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This post is suitable for a newly qualified Occupational Therapist, or an established Occupational Therapist, looking to develop their knowledge further in a large teaching hospital, with a variety of specialities. Experience of working in the acute setting and recent NHS, as a student or current B5, is desirable and we welcome applications from students who have undertaken placements with us.

Our B5 rotations are for 6 months each and initially you will slot into vacancies, being able to request rotations when these are due to change. We currently provide rotations in many different clinical specialities including cancer care, cardiac, surgery, AMU/ED, orthopaedics, neurology, stroke, paediatrics, medicine, and medicine for older people. This means you will develop a broad knowledge base on which to plan the rest of your career, and help you decide what area of OT you may want to specialise in for the future, or you can continue rotating as part of our B6 workforce as another future option.

We are looking for people who are:
•    Able to treat patients with care, compassion, and dignity.
•    Happy working autonomously, as well as part of a wider team
•      Enthusiastic, motivated, and resilient
•    Able to speak up for patients.
•      Good communicators 
•    Able to clinically prioritise and organise their time effectively

The interview date for this post will be on Wednesday 7th August, and will be held in person at Southampton General Hospital, there will be a practical task as well as questions so please dress accordingly. 

PLEASE NOTE:
1. If you have had an OT student placement with us, please highlight this clearly on your application form.

2. Please ensure you fulfil all the essential criteria and have read the job description before applying.

3. IMPORTANT: The interview for these jobs will be in person, face to face, so please do not apply if you are unable to travel to University Hospital Southampton for a face-to-face practical interview.

4. We appreciate people taking the time to write and submit applications, however those written using AI, or a computer system, might not be considered.

5. We are looking for OTs who can join us this year, so please do not apply if you are qualifying in 2025, instead send your details to [email protected] to be notified of future opportunities.

We welcome enquiries and are happy to answer any questions you may have, please contact [email protected] or call 02381208675.

Additional:  

Your role will include specialist assessments and interventions dependent on the area, including complex discharge planning, cognitive assessments, specialist equipment (pressure relief, bariatric manual handling, splinting, seating) and acute rehab, integrated working with Physiotherapists and Therapy Support staff.