Closing date: 09 November 2026

Job summary
Are you looking for an opportunity to develop your clinical and professional skills as an Occupational Therapist as part of a well-established MDT providing a range of rehabilitation services?

If so, look no further, come and join us in the High Peak Integrated Community Team!

We have exciting, substantive opportunities for a highly motivated Occupational Therapist with a patient-centred approach and a passion for rehabilitation to work within the Community Therapy, Bedded Care Therapy and Rapid Response services with an opportunity to be involved in therapy triage.

Main duties of the job
Our integrated, multi-disciplinary team provides community assessments and goal focused rehabilitation to support patients in our Pathway 2 bedded care facilities, patient's own homes and care homes.

You will have the opportunity to develop your skills of specialist therapy assessment and treatment in a community setting, alongside developing additional generic skills to provide a comprehensive assessment to a variety of complex patients.

As part of the role there will be a need for travel across the High Peak and the surrounding area, therefore access to a vehicle is essential. As a clinical employee it will be your responsibility to ensure that your behaviour and values reflect those set out in the DCHS Way.

About us
Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.

Details
Date posted: 26 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year pa pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 842-CCS-7751-26-B
Job location: The Cavendish Hospital, Manchester Road, Buxton, SK17 6TE, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please apply through our website.

Person Specification
Qualifications

• Essential: HCPC registration
• Essential: Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Essential: Varied Band 5 clinical experience that must include a physical setting
• Essential: Evidence of CPD
• Desirable: Band 6 experience in a relevant clinical field

Experience

• Essential: Case management experience
• Essential: Good understanding of the NHS and relevant national standards
• Essential: Community and bedded care experience working with adults and older people
• Desirable: Experience of working in rapid response with triage interest

Skills

• Essential: Ability to be an autonomous practitioner
• Essential: Commitment to the clinical development of others
• Essential: IT skills
• Essential: Able to work across daytime shifts and work weekends and bank holidays

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT
Employer's website: http://www.dchs.nhs.uk/

Contact
Integrated Community Team Leader, Lisa Grayson, lisa.grayson1@nhs.net, 07813005602