Senior Occupational Therapist
University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
Stoke on Trent, ST4 6QG
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
17 September 2026
13 days left
Job description
We are looking for an enthusiastic Senior Occupational Therapist to join the Therapies Department at the University Hospitals of North Midlands. The p...
The post rotates across a variety of specialist inpatient and outpatient areas which include:
- Critical Care - early rehabilitation of trauma, surgical, medial and neurological patients, including cognitive assessment, functional assessment, splinting and casting.
- Palliative Care - oncology/renal conditions, fast track D/C planning & complex manual handling assessments & equipment provision. Long term life limiting conditions and challenging conversations.
- Frail Elderly - frailty management, patients with dementia, falls management, complex discharge planning.
- Emergency Portals - rapid decision making in relation to d/c planning and equipment provision & admission avoidance. Working across A+E and same day discharge wards.
- Medicine - wide range of medical conditions including Non-Invasive Ventilation, MND, Cardiology & post Critical Care Step down, complex d/c planning, specific knowledge in seating wheelchairs.
- Orthopaedics - At County we also offer input to elective orthopaedics supporting complex discharges.
The UHNM NHS Trust covers Royal Stoke Hospital in Stoke on Trent and County Hospital in Stafford. Royal Stoke a large acute teaching hospital, with a Turnover of £360 million. Located in Stoke on Trent and Stafford, UHNM is close to the M6, within commuting distance of culturally diverse major conurbations, such as Manchester and Birmingham and surrounded by rural pleasures, including the Peak District National Park.
Each year Royal Stoke cares for over 600,000 people providing emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care. It is a leading teaching hospital in partnership with Keele University and has a patient-centred clinical research facility providing state-of-the-art facilities.
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to us. We offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work-life balance including full time, part time hours and bank hours. We are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can and where relevant to the role and the service, agile working. You can select your preferences upon application.
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Dilpoma in Occupational Therapy
- Registered with HCPC
Desirable
- CPD relevant to speciality area
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 18 months post-graduate experience as an Occupational Therapist
- Experience gained in an acute setting
Desirable
- Demonstratable experience of complex discharge planning
- NHS experience
- 2-4 years post graduate experience
Skills, Ability and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of multidisciplinary working
Desirable
- Experience of audits
- Clinical Educator
- Experience across a wide range of clinical settings, acute, community, MH
- Experience of cognitive assessments
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
3 September 2026
Last checked
4 September 2026
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