Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Experienced Occupational Therapist in Medicine

The closing date is 12 April 2026

Job summary

Band 6 Experienced Occupational Therapist in Medicine

This static post provides an exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking and highly valued therapy team within acute medicine.

The role involves providing specialist therapy for a wide range of patients and involvement in service development projects to provide continuous improvement within the area.

The post will be operating across the following specialties: renal, respiratory, cardiology, oncology, gastro, rheumatology and endocrine, working with individuals with a variety of complex needs.

The post holder will also be expected to take a role in supervising junior staff and students, contributing to in-service training and the weekend rota.

The role also requires a willingness to develop leadership skills, an excellent opportunity for a Band 5 or 6 looking to further their career.

Main duties of the job

To be an experienced occupational therapist working for Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Hospital (RBFT).
To participate in the operational management and clinical leadership of occupational therapy in conjunction with the Team Lead and/or Professional Lead.
To use specialist occupational therapy knowledge and clinical reasoning skills to provide experienced support and advice to the occupational therapy team and to manage own caseload of patients with complex conditions as an autonomous practitioner.
To ensure a high quality, effective and efficient occupational therapy service in designated area.
To be a member of the Therapy Department contributing to planning and policy development in these departments.
To deputise for the Band 7 Team Lead as required.

About us

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country. The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority.

The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is Reading's biggest employer.

We attract Occupational Therapists from all over the country and internationally. If you'd like to see more about what we do, please go to our twitter @rbhtherapyteam.

Our innovative Therapies Practice Education Team are an integral part of our staff's experience in their roles. Please follow this link to see more of what we do!https://youtu.be/dFeVzr_UqCw

The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our "CARE" values:Compassionate,Aspirational,Resourceful,Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Date posted

30 March 2026

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

193-7880930NCG

Job locations

Royal Berkshire Hospital

Craven Road

Reading

RG1 5AN

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the job role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the job role.

Person Specification

Knowledge/Skills & Experience

Essential

To have a degree or other recognised qualification in occupational therapy
Post graduate specialist experience as demonstrated by ongoing CPD , evidence-based project work, post graduate teaching
HCPC Registered
Understanding of a broad range of acute medical conditions
Post-graduate training in the management of conditions
Experience of teaching and presenting to other staff
Experience of supervising and developing other staff and students

Desirable

BSc OT
Specialist knowledge in related area
Research or audit experience
Training and Presentation skills

Other

Desirable

Car driver with UK driving licence, able to drive pool car for access visits

Person Specification

Knowledge/Skills & Experience

Essential

To have a degree or other recognised qualification in occupational therapy
Post graduate specialist experience as demonstrated by ongoing CPD , evidence-based project work, post graduate teaching
HCPC Registered
Understanding of a broad range of acute medical conditions
Post-graduate training in the management of conditions
Experience of teaching and presenting to other staff
Experience of supervising and developing other staff and students

Desirable

BSc OT
Specialist knowledge in related area
Research or audit experience
Training and Presentation skills

Other

Desirable

Car driver with UK driving licence, able to drive pool car for access visits

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Berkshire Hospital

Craven Road

Reading

RG1 5AN

Employer's website

https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Berkshire Hospital

Craven Road

Reading

RG1 5AN

Employer's website

https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)