Rotational Occupational Therapist

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 autonomous practitioner there will be strong links with the multidisciplinary team working in the hospital. There will also be opportunities to work closely with senior therapists to enable continued professional development.

This post carries an expectation to work flexibly over 7 days, including weekends and bank holidays Rotational positions are assigned to Therapy teams working in Exeter, Exmouth, Tiverton and Honiton / Ottery St Mary. It is essential that the applicant has a valid driver’s licence and has access to a road‑worthy vehicle for use at work.

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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.

The rotations included within the post will be dependent upon the locality area and needs of the service and, in the acute setting may include, for example, general, acute or respiratory medicine, older people, surgery, neurology, acute stroke, neuro‑rehabilitation (currently based at Mardon) etc. In the community setting rotations may include, for example, community hospital wards, community services including Rehabilitation and Urgent Community Response and domiciliary based work.

The specific caseloads will be flexible across all in‑patient and out‑patient clinical areas within the Trust.

The ability to travel to and for work to meet the needs of the service, especially in the community setting, is essential.

As services evolve changes to working patterns may be required.

The post holder will fulfil all tasks and work as part of a team. To meet the needs of the service, the post holder may be required to work in other areas as appropriate as directed by the line manager.

Working Pattern: The post holds a requirement to participate in regular seven day per week cover / weekends and bank holidays as required; shift patterns…