University Hospital Southampton NHS FT
Specialist Occupational Therapist - rotational
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Job Overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for enthusiastic and experienced Occupational Therapists, with robust postgraduate experience, who are looking to progress to a B6 post, developing their leadership skills, and who feel they would benefit from working across a wide range of specialty clinical areas before choosing their main area of interest. The current rotations are in proportionate care, critical care, cancer care, surgery, CT, medicine, MOP, vascular, AMU, paediatrics, ortho, and neurology, however these are subject to change as services grow and develop.
You will be responsible for managing a varied and complex caseload as well as supporting & supervising B3-5 therapy staff & students. All our therapy staff are required to be able to undertake flexible working over a 7-day period, including weekends and BH.
This post is part of the wider Therapy services department. You will have many opportunities to develop new skills and knowledge through our in-service training. You will be part of a large department of over 300 therapy staff including Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, and Therapy support staff, so will have peer support available to you.
Working for our organisation
University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.
Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs, and Jurassic Coast.
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At UHS, we’re committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.
At UHS, we proudly champion individuality, recognising that outstanding care is only possible with a diverse, inclusive team. We’re committed to creating an anti-racist, anti-discriminatory environment where everyone feels valued, safe, and empowered to make a meaningful impact in our communities. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to join us in building a healthcare community where everyone can belong, thrive, and contribute.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
This post is suitable for qualified B5s OTs, with robust B5 postgraduate experience, having completed multiple 6m rotations in different clinical areas, or equivalent experience, demonstrating a wide knowledge of conditions and treatments.
This may suit you if you wish to gain wider experience in acute care by rotating every 9m to a different clinical specialty, and have already started your leadership and management journey.
There will be regular clinical supervision as well as peer support. There are also opportunities for involvement in audit, research & service development is always encouraged as we strive for new & innovative ways of working.
Please ensure you fulfil all the essential criteria and have read the job description before applying.
As well as the person specification, we are looking for people with the following skills specific to this post:
Essential Skills
- Robust postgraduate experience of working across multiple clinical areas/6m rotations in the acute setting, or equivalent, demonstrating a broad knowledge base.
- Evidence of postgraduate personal development to support enhanced skills and decision-making.
- Postgraduate experience in assessment, provision, and fitting of specialist/complex equipment including managing pressure care.
- Experience supervising your own OT student, or therapy support staff.
- Clear expressed reasoning to work in this B6 OT rotational post within UHS.
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Desirable Skills Needed
- Evidence of developing leadership skills through department or team responsibility.
- Postgraduate involvement in audit/research/clinical project/service development.
- Evidence of providing teaching to therapy staff and students.
Training and support can be offered to meet your learning requirements.
Please Note
Interviews will be held on 12th or 14th August, with face-to-face interviews only due to a practical interview component. If you cannot attend an interview in person, please do not apply as no virtual alternative can be offered. As part of the interview involves a practical assessment, please wear smart, comfortable clothing. We are advertising a progressive B5-6 post as well, please apply for the one that you fit best and not both. We do not accept CV applications. This post is for qualified OTs with robust postgraduate experience and not new graduates, please enquire about our newly qualified B5 opportunities. We may offer fixed term opportunities through this advert and may put people on a reserve list for future equivalent opportunities.
We actively encourage all potential applicants to contact us to ask any questions you may have.
For other therapy career opportunities please email Annette.Purkis@uhs.nhs.uk
We look forward to hearing from you.
Person specification
Qualifications, Knowledge And Experience
Essential criteria
- Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent.
- Current HCPC registration.
- Experience with a variety of physical and mental health conditions/multiple pathology.
- Experience of fitting a range of equipment.
- Experience of working with support staff.
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Experience in independently managing a caseload of patients.
- Previous experience within relevant clinical area.
Skills and competencies
Essential criteria
- Communication
- Time management
- Prioritisation
- Diplomacy
- Working autonomously
- Interpersonal skills
- Taking the initiative
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