Rotational Occupational Therapist

Job Title: Occupational Therapist - Band 6 (Main area Rotational)
Contract: 9 months fixed term or secondment
Location: Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton
Salary: £38,682 - £46,580 per annum pro rata
Hours: 37.5 per week (Full time)

Job overview

An exciting opportunity for a 9 month fixed term contract or secondment for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our team at the Royal Sussex County Hospital based in Brighton. The ideal candidate will have a passion for Occupational Therapy, excellent communication skills and enthusiasm with the ability to work autonomously and as part of the wider MDT.

Main duties of the job

• Provide specialist occupational therapy interventions using evidence based, flexible and patient centred approach, working within a Multi Disciplinary Team to meet the health and social care needs of people referred to our services.
• Perform a specialist OT role for patients with complex health and social care needs.
• Provide supervision and leadership for junior members of OT staff in conjunction with the team leader.
• Participate in the planning, development and evaluation of OT services within a designated specialist team.
• Provide supervision and training for students on practice placement.

What we offer

• Supportive working environment with regular supervision and CPD opportunities.
• A good profile within a well integrated hospital and community services.
• Band 6 peer support.
• Opportunity to contribute to service development.
• Development of highly specialist skills within various specialities.

Working for our organisation

UHSussex values diversity, inclusion and compassion. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust. We provide support to staff through wellbeing programmes and flexible working options to support work life balance.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This role is eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration Skilled Worker route. Sponsorship can be provided where applicants meet the required skill and salary thresholds.

Attached you will find the job description and person specification which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you view this document when completing your application as these criteria are used for short listing.

Person specification Experience/Qualifications

• Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Clinical experience in areas relating to speciality/post or able to demonstrate acceptable equivalent
• Proven experience as an Occupational Therapist
• Experience of teaching in a clinical setting

Skills

• Knowledge of the OT role, relevant standardised OT assessments and interventions in conditions relating to various acute specialities.
• Ability to establish and maintain communication on complex, potentially stressful topics in a range of situations, with individuals or groups
• Ability to analyse complex assessment outcomes, identify problems and offer solutions
• Ability to organise and respond effectively to complex information
• Assessment for and prescription of environmental adaptations and equipment provision; including skills in home visit assessment and function/task analysis
• Presentation and training skills

People Management and Development

• Experience of multidisciplinary working and partnership working with other agencies
• Supervision and mentoring skills
• Audit and research skills

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues

Important information for applicants

We value the individuality and authenticity that each candidate brings to the application process. While AI tools are increasingly accessible, we strongly discourage their use in completing your application. Your responses should reflect your own voice, experiences, and motivations-elements that are essential to a fair and accurate evaluation. Applications that rely heavily on AI generated content may misrepresent your abilities and could result in your application being rejected. We encourage you to present your genuine self, as this helps us better understand your potential and ensures a transparent selection process.

Closing adverts early

In the event of exceptional interest, we may close adverts earlier than specified.

Flexible Working

If you would like to explore potential options regarding flexible working please speak with the appropriate recruiting/line manager.

DBS Checks

As part of our commitment to a safe working environment, we undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check on all new employees where the role is eligible for a criminal record check. We make offers in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975.

Skilled Worker Visa

Applications for Skilled Worker sponsorship are welcome for the roles that meet the Visa and Immigrations eligibility criteria. For further information please visit the gov.uk website searching for Skilled Worker. It is your responsibility as the applicant to ensure that you meet this criteria.

Further Information

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Contact

Name: Liz Tungate
Job title: Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist
Email:
Telephone: ext 63483

UHSussex reserves the right to close the role early if we receive a high volume of applications.