Job summary
Are you about to qualify as an Occupational Therapist and scouring NHS jobs for your first post? Are you already working as a Band 5 and looking for a new challenge or a change of scenery? Then today is your lucky day! We have a vacancy for a Band 5 OT to join our rotation!

We're really proud of our rotation because, alongside areas like medicine, stroke and surgery, we have a number of unique and interesting specialities such as hand therapy, orthotics, neurosurgery and the emergency department. If that wasn't enough we've also recently added critical care to our rotation. There really is something for everyone.

We're really lucky that our trust recognises the value of the therapy workforce and the important work we do to improve our patients functional outcomes.

Main duties of the job
Our Band 5 rotation will give you the opportunity to build on your core OT skills creating solid foundations for the rest of your career. You'll see the OT process from start to finish and be able to further develop your clinical reasoning. The pace is fast and exciting and we promise there'll be no time to be bored.

On a daily basis you'll be attending board rounds, prioritising patients and completing assessments, treatment and discharge planning to increase patient flow. As OT's our main aim is to increase our patients functional independence so we love to complete functional assessments which allow us to problem solve and find new ways for our patients to complete day to day tasks on their own. You'll also be liaising with the multi disciplinary team and working closely with your physiotherapy colleagues and therapy support workers.

About us
We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

Details
Date posted: 13 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 438-PB4554
Job locations: Royal Preston Hospital, Sharoe Green Lane, Preston, PR2 9HT, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
To be great at this job we think you need good written and verbal communication skills and to be able to demonstrate flexibility and initiative. Excellent interpersonal skills, an aptitude for team working and being able to support the Trusts values and behaviours are pretty high up on our list too.

We know that adapting to your first band 5 post can be pretty tough so we have lots of things in place to make sure youll feel supported including; a band 5 forum, a buddy system and a comprehensive competency framework. We also understand that university doesnt prepare you for every bit of your new role so we have in-service training in each individual team as well as Cognitive and Perceptual training each month led by our Occupational Therapy team. This training covers areas such as attention, memory, insight, capacity and challenging behaviour and will provide you with the skills required to manage cognitively impaired patients on your ward. We are always looking to develop our service and this is something wed love you to be involved in with our team meetings being a great place for us all to share and expand our ideas.

Like all NHS trusts we recognise the need for enhanced provision and Core Therapies arelooking to move towards 7 day working and as such youll be expected to support this model of care. We have a variety of work patterns across the rotation with some areas already working 7 days whilst others cover 5 days.

If delivering high quality care and making a personal difference to your patients lives is what makes you tick then come and join our great team!

Please note we are unable to provide relocation packages for overseas applicants.

Person Specification
Qualifications and Education
Essential

• H.C.P.C.Registration
• Occupational Therapy degree/diploma

Knowledge and Experience
Essential

• Range of relevant clinical experience
• Evidence of learning from reflection on relevant work experience
• Experience in Acute and / or Rehabilitation Hospital settings
• A broad range of experience at undergraduate level including managing medical, surgical, neurological and mental health conditions
• Evidence and understanding of CPD

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Royal Preston Hospital, Sharoe Green Lane, Preston, PR2 9HT, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Service Lead Therapist
Neil Sellers
neil.sellers@lthtr.nhs.uk
01772523394

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.
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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.