Job summary
Specialist Occupational Therapist - Care of the Elderly / Dementia
Permanent
Full Time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Closing Date: 27th June 2025
Interview Date: 10th July 2025 (subject to change)
This post may close early due to high numbers of applications so you are advised to apply promptly.
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Main duties of the job
Are you a passionate Occupational Therapist eager to make a difference in dementia care?
Join our dedicated multidisciplinary team on the Bob Jakin ward at George Eliot Hospital, specialising in Care of the Elderly with a focus on Dementia.
About the Role:
As a Band 6 Occupational Therapist, you will play a pivotal role in assessing, treating, educating, and planning discharges for patients on our designated Care of the Elderly ward. You will work closely alongside a skilled MDT, including Physiotherapists and Therapy Assistants to deliver holistic, person-centred care.
This role offers you the opportunity to take a Senior therapy position and to support and develop our Dementia Services to improve patient outcomes and experiences.
Why Join Us?
- Be part of a collaborative, supportive team passionate about elderly care and dementia.
- Lead and influence service development within a dynamic, growing therapy department.
- Access excellent professional development through the Hospital's People Development Service, featuring extensive CPD opportunities from Trust and external providers.
What We're Looking For:
- A qualified Occupational Therapist registered with the HCPC.
- Experience working with elderly patients, ideally with a focus on dementia care.
- Strong communication and leadership skills to support therapy team members and multidisciplinary colleagues.
- Commitment to patient-centred care and service development.
About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Our benefits: include but are not limited to: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Undertake assessments, clinical diagnosis and treatment of patients with a wide range of problems within care of the elderly. These patients often have complex and / or chronic presentations.
- To work as an autonomous practitioner to undertake a significant specialist clinical caseload, working without direct supervision.
- To take a role in supervision and teaching of junior qualified therapists and assistants .
- To demonstrate leadership skills and contribute to service development and monitoring of standards of practice
- To work flexibly over 7 day period, as the service requires
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for detailed information on this post.
Please contact the named people for further discussion or any queries.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Undertake assessments, clinical diagnosis and treatment of patients with a wide range of problems within care of the elderly. These patients often have complex and / or chronic presentations.
- To work as an autonomous practitioner to undertake a significant specialist clinical caseload, working without direct supervision.
- To take a role in supervision and teaching of junior qualified therapists and assistants .
- To demonstrate leadership skills and contribute to service development and monitoring of standards of practice
- To work flexibly over 7 day period, as the service requires
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for detailed information on this post.
Please contact the named people for further discussion or any queries.
Person Specification
Qualification and Professional
Essential
- Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Registration with HCPC
- Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including recent attendance at relevant post-graduate courses
Desirable
- BAOT
- Involvement /membership in Special Interest Group
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Minimum 18 months to 2 years post-graduate experience
- Previous experience in specialist clinical area
- Band 5 rotational experience
- Involvement in audit
- Supervisory experience
- Contribution to clinical education of less experienced staff
Desirable
- Previous Acute NHS experience
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Understanding of clinical governance
- Importance in application of clinical governance in clinical area
- Highly developed physical skills including dexterity, coordination & sensory skills for assessment and manual treatment of patients
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills including an ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive and contentious information
- Able to prioritise and organise own workload
- Able to cope with a range of complex options, find solutions, analyse, compare and decide on appropriate course of action
- Able to work as part of an multi-disciplinary team
- IT skills - computer literate in email, Word & PowerPoint
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Evidence to support personal initiatives in supporting service delivery
- Able to carry out moderate physical effort throughout concurrent activities
- Motivated
- Flexible and adaptable
- Diplomatic and sensitive to others need
- To follow the Trusts values of EXCEL and COMPACT
Other
Essential
- Able to commit to flexible working and weekend working
Desirable
- Driving license and access to motor vehicle for work purposes
Person Specification
Qualification and Professional
Essential
- Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Registration with HCPC
- Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including recent attendance at relevant post-graduate courses
Desirable
- BAOT
- Involvement /membership in Special Interest Group
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Minimum 18 months to 2 years post-graduate experience
- Previous experience in specialist clinical area
- Band 5 rotational experience
- Involvement in audit
- Supervisory experience
- Contribution to clinical education of less experienced staff
Desirable
- Previous Acute NHS experience
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Understanding of clinical governance
- Importance in application of clinical governance in clinical area
- Highly developed physical skills including dexterity, coordination & sensory skills for assessment and manual treatment of patients
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills including an ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive and contentious information
- Able to prioritise and organise own workload
- Able to cope with a range of complex options, find solutions, analyse, compare and decide on appropriate course of action
- Able to work as part of an multi-disciplinary team
- IT skills - computer literate in email, Word & PowerPoint
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Evidence to support personal initiatives in supporting service delivery
- Able to carry out moderate physical effort throughout concurrent activities
- Motivated
- Flexible and adaptable
- Diplomatic and sensitive to others need
- To follow the Trusts values of EXCEL and COMPACT
Other
Essential
- Able to commit to flexible working and weekend working
Desirable
- Driving license and access to motor vehicle for work purposes
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.
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
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.
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).
