About this role
Job summary
Specialist Occupational Therapist - Cardiac Care / Endocrinology
37.5 hours per week (Potential weekend working)
Permanent
Closing Date: Thursday 11th June 2026
Interview Date: TBC
Salary: £39,959 - £48,117 per annum
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Main duties of the job
Are you a passionate Occupational Therapist eager to make a difference in cardiac and endocrine care?
Join our dedicated multidisciplinary team supporting patients across our Cardiac Care and Endocrinology wards, with additional involvement in cardiac rehabilitation services.
About the Role:
As a Band 6 Occupational Therapist, you will play a key role in assessing, treating, educating, and planning discharges for patients with a range of cardiac and endocrine conditions. You will work closely alongside a skilled multidisciplinary team, including Physiotherapists, Nurses, and Therapy Assistants, to deliver holistic, patient-centred care across both inpatient wards and cardiac rehabilitation settings.
This role also includes delivering education sessions within cardiac rehabilitation classes, supporting patients to better understand their condition, promote self-management, and optimise recovery and long-term health outcomes.
You will have the opportunity to take on a senior therapy position, contributing to the ongoing development of cardiac and endocrine therapy services to enhance patient outcomes and experience.
Why Join Us?
Be part of a Supportive and collaborative team Opportunities to influence service development Access to excellent CPD through the People Development Service
What We're Looking For
HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist Relevant or transferable acute experience Strong communication and teamwork skills Commitment to high-quality, patient-centred care
About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Our benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Job description Job responsibilities
Undertake assessments, clinical diagnosis and treatment of patients with a wide range of problems within cardiac care/endocrinology and cardiac Rehabilitation. These patients often have complex and / or chronic presentations. To work as an autonomous practitioner to undertake a significant specialist clinical caseload, working without direct supervision. To take a role in supervision and teaching of junior qualified therapists and assistants. To demonstrate leadership skills and contribute to service development and monitoring of standards of practice. To work flexibly over 7 day period, as the service require. For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.
Person Specification
Qualification and Professional Essential
Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy Registration with HCPC Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including recent attendance at relevant post-graduate courses
Desirable
BAOT Involvement /membership in Special Interest Group
Experience and Knowledge Essential
Minimum 18 months to 2 years post-graduate experience Previous experience in specialist clinical area Band 5 rotational experience Involvement in audit Supervisory experience Contribution to clinical education of less experienced staff
Desirable
Previous Acute NHS experience
Skills and Abilities Essential
Understanding of clinical governance Importance in application of clinical governance in clinical area Highly developed physical skills including dexterity, coordination & sensory skills for assessment and manual treatment of patients Excellent written and verbal communication skills including an ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive and contentious information Able to prioritise and organise own workload Able to cope with a range of complex options, find solutions, analyse, compare and decide on appropriate course of action Able to work as part of an multi-disciplinary team IT skills - computer literate in email, Word & PowerPoint
Personal Qualities Essential
Evidence to support personal initiatives in supporting service delivery Able to carry out moderate physical effort throughout concurrent activities Motivated Flexible and adaptable Diplomatic and sensitive to others need To follow the Trusts values of EXCEL and COMPACT
Other Essential
Able to commit to flexible working and weekend working
Desirable
Driving license and access to motor vehicle for work purposes
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 George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
Address George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
College Street
Nuneaton
CV10 7DJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website http://www.geh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)