Job Summary
The opportunity has arisen to recruit to our Occupational Therapy service at the West Suffolk Foundation Trust with a Band 5 part time post within the Mildenhall and Brandon INT.

The successful candidate will contribute to the delivery of high standards of health care to patients within their own homes, residential care homes, and in clinics, by performing holistic assessment and delivery of therapy interventions.

• Formulation of individual specialist management/treatment plan for each client using clinical reasoning skills and utilising a wide range of highly specialised physical, sensory and cognitive treatment skills following analysis of information received from client, carers and referrer and any other professionals involved in the clients' care as necessary.
• Support junior staff and learners using evidence based, client centred principles to assess, plan and implement, specialised programmes of care and evaluate their interventions.
• Work within the integrated team to facilitate early discharge from hospital or prevent unnecessary admission to hospital.
• Work with all health care professionals, and statutory/non-statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to our service users.
• Participate and support the Practice Placement Education of professional, NVQ and work experience students.

Main Duties of the Job
This post would be suitable for someone seeking to develop their occupational therapy skills and knowledge in a really autonomous role.

We would also consider experienced staff who are returning to practice.

The post holder will enjoy working as part of a team player, and would suit someone who is forward thinking, conscientious, and motivated to work autonomously and holistically.

You will benefit from working in a very supportive CAB team, department and NHS Trust that advocates continuous improvement and training opportunities to help develop our staff.

You will be provided with regular supervision from an experienced clinical specialist occupational therapist.

About Us
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.

Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?

Details
Date posted: 16 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year
Pro rata per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 179-8084901-I
Job locations: Mildenhall and Brandon INT, Mildenhall, IP28 7JX, United Kingdom

Job Responsibilities
Key Tasks
Communication

• To establish, maintain and participate in robust multi-disciplinary communication networks, for self and team, with clients, carers and other health workers and agencies involved in client care.
• To promote awareness of the role of Occupational Therapy within the team, in relation to all aspects of patient care, negotiating priorities where appropriate, informing the Integrated Services Implementation Plan using high level of presentation and training skills.
• To promote the role of the multi-disciplinary rehabilitation services within Suffolk Community Healthcare, in relation to all aspects of client care, informing the Integrated Services Implementation Plan.
• To participate in and maintain robust professional communication systems within own and other professional teams.
• To contribute to relevant meetings with Suffolk Community Healthcare colleagues. To provide highly complex information to the clients, clinicians and other agencies to assist in decision-making, using persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training, empathic and re-assurance skills.
• To ensure that self and junior members of the team maintain up-to-date written and electronic data, where applicable, in accordance with professional andstandards and in compliance with Confidentiality of Information policy.
• To ensure self and all members of the team provide therapy reports relevant to the clients situations

Personal and People Development

• To contribute to a robust induction process for all new staff in the multi-disciplinary services and all students on placement.
• To participate and support the Practice Placement Education of professional, NVQ and work experience students.
• To act as specialist witness for NVQ candidates.
• To plan, contribute and participate in robust in-service training programmes for the staff.
• To apply highly developed specialist knowledge and skills in order to demonstrate professional competence and fitness to practice in multi-disciplinary services.
• To demonstrate ongoing personal development of self and junior staff through participation in internal and external training and development opportunities, recording learning outcomes in a portfolio.
• Develop self and others through regular one to ones and supervision.

Person Specification
Education & Qualification
Essential

• Degree in Occupational Therapy (BSc/MSc)
• Current or working towards HCPC registration

Desirable

• Relevant clinical courses
• Membership of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists

Experience & Knowledge
Essential

• Completed clinical placements as a student
• Documented evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Clinical placement in a community setting
• Post registration experience in a clinical setting
• Advice and support to students and support staff.

Skills & Abilities
Essential

• Able to demonstrate the ability to work at relevant level
• Demonstrate good IT and standard keyboard skills.
• Able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
• Practice good interpersonal skills
• Good observational and reporting skills
• Able to plan and provide appropriate levels of clinical intervention Ability to analyse professional and ethical issues.
• Ability to work within a team setting.
• Ability to manage own workload and determine priorities.
• Ability to reflect on own performance.
• Knowledge of manual handling legislation and risk assessment.
• Basic knowledge of specialist equipment.
• Able to communicate effectively using the English language. In both verbal and written forms
• Willingness to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service

Desirable

• Training and facilitation skills
• Supervisory skills.
• Able to support other staff to review and reflect on their practice and develop a PDP
• Knowledge of mental health legislation including CPA and risk assessment and management. Evidence of working at a relevant level
• Knowledge of working within the NHS

Personal qualities
Essential

• Positive approach to change in working duties.
• An understanding of hazards associated with lone working in the community.

Other requirements
Essential

• Frequent Travel Essential - You will need to travel, so you must either hold a full, current driving licence and have access to personal transport or meet the mobility requirements of the role through other reasonable and suitable means

Additional Information
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. 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.

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

Employer Contact Details
For questions about the job, contact: Helen Woollard, INT specialist Physiotherapist
Email: helen.woollard@wsh.nhs.uk
Phone: 07895332809