About this role
Job summary
Are you an early career Occupational Therapist (OT) looking to expand your experience? Or are you about to graduate and looking for your first OT role?
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals are looking for enthusiastic, passionate, caring OTs to join our Therapy teams.
You will have the opportunity to complete 6 monthly rotations across a variety of different clinical areas across both acute, out-patient and community care settings. Rotations include neurology, orthopaedics, medicine, surgery and community teams.
This a fantastic opportunity to develop in your OT career and increase your clinical skills, knowledge and experience, all while working in a supportive environment to help build on your confidence. With the Trust providing multiple specialist and regional services, we're a fantastic place to start, or develop your OT career with different opportunities.
We're proud to invest in our OT staff, with the opportunity to join our preceptorship programmes, regular supervision and participation in local specialist training and education. There are opportunities for student supervision and a wide range of champion roles within the departments.
To apply, you'll need to hold or be due to gain an appropriate Occupational Therapy qualification (BSc/Diploma in Occupational Therapy or equivalent) and be registered or eligible to register with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Main duties of the job
The Therapy Services department provides integrated Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy to patients across Sheffield, South Yorkshire and beyond.
You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide personalised OT assessment, care, advice, and interventions to make a difference to patients, and help them adapt to day-to-day tasks and improve their quality of life.
You will have opportunities to participate/contribute to service development and projects within the department as well as providing support to the wider OT team, assistants and students.
We are working with the newly formed 'Care Transfer Hub' around rehabilitation and discharge planning roles. We are running several pilots to test new ways of working to promote prevention of deconditioning and rehabilitation.
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
The interviews will take place week commencing 26 January 2026 and will be in-person and will involve both group and individual elements.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
BSc/Degree Apprenticeship/Diploma/MSc in Occupational Therapy Current HCPC registration or working towards
Further Training Essential
Evidence of continuous personal & professional development Good basic knowledge of therapy practice within acute and community settings.
Desirable
Evidence-Based Practice Clinical Governance
Experience Essential
Can demonstrate knowledge of the Occupational Therapy role in relation to the rotations offered within the Trust. Student placement experience, unregistered or registered clinical workforce experience in NHS Acute/Community clinical areas
Desirable
Work or life experience in healthcare or teaching practical skills Work or life experience in organising and managing multiple tasks Clinical Governance or Health & Safety
Special Skills/Aptitudes Essential
Competency in Occupational Therapy clinical reasoning, processes and practices Effective interpersonal, communication and team working skills Able to maintain confidentiality Able to act on own initiative, organise and prioritise work and manage multiple tasks Able to maintain accurate written records & statistics Calm approach to changing work situations Able to teach and motivate others Motivated to learn
Desirable
Understanding of therapy in an acute hospital IT literate Ability to participate in 7 day working rosters
Other Factors Essential
Flexible and reliable approach to working practices Positive attitude to patient care and teamwork
Desirable
Car Driver
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 Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address Northern General Hospital
Herries Road
Sheffield
S5 7AU
Employer's website https://www.sth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)