Senior Occupational Therapist – Rapid Response Team

Senior Occupational Therapist – Rapid Response Team: (Company Name - Subscribers only)

Are you passionate about preventing hospital admissions and optimising functional performance for your patients in a fast-paced clinical area? If so, this could be the role for you!

The Humber Health Partnership are looking to recruit a Band 6 Senior Occupational Therapist for the Rapid Response team at Hull Royal Infirmary.

The post holder will work alongside colleagues to support the assessment of need across a range of clinical conditions with varying degrees of complexity. As a skilled therapist you will have direct input into the assessment and treatment of patients, delivering evidence based interventions to facilitate recovery, prevent deconditioning, promote well being and optimise independent functioning as far as reasonably possible in all areas of life; with a focus on facilitating timely discharges and preventing hospital admissions in the most acute clinical areas in the Trust.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking applicants with at least 12 months UK experience as a qualified Occupational Therapist, who can demonstrate a sound clinical foundation in practice and is ready to make the step up to a Band 6 role. Applicants should be able to adapt quickly to changing work environments and work well within a team. You will be expected to be an active member of the multi-disciplinary team and build networks to enable appropriate partnerships with other agencies involved in patient care to both identify and address immediate and ongoing needs.

The post-holder will be expected to contribute to the Ground Floor late shift rota until 8pm- utilising core assessment skills and positive risk taking to facilitate patient movement across the organisation.

The post holder will able to assess in an effective and timely manner within a rapid paced environment. Confidence in enabling patients in personalised care, assessment of capacity, cognitive assessments, manual handling, and functional assessments will be enhanced and nurtured within this role

Support will be provided to enhance operational management skills and the post holders will be supported to contribute to service planning, development and teaching. As a Senior Therapist, the post holder will aspire to be a role model for their team and pride themselves on delivering high quality care, motivating their team to do the same

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the (Company Name - Subscribers only), seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts – Northern Lincolnshire and Goole (Company Name - Subscribers only) Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals (Company Name - Subscribers only) Trust (HUTH) – our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas – biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Details

Date posted

13 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

356-25-7494854-A

Job locations

Hull Royal Infirmary

Anlaby Road

Hull

HU3 2JZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. You can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. You can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC registration

Desirable

• Accredited student educator from UK-based higher education institution

Knowledge, Training and Experience

Essential

• At least 12 months experience working as a qualified OT in the UK
• Demonstrable evidence of relevant acute healthcare/(Company Name - Subscribers only) clinical experience at band 5/band 6 level in the UK

Desirable

• Evidence of supporting junior staff/students as part of current/recent role
• Demonstrable knowledge of (Company Name - Subscribers only) patient flow policies and procedures

Skills, Knowledge and Ability

Essential

• Evidence of ability to demonstrate carrying a complex OT caseload in acute clinical settings
• Ability to evidence competencies in clinical practice – for example (but not limited to) – moving and handling, wheelchair/ seating assessment, cognitive assessment

Desirable

• Member of relevant RCOT special interest group or equivalent
• Working knowledge of local prescribing policy and practices for community equipment services
• Driver or has means to transport self in community

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC registration

Desirable

• Accredited student educator from UK-based higher education institution

Knowledge, Training and Experience

Essential

• At least 12 months experience working as a qualified OT in the UK
• Demonstrable evidence of relevant acute healthcare/(Company Name - Subscribers only) clinical experience at band 5/band 6 level in the UK

Desirable

• Evidence of supporting junior staff/students as part of current/recent role
• Demonstrable knowledge of (Company Name - Subscribers only) patient flow policies and procedures

Skills, Knowledge and Ability

Essential

• Evidence of ability to demonstrate carrying a complex OT caseload in acute clinical settings
• Ability to evidence competencies in clinical practice – for example (but not limited to) – moving and handling, wheelchair/ seating assessment, cognitive assessment

Desirable

• Member of relevant RCOT special interest group or equivalent
• Working knowledge of local prescribing policy and practices for community equipment services
• Driver or has means to transport self in community