Occupational Therapist | Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 19 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £31,049 - £46,580 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 April 2026 |
| Location: | Sutton in Ashfield, NG17 4JL |
| Company: | Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7771303/214-MED-7771303 |
Summary
We are seeking a highly motivated Occupational Therapist to join our evolving Integrated Community Stroke Service at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a high‑profile, specialist community service that makes a real difference to patients’ lives.
This is a development post, starting at Band 5 with clear progression to Band 6 following successful completion of preceptorship and role‑specific competencies. You will be well supported through structured learning, supervision and opportunities to develop your clinical skills in stroke rehabilitation.
Established in 2009 as the Stroke Early Supported Discharge team, the service expanded in April 2023 to become an Integrated Community Stroke Service, delivering specialist, community‑based stroke rehabilitation across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood.
The service supports patients in their transition from hospital to home, promoting recovery, independence and quality of life during the first six months post‑discharge. Working in patients’ own environments enables truly person‑centred rehabilitation and strong therapeutic relationships.
You will join a supportive multidisciplinary team with a strong commitment to clinical excellence and continuous improvement. We are looking for an Occupational Therapist with a genuine interest in stroke care, who is motivated by challenge and keen to contribute to both service development and their own professional growth.
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer to the job description attached.
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.
We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as ‘outstanding’ for care and our King’s Mill Hospital as the only ‘outstanding’ NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.
Not all of our roles are eligible for sponsorship to find out which roles are eligible for sponsorship please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:
Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - GOV.UK
Home Office guidance has changed as of the 9thApril, anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer to the job description attached.
This advert closes on Wednesday 25 Mar 2026
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