Occupational Therapist

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Occupational Therapist

The closing date is 16 October 2026

We are excited to advertise a Band 5 to Band 6 Development Occupational Therapist role within the Acute OT Team at Great Western Hospital.

The successful post holder will join a team of Occupational Therapists, Apprentices and Therapy Assistants working across Medical, Surgical and Respiratory wards, supporting patients, families and carers with discharge planning and facilitating safe transitions home from hospital.

We are a supportive, welcoming and passionate team who work collaboratively to achieve the best outcomes for our patients, while supporting one another's development and wellbeing. We place great value on ensuring new team members feel confident and well supported, and therefore offer a comprehensive induction programme, regular in-service training, and opportunities for continued professional development.

You can also expect regular support through clinical and managerial supervision, daily caseload discussions, and monthly team meetings.

This is a development post offering the opportunity to progress from Band 5 to Band 6. With the support and development opportunities available, we would expect the successful candidate to achieve the required competencies and objectives within approximately 12 months, enabling progression to a substantive Band 6 position

Main duties of the job

Support the clinical delivery of Occupational Therapy on the Acute Wards by:

Prioritising patients who require OT to support weekends discharges.
Provide interventions inc. Assessing and providing equipment to enable and support on discharge.
Providing Risk Assessments for care agencies for new equipment.
Signposting and referring patients on to services to support follow up on discharge.
Liaising with the MDT to support problem solving blocks to weekend discharges for example working with transport teams and our discharge support teams.
Providing guidance and training to patients and their families and carers to promote independence to manage at home, following acute illness.

About us

We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.

We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.

Job responsibilities

To assist with the modernisation of the therapy services to provide high quality care and timely intervention.
To hold responsibility for own case load and be responsible for all patients on their wards. Supervision will take the form of regular formal training, clinical reasoning sessions and one to one sessions with a supervisor.
The staff member will be required to work their contracted hours over 7 days a week.
To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.

Please see attached job description for full details.

Qualifications Band 6

Registered with Health and Care Professions Council
Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
Evidence of postgraduate learning relevant to clinical area
Evidence of continuing Professional Development
Registered field work educator
Evidence of basic management training
Member of special interest group
NVQ Assessor
Member of professional body

Qualifications Band 5

Diploma /Degree: Occupational Therapy
Registered with Health Profession council
Member of professional body / special interest groups

Experience Band 5

Application of OT process
Use of functional assessment and activity analysis
Broad clinical experience.(placement level or post graduate)
Use of basic outcome measures
Evidence of Continuing professional development e.g. a Portfolio
AuditExperience of planning and co-ordinating treatment programmes
Experience of a broad range of clinical interventions

Experience Band 6

Experience of working within the specific clinical area
Broad clinical experience e.g. surgical, ED, neurology, medical, orthopaedic, hand injuries, rehabilitation.
Experience of providing a broad range of interventions for a complex caseload
Use of goal setting and outcome measures
Experience of providing supervision for junior staff or assistants
Lead for student supervision
Carrying out and receiving appraisal
Experience in and an understanding of clinical governance e.g. audit, risk management, education
Application of the Occupational Therapy process and models of practice
Experience of providing a broad range of interventions for a highly complex caseload
Experience of working with children and/ or adults in acute hospital services
Experience of using a wide range of standardised and non-standardised assessments
Involvement in the recruitment and retention process
Service development and change management
Taking a lead role in project work
Inter-disciplinary team working

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.

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£39,959 to £48,117 a yearper annum pro rata