Job overview

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Are you a graduate Occupational Therapist, looking for an opportunity to develop your skills in a rotational post?

Are you HCPC registered, or will you be imminently?

Do you want to play a key role in improving the experience of our patients?

The graduate rotational scheme in Scarborough offers the chance to have varied clinical experiences in front door, acute inpatient and rehabilitation settings. We have enthusiastic and experienced clinical teams who will support your post graduate development at a pace to suit your needs.

The ability to transport yourself and equipment across the locality during the course of a normal working day is beneficial for this vacancy.

We are always happy to give an overview of our service and team. Also with the relaxation in COVID restrictions we are happy for people to visit the hospital site and have an informal chat; although we cannot support shadowing opportunities on the wards. 

We can also support qualified OT’s pre HCPC registration at a Band 4, and those who have completed their degree course but not had confirmation of their outcome at a Band 3 until they gain their OT qualification. This can help the induction and orientation process into the teams, so you are in the best place to move into being a more autonomous practitioner.

Main duties of the job

You will work closely with the team across the hospital, allowing our patients to benefit from a strong and vibrant multi-disciplinary team approach where patients come first in all we do. As a role model, you will influence further developments in Occupational Therapy across the hospital, acting as a liaison point, and contributing to the development of health and wellbeing across the organisation.

This exciting role will enable you to develop extensive skills in clinical areas, leadership and people management within the NHS environment, whilst receiving excellent support for both your personal and professional development. We offer and support both in-house clinical and professional training.

We offer rotations of a 6 month duration in a structured manner, to ensure you will get an opportunity to experience clinical practice in all key areas of work.

We will accept applications from qualified staff, and any students who will graduate and be eligible for HCPC registration.

Working for our organisation

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated in a fantastic part of the country that is home to two national parks, a beautiful coastline, and the city of York – consistently voted one of the best places to live in the UK. We provide a comprehensive range of acute hospital and specialist healthcare services for approximately 800,000 people living in and around York, North Yorkshire, North East Yorkshire and Ryedale – an area covering 3,400 square miles.

Our annual turnover is approaching £0.5bn. We manage eight hospital sites and have a workforce of around 10,000 staff working across our hospitals and in the community.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

In return we can offer you:

  • A supportive & friendly working environment
  • Active encouragement to learn and develop within your role 
  • Dedicated career pathways, and great opportunities for continuing professional development
  • Support from Professional Leads
  • Commitment to and support for your wellbeing 
  • NHS Pension Scheme
  • NHS discount and salary sacrifice schemes, including childcare vouchers

    • A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description .

    Working for the Trust

    Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind ; we are open ; and we pursue excellence .

    Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks – including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks – to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: .

    As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

    Armed Forces Friendly Employer

    We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE – Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

    Covid-19 Vaccinations

    Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against Covid -19. This remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.

    DBS Checks

    Under our criminal records check policy, we will re-claim the cost of DBS checks (where required for a role) on the commencement of your employment. Further details will be set out with your offer of employment. Volunteers and Bank roles are exempted from charges.

    The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) offers a confidential checking service for transgender applicants in accordance with the Gender Recognition Act 2004. This is known as the sensitive applications route, and is available for all levels of DBS check – basic, standard and enhanced.

    The sensitive applications route gives transgender applicants the choice not to have any gender or name information disclosed on their DBS certificate that could reveal their previous identity. To contact the sensitive applications team, please telephone 0300 106 1452 or email . 

    Person specification

    Education, Qualifications and Training

    Essential criteria

  • Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy
  • Current HCPC Registration

    • Desirable criteria

  • Membership of professional body
  • Evidence of CPD Portfolio
  • Evidence of post graduate study in relevant area
  • Accredited IT training

    • Experience & Knowledge Required

    Essential criteria

  • Experience in a wide rang of student placements with at least some in a physical environment
  • Working Knowledge of a broad range of conditions
  • Experience of working in a multidisciplinary health care team
  • Knowledge of the OT process and it’s application in clinical practice

    • Desirable criteria

  • Experience of NHS Acute care work, complex discharge planning
  • Good working knowledge of Occupational Therapy assessments, interventions, outcome measures and models of practice
  • Involvement in audit

    • Skills and Attributes

    Essential criteria

  • Ability to organise and prioritise
  • Ability to demonstrate appropriate engagement with others and understanding of the impact of good and poor communication
  • Ability to work as an effective member of multidisciplinary team
  • Ability to present information, written and verbally in a clear and logical manner
  • Ability to transport yourself and equipment across the locality during the course of a normal working day is required for this vacancy

    • Aptitude & Personal Qualities

    Essential criteria

  • Flexible and adaptable
  • Ability to work as a team
  • Demonstrates professional demeanour at all times
  • Ability to demonstrate our organsiational values and behaviours

    • Employer certification / accreditation badges

    Applicant requirements

    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.

    Documents to download

    Further details / informal visits contact

    NameRachel DanielJob titleAHP Team ManagerEmail addressTelephone number07818 538975