinical reasoning
- Ability to present information in a logical and concise manner
- Standard key board skills & the ability to use IT packages such as Word, Outlook, Power point & Excel
Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Strong belief in CPD and Reflective Practice
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Julie Flint
- Job title
- Emergency & Medicine Therapy Service Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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