Specialist Occupational Therapist - Community Rehabilitation
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
We are looking for an experienced, motivated clinician to join our team. You will be a registered Occupational Therapist with demonstrable expertise in goal-focused rehabilitation, supporting patients to become experts in their own care and to remain in their own homes.
It is expected that you will have excellent communication skills, enjoy working with a variety of service users of different age groups, have good self-management skills, and an ability to prioritise your caseload. You should ideally have experience of working in a variety of clinical settings with knowledge of the challenges of community working.
It is essential that you are a car driver with access to a vehicle for work as you will be expected to travel across the North East Essex area.
This post is until 31st March 2026. Internal applicants currently employed by ESNEFT will be offered on a secondment basis only.
Main duties of the job The key objectives for this post are to provide goal-focused rehabilitation, supporting patients to become experts in their own care and to remain in their own homes by providing holistic assessments and interventions for this care group.
As a Specialist Occupational Therapist, you will have the opportunity to undertake a leadership role in planning, coordinating, delivering, and evaluating the rehabilitation provided and be responsible for the supervision of junior staff and students.
You will be able to demonstrate the ability to build networks and relationships over a number of sites and different clinical teams. You will embrace innovation and integrated working and will be committed to delivering excellence in care alongside other OTs, Physiotherapists, Associate Practitioners, and Assistant Practitioners.
About us We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics, and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals, we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata), and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
Job responsibilities For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification Qualifications
Registered Occupational Therapist with HCPC
Professional knowledge and skills acquired through a combination of formal training, short courses, and experience to degree level or equivalent.
Relevant post-qualification training through short courses and/or further study and experience, for example, sensory integration working towards postgraduate level of study.
Evidence of ongoing CPD.
Registered member of the British Association of Occupational Therapists.
Recognised registered qualification and further courses and experience relevant to the role.
Experience
Proven experience relevant to the care group.
Competencies relevant to specialism.
Experience of managing the work of others.
Knowledge
Good theoretical and practical knowledge of a broad range of assessments including specialist relevant to the specialist care group and the relative benefits of each.
Good knowledge of a range of specialist therapeutic interventions relevant to the care group including the relative benefits of each and the comparative outcomes.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata
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It is expected that you will have excellent communication skills, enjoy working with a variety of service users of different age groups, have good self-management skills, and an ability to prioritise your caseload. You should ideally have experience of working in a variety of clinical settings with knowledge of the challenges of community working.
It is essential that you are a car driver with access to a vehicle for work as you will be expected to travel across the North East Essex area.
This post is until 31st March 2026. Internal applicants currently employed by ESNEFT will be offered on a secondment basis only.
Main duties of the job The key objectives for this post are to provide goal-focused rehabilitation, supporting patients to become experts in their own care and to remain in their own homes by providing holistic assessments and interventions for this care group.
As a Specialist Occupational Therapist, you will have the opportunity to undertake a leadership role in planning, coordinating, delivering, and evaluating the rehabilitation provided and be responsible for the supervision of junior staff and students.
You will be able to demonstrate the ability to build networks and relationships over a number of sites and different clinical teams. You will embrace innovation and integrated working and will be committed to delivering excellence in care alongside other OTs, Physiotherapists, Associate Practitioners, and Assistant Practitioners.
About us We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics, and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals, we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata), and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
Job responsibilities For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification Qualifications
Registered Occupational Therapist with HCPC
Professional knowledge and skills acquired through a combination of formal training, short courses, and experience to degree level or equivalent.
Relevant post-qualification training through short courses and/or further study and experience, for example, sensory integration working towards postgraduate level of study.
Evidence of ongoing CPD.
Registered member of the British Association of Occupational Therapists.
Recognised registered qualification and further courses and experience relevant to the role.
Experience
Proven experience relevant to the care group.
Competencies relevant to specialism.
Experience of managing the work of others.
Knowledge
Good theoretical and practical knowledge of a broad range of assessments including specialist relevant to the specialist care group and the relative benefits of each.
Good knowledge of a range of specialist therapeutic interventions relevant to the care group including the relative benefits of each and the comparative outcomes.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata
#J-18808-Ljbffr
