Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist-Surgery and Gastroenterology
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity to work as a Band 7 Occupational Therapist within our Surgery, Oncology and Critical Care team at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. The post covers our General Surgical wards, Gastroenterology ward and our Oncology ward at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.
The Therapy team includes Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Therapy support workers including Band 4s.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide specialist Occupational Therapy treatment to patients within our Surgical and Gastroenterology Wards and this may include complex patients such as amputees. The post holder may also work clinically on the Oncology ward, holding a complex caseload which may include Fast track patients and those with malignant spinal cord compression.
As Clinical Lead the post holder will be responsible for clinical leadership and support to the team in the form of appraisal and supervision. They will also act as an expert resource to the wider Therapy Team.
Working for our organisation
Our Poppy’s Promise Commitment
We believe that compassionate care sits at the heart of everything we do. Every member of our team — clinical or non-clinical — plays a vital role in ensuring that patients, families, and colleagues are treated with dignity, empathy, and respect at all times.
We expect all staff to demonstrate compassion not only through their words, but through their actions: by listening attentively, communicating clearly and kindly, and recognising individual needs, feelings, and circumstances of those in our care.
Effective communication is central to safe and high-quality healthcare. We value colleagues who take the time to understand others, explain information in a meaningful way, and respond to concerns with patience and understanding.
By joining our team, you are committing to uphold these values — ensuring that every patient feels heard, respected, and valued, and that compassion is embedded in every interaction, every day.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled job description.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria- Occupational Therapy Degree and HCPC registration
- Evidence of highly specialist clinical training in relevant areas to enable clinical leadership.
- MSc or evidence of willingness to study at MSc level
Experience in relevant area
Essential criteria- Evidence of extensive experience in relevant area of clinical practice
- Experience in audit, research or service improvement
- Evidence of teaching/presentation experience
- Experience of working in the NHS as an Occupational Therapist
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Evidence of CPD including attendance at recent post graduate courses relevant to the clinical field
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In the event of a high response to this advertisement, this post will be closed. Early applications are advised.
We commit to removing barriers for people with disabilities or long-term health conditions in recruitment, training, and career progression. We will offer an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the above position and will support reasonable adjustments wherever possible.In addition, whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are male, from black and minority ethnic backgrounds or who have a disability, as these are currently under-represented in our workforce.
We are committed to offering an interview to applicants from the Armed Forces community who meet the minimum criteria for the position. In addition, for those who are successfully appointed from the Armed Forces community, the Trust are committed to recognising previous service and rank in terms of pay, annual leave and other terms and conditions.
We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly, flexibly and with dignity and respect.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people from an Ethnic minority background are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway.You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
We aim to create a trusting, flexible workplace, that attracts talent and enables everyone to be their best working self. Many of our colleagues work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need.We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise a fair and equitable process that balances your needs, the needs of our patients and service delivery.
Our Commitment to Safety and Respect - The Trust is a signatory to the NHS Sexual Safety Charter and is committed to a safe, inclusive workplace free from sexual misconduct, harassment, and discrimination.
Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.