University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Occupational Therapist
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Job Opportunity
This is an opportunity to work for an internationally renowned Centre of Excellence for Parkinson's Care, multi-disciplinary team.
As a Senior Occupational Therapist, you will be responsible for:
- Assessment and rehabilitation treatment of patients with Parkinson's and related Atypical Parkinson's conditions. These patients will have complex physical and non-motor difficulties along with psychological impact on their condition.
- Training and supervision of junior and assistant staff and students, but also be a point of contact for specialist advice for acute and community staff.
Responsibilities
- To perform advanced assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions.
- To develop and deliver individualized treatment programmes to patients.
- To hold responsibility for own caseload, working without direct supervision.
- To delegate work to Band 5 therapists and support staff.
- To supervise, educate and assess the performance of Occupational Therapy students.
- To be an integral part of the multidisciplinary team, liaising and working with other Trust staff in the management of the patients’ care appropriate to the service area.
- To participate in the training and supervision of Juniors and support staff, as well as other professionals within the acute trust and community trusts.
- To work and liaise with external agencies, for example Integrated Community Equipment Services as required.
- To undertake routine administrative tasks as agreed with Senior staff.
- To undertake ongoing responsibility for specific tasks as delegated by Senior staff, for example, work experience programme.
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Key Dates
- Closing date of applications: 12 October 2026
- Interview date: 26 October 2026
About Us
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognize the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness, and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviors are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In Return We Will Offer
- Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development.
- On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes.
Key Facts
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
- We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
- UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
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Contact Us
For further details / informal visits contact:
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Name: Clare Johnson
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Job title: Specialist OT Band 7
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Email address: clare.johnson9@nhs.net
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Telephone number: 01332 258255
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Rachael Thomson
- Job title: Band 6 OT Parkinson's service
- Email address: rachael.thomson4@nhs.net
We’d love to hear from you! If you have any questions about the role, team, or working environment, feel free to get in touch for an informal chat. Speaking with us before applying is completely optional, but it can help you decide if this opportunity is the right fit for you.
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