Job summary
- Main area
- ICP
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekend working as required on a rota basis)
- Job ref
- 210-2025-624
- Employer
- Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Countess of Chester Hospital
- Town
- Chester
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Advanced Occupational Therapist
Band 7
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, staff pride themselves on not only leading through clinical excellence, but also by creating an environment where all staff are valued and appreciated. To achieve this, the Trust has embarked on an exciting new strategy focused on continuous improvement.
Our vision is to improve the lives of our community and provide excellence in healthcare, through partnership and innovation
Our High Performance Culture will support everyone to be the best version of themselves by being true to our Trust vision, values and behaviours.
We welcome applications from colleagues from our local and neighbouring communities of all backgrounds and identities, who are currently under-represented within our region such as Black, Asian, Minority ethnic and those with disabilities.
As a region we are reviewing the way we work, and exploring how new working practices that support flexible working can create a positive work-life balance. As part of our recruitment process we will explore how our inclusive employment policies, flexible working, staff engagement forums, Trust facilities and services can be of mutual benefit.
Job overview
Working Full time : 37.5 hours per week
Advanced Occupational Therapist – Orthopaedics.
Are you looking for a new challenge? We have an opportunity for a dynamic, forward thinking and innovative Occupational Therapist to join the Trauma and Orthopaedic Therapy Team at the Countess of Chester Hospital. The team consists of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Therapy Assistants.
The post holder will have opportunity to work across trauma, elective and day case surgery. You will be expected to be the driving force behind the OT service and will be responsible for overseeing the supervision and development of the OT’s and therapy assistants within the team.
Main duties of the job
The role involves providing assessment, treatment and discharge planning to a wide variety of Orthopaedic inpatients, including contributing to the ongoing development of the service provision on the hip fracture unit. Initially the post holder will play a significant role in contributing to the progression of pathways and patient information across the trauma side of the service, and lead on a project to review the current pre-assessment provision for Elective patients.
This post would suit an experienced band 6 looking to specialise in the field of orthopaedics and who is ready to embrace the challenge of a band 7 role.
The post holder will be expected to be an active member of the Orthopaedic weekend rota. Part time hours would be considered.
Working for our organisation
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
- he Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
- Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
- Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 5916 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000. This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC Registration
Desirable criteria
- Membership of professional body and specialist interest group
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum 4 years post qualification with at least 2 years at a specialist level
- Evidence of commitment to Continuing Professional Development and reflective practice
- Ability to organise and respond to complex information, and work under pressure
- Advanced knowledge of current best practice in specialist Occupational Therapy area e.g. Critical Care
- Knowledge of professional ethics and their application in practice
Skills
Essential criteria
- Advanced group working and team working skills
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and non verbal)
- Evidence of recent audit and/or research skills
- Computer literacy and ability to prepare appropriate professional reports and articles
- Developed analytical and problem solving skills
- Advanced supervisory skills and ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance and that of others
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
- Hannah Hughes
- Job title
- Orthopaedic Therapy Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01244 366918
- Additional information
Gemma Walton, Therapies Team Coordinator
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 01244 36 2531
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