Job summary
Are you anOccupational Therapistwith HCPCregistration?Areyou a student looking for your first job as a qualified Occupational Therapist ?
Join ourlarge and inspirational Adult Therapies Serviceat Bristol NHS Foundation Trust - City and Weston asa Band 5 Occupational Therapist, where you will develop your careerin-linewiththeRCOTCareerFramework!
Ourteamismade up of 400 colleagues who collaboratively work across City & Weston sites.
You can find out more about the Adult Therapies Service here: Therapies - UHBW Careers
This is an excitingcross-site rotational role where you will gain specialist skills and knowledge to help develop and guide you through your career.
We have full time/ part time and fixed term vacancies available.
Face-to-face interviews will be held in Bristol or Weston.
Main duties of the job
Main duties and responsibilities:
Within this role, you will rotateacrossa variety of specialities and sites across both City & Weston. These rotations include:
- Medicine
- Trauma and Orthopaedics
- Critical Care, Cardiac and Surgery
- OlderPerson Therapyincluding Front Door
- Stroke
- Paediatrics
During your rotation,you'llbe building relationships with new teams and adapting to new environments, all that offeruniquebenefits andincentivessuch as:
- Preceptorship programme
- Supportive, integrated teamworking
- IST/journal clubs/ researchopportunities
- Protected and regular Clinical supervision from a Senior OT /Team Lead OT/ Clinical Specialist OT
- Service development and QI projects
- Cake rotas
Want to hear more about the benefits of working at UHBW? Click here for more staff benefits:https://www.uhbwcareers.nhs.uk/staff-benefits
About us
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.
With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that theSouth Westhas to offer.
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your applicationin order toensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will contribute to the provision of a comprehensive, integrated and efficient therapeutic service for patients referred for Occupational Therapy (OT).
Staff will rotate approximately every six months to different clinical sites and areas across the Trust. Each rotation will have clear learning objectives. On some rotations Band 5 OTs will be required to supervise non-registered staff.
The post holder will be responsible for a separate and designated caseload.
The post holder will take an active part in their own development and will seek help and advice accordingly.
Registered staff will work alongside non-registered staff and may delegate some activities.
The post holder will be supported by a Band 6 / 7 throughout the rotation.
The post holder will be required to work shifts including weekends and to participate in the bank
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Completion of Occupational Therapy Degree
- Current HCPC registration (or due to receive Summer 2026)
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Completion of a variety of pre-registration placements including a hospital-based placement
- Other related experience in a care or rehab setting, either before or after qualifying
- Evidence of team working
Aptitudes
Essential
- Credible & mature attitude, which is recognised & respected by other staff
- Demonstrates a commitment to own professional development.
- Demonstrates trust values - supportive, respectful, innovative, collaborative
- Desire to work for UHBW
Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrates enthusiasm for this post
- Able to initiate discussions with new people & discuss issues with fluency & confidence
Skills
Essential
- Able to explain the OT role to others
- Able to identify own learning needs & recognises limits of own knowledge & seeks help & advice when needed
- Able to communicate effectively with a wide range of people that is consistent with their level of understanding, culture, background & preferred method of communication
- Able to recognise own supervisory needs & responds positively to suggestions for development
- Planning and organisational skills & able to demonstrate they have the skills to delegate tasks to non-registered staff
- Competent IT skills
- Evidence of regular professional reviews and/ or portfolio
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Bristol Royal Infirmary, Adult Therapies
Marlborough Street
Bristol
BS2 3JT
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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