Occupational Therapist | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	13 February 2026
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£31,049 - £37,796 Per Annum / Pro Rata
Hours:	Part time
Closing date:	15 March 2026
Location:	Headington, Oxford, OX3 9DU
Company:	Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7801474/321-MRC-7801474-B5

Summary

We are offering an exciting opportunity for a band 5 to join our team of neuro-rehabilitation occupational therapists at OCE.

The Neurological Rehabilitation Service at the OCE provides in and outpatient
rehabilitation for adults with neurological disorders and a day service for patients with long
term neurological disorders.
The Occupational Therapy team provides specialist assessment and treatment to patients
admitted to the service working within a interdisciplinary team of physiotherapists, nurses,
doctors, speech and language therapists and clinical psychologists.



As a band 5 OT at OCE you will be:

Working autonomously as part of the Occupational Therapy team
providing assessment and treatment to patients referred to the service.
Have your own caseload and work under the guidance of the senior OTs/Lead OT as appropriate.
Working as part of the interdisciplinary team at OCE providing specialist
rehabilitation.
Assisting the Lead Occupational Therapist in the provision, monitoring
and development of the Occupational Therapy Service in the Oxford Centre for Enablement
Responsible for maintaining and developing your own continuous
professional development.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.

Communication:
1. To liaise with all members of the inter-disciplinary team (IDT) patients,
carers, other Health and social care services, including attendance at
ward rounds, goal planning meetings to facilitate safe and effective
discharges.
2. To identify treatment programmes for patients, and to report on
occupational therapy assessment and treatment progress with the
support and guidance of the Senior OTs
3. To liaise with the Lead or Senior Occupational Therapists in the
management and prioritisation of the caseload.
4. To promote good working relationships with all disciplines within the
IDT, Oxford Centre for Enablement ,the directorate and OUH and to
liaise and network with COT Specialist Sections as appropriate
5. To attend staff meetings, Band 5 Support Group and other service
related meetings.

Clinical Responsibilities:
1. . To undertake occupational therapy assessment, and treatment, to in
and outpatients referred to the Occupational Therapy Neurological Rehabilitation
Service under the supervision and guidance of the Senior OTs.
2. To assist the Lead or Senior Occupational Therapists in the day-to-day
supervision and delegation of routine occupational therapy activities to the OT
assistants or technicians where appropriate.
3. To record all occupational therapy intervention in compliance with the
OUH, Royal College of Occupational Therapy and NHS guidelines.
4. To evaluate continuously occupational therapy intervention and to
maintain and develop a high standard of clinical and professional practice at all
times.
5. To carry out discharge home visits in liaison with health and social care
agencies to identify equipment and care needs for discharge and identify and refer
to appropriate onward services
6. To work as part of the interdisciplinary team providing neurological
rehabilitation individually and in groups
7. To agree and set IDT rehabilitation goals, with the treating team within
goal planning meetings


This advert closes on Sunday 1 Mar 2026

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