Acute Services Occupational Therapist
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Norwich, NR4 7UYView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
29 October 2026
9 days leftJob description
Are you an Occupational Therapist who is passionate about providing high quality patient care? Are you newly qualified or looking to extend your exper...
- Be responsible for assessing and treating your own designated caseload of patients and maintaining their records as an autonomous practitioner
- Carry out day to day informal supervision of unqualified staff
- Assess risks relating to the discharge process to ensure a safe and timely discharge of patients to the most appropriate setting
- Provide advice and information to patients/ carers including instruction and training regarding use of equipment issued
- Exposure to and the opportunity to learn to manage a diverse caseload across various specialisms, with support and training to develop and prepare for moving into more specialist senior roles
- Access to regular and culturally embedded supervision with more experienced members of the therapy team, as well as very close working and learning links with the MDT and other professionals within and without the Trust.
The opportunity to work across both inpatient and outpatient areas and outreaching into the community as part of a wide and varied rotation.
If you would like to find out more about this or other opportunities within the Occupational Therapy service then please get in touch - contact Emma Dix, AHP Therapy Lead Occupational Therapist on 01603 646073, emma.dix2@nnuh.nhs.uk
Interview date: to be confirmed
- To maintain a high standard of professional practice, working within the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists.
- To be professionally and legally responsible for all aspects of your own work, including accountability for the management of patients in your care as an autonomous practitioner.
- To be aware of evidence as a base for practice, participate in service/multidisciplinary audit and research within the clinical area and use knowledge gained to achieve optimum outcomes for Occupational Therapy.
- To prioritise own designated caseload.
- To independently carry out assessment and appropriate intervention for patients, incorporating personal, psychological and spiritual needs in relation to self-care, leisure and productivity.
Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.
Please note due to high volume of applications for some posts, this post may close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role asap.
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Qualifications
Essential: - BSc OT or equivalent; - Health and Care Professions Council registration
Experience
Essential: - A wide variety of clinical experience gained on student placements
Skills
Essential: - IT skills - word processing and data recording
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- Excellent communication skills
How to apply
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First seen
20 October 2026
Last checked
20 October 2026
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