Rotational Occupational Therapist

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Rotational Occupational Therapist

The closing date is 26 January 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an occupational therapist to join the OT service working at the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. We have vacancies on our Band 5 rotational programme which spans both the acute and community healthcare settings.

This rotational role will allow the successful applicant to develop their clinical skills and reasoning through working across a broad range of areas, facilitating the completion of a preceptorship programme where appropriate. We are looking for applicants with previous Band 5 experience as well as those who qualify in 2026.

Specialities include acute respiratory medicine, neurology (including stroke), general medicine, surgery, T&O, health for older people and community rehabilitation. Effective communication, competent assessment skills, sound knowledge of the hospital discharge process and a patient‑centred approach to occupational therapy must be possessed by the applicant.

Whilst the successful applicant will frequently be expected to work as an autonom

For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most.

Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford).

Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within peoples own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).

Our state‑of‑the‑art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world‑class care to our local communities.

It’s never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you’ll help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.

For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.

More detail about the role

The post holder is responsible for providing relevant therapy assessment, diagnosis and treatment, and education and advice to patients, carers and members of the multidisciplinary team. The post holder will manage a caseload of patients with a range of needs, using evidence based, patient centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.

There will be liaison with family, carers and external agencies to ensure safe and effective discharge of patients from the acute or community hospital wards/services and/or appropriate transfer of care. The caseload will be allocated by the relevant Team Lead and will be acute service/ward, community hospital service/ward or domiciliary based work.

The post holder will help supervise assistants and students, form part of an interdependent multi-disciplinary team helping to ensure that the input is integrated into the patient’s overall care and treatment plan and will receive professional support and guidance from their line manager and appropriate professional lead.

This post requires Case Load Management which will vary according to location. There will be a responsibility to provide advice to patients and carers and other disciplines and to pass on skills/knowledge to others within both formal and informal environments.

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