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Main area Therapy occupational therapist Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Fixed term: 9 months (Monday - Friday) Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week (WEEKEND ROTA) Job ref 190-0801-DIREmployer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Firth Park Clinic Town Sheffield Salary £38,682 - £46,580 pa/pro rata for part time staff Salary period Yearly Closing 14/09/2025 23:59 Interview date 24/09/2025Specialist Occupational Therapist (Integrated Care Therapy) NHS AfC: Band 6 We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.Job overview An exciting temporary opportunity has arisen to be part of Sheffield community based Integrated Care Team-Therapy, based in the North of the city at Firth park. This is a city-wide service, operating 8.30 am - 6 pm, 7 days a week (including Bank Holidays).The post is a secondment or fixed term 22.5 hours per week for 9 months until the end of June, happy to negotiate days of work.You will have experience in treating older adults supporting them to remain independent in their own homes and be passionate about patient centred care and delivering what matters to the person ,enabled by developing a close network of peers across sectors at neighbourhood level.The service works to facilitate early discharge of patients from hospital and supports patients at home to prevent unnecessary hospital admission.The successful candidate will provide community-based therapy for patients with a variety of conditions including neurological, orthopaedic, frailty, musculoskeletal and anxiety issues.This post will be based within a well-established, multi-disciplinary team consisting of: Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Specialist/Senior Therapy Assistants, Administrative staff and with access to mental health nurses .The successful candidate will be supported to deliver the best care via a robust and caring leadership team with a compassionate and collaborative focus.Main duties of the job The successful candidate will carry out generic and Occupational Therapy assessments.This will include planning and delivering treatment programmes for patients in their own homes including residential care settings.The role will involve working closely with therapy assistants; contributing to their training and development and facilitating them to provide care and rehabilitation to a designated caseload.The role also involves transporting, providing, ordering and fitting of equipment and onward referral to other health and social care services.The role will support student placements and will enable Occupational therapy students to understand the value of community integrated care.The role will support the service as needed with specific audits and research enabling the service to improve its service offer to the people of Sheffield.Working for our organisation You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.The role is supported by a band 7 duty lead and a band 7 clinical specialist Occupational therapist ensuring support with day to day issues and complex clinical situations.The team is a cohesive, hard working and fun team to work within .A full induction programme will be in place allowing you to develop relationships with all your team.There will be opportunities to develop both your clinical and leadership skills via your personal development plan with support from your leadership team.This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period of 9 months until June 2026 due to the post being recruited as part of a limited term project within the Trust. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts taking into consideration the requirement for the post to be maintained as a part of the project’s implementation and the timescales associated with this.Please also note any secondment must first be agreed with your current line manager.Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.Person specification ExperienceSignificant post graduate experience of Occupational Therapy practise in a range of clinical settings.Experience of supervising / managing / developing junior staff, assistants through PDR and teaching.Experience of audit.Previous experience at specialist level.Previous working experience in the community settingExperience of involvement in service development.Involvement in researchQualificationsMSc/ BSc/ Diploma in Occupational TherapyCurrent HPC registration.Evidence of continuous professional developmentTraining from Higher Education Institution for graduate student supervision.First line Management / Leadership course at masters level.Relevant validated clinical courses to Masters level or equivalent knowledge / experienceExcellent interpersonal, communication and team working skills.Competency in Occupational Therapy clinical reasoning processes and practise.Ability to work autonomously, organise and respond under pressure.Organisational and prioritisation skills to manage yourself and other supervised staff.Computer Literate with excellent written and oral presentation skills.Ability to pass on skills/ knowledge and to motivate others within both formal and informal environments.Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.Other FactorsMeet health requirements of the Trust.Due to the requirement to undertake visits and transport non-portable equipment, the post holder is required to be either a car driver with a valid driving licence, or have access to an alternative means of transportDemonstrate a flexible and mature attitude.Motivation, enthusiasm, confidence in and commitment to Occupational Therapy practiceWillingness to work flexibility including working outside of traditional normal working hours in accordance with service need.Broad clinical knowledge of a range of physical and mental health conditions and their therapeutic management and ability to apply this in a community setting.Detailed knowledge of the principles of clinical governance and its applicationWorking knowledge of standards and guidelines relating to Occupational Therapy practice with this client group.Knowledge of the local and national priorities for Primary Care Services, NHS structures and commissioning.A working knowledge of the needs of patients with mental health issuesPlease note that in order to comply with the UK Government’s rules on Skilled Worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the Skilled Worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust. Please keep this in mind when submitting your application. Further details on these concessions, and who qualifies for them, can be found here .Candidates are advised to read the attached guidance on using AI technology. W hen you complete your application, you are required to declare that the information in your application form is true and complete. The personal statement is exactly that; personal.When selecting to apply via NHS Jobs, you will be redirected to our preferred recruitment system called Trac. You will be asked to create and submit your application via the Trac recruitment system.You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. All communications should be sent via your Trac system account.If you are offered employment at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals your information will be transferred from the Trac recruitment system into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In addition, in submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed.Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email sent via the Trac recruitment system, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there.The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation. Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position. All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.For more information about our organisation and the opportunities available, please visit our website and follow us on Twitter and FacebookEmployer certification / accreditation badges You must have appropriate UK professional registration.This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.Name Maggie Quinn Job title Operational Pathway lead ICT Therapy - North Email address mquinn@ Telephone number 0738899760 Additional informationplease contact by e mail initiallymquinn@#J-18808-Ljbffr