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Job summary

Main area
Occupational therapy
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
269-SFT9363
Employer
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Salisbury District Hospital
Town
Salisbury
Salary
£38,682 - £46,580 per annum pro rata for part time
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/12/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Occupational Therapist

Band 6

 


Job overview

The post is to provide specialist occupational therapy assessment and treatment to patients on the acute medical & surgical inpatient wards. The case load is across the acute medical, surgical, respiratory & cardiac wards including the Intensive Care Unit.

The post holder is responsible for allocating work to and for supervising the work of others.

Main duties of the job

Responsibility for providing the specialised assessment and treatment of acute medical conditions including patients with COPD, neurological disorders, cardiology related conditions, Parkinson’s Disease, age related conditions, falls, End of Life, complex social circumstances and surgical patients such as post abdominal surgeries.

Responsible for the evaluation of treatment and quality of care to patients in your own case load and of patients you have delegated to others e.g. junior staff, students.

 Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Working for our organisation

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service.  We think working here is pretty rewarding.  You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme. 

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything.  With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible.  Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk 

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • HCPC registration
  • Degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Experience providing Occupational Therapy in the Acute inpatient setting

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of supervision and delegation
  • Evidence of service development
  • Evidence of problem solving and decision making

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyDisability confident leaderImproving working livesCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingWe Work FlexiblyPeople PromiseNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Donna Gurd
Job title
Team Leader/Head Occupational Therapist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01722 336262
Additional information

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