Rotational Occupational Therapist | East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust

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Are you a newly qualified Occupational Therapist looking to gain experience in a rotational position? Or a current Occupational Therapist who is looking to widen your knowledge and skills set? 

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust are excited to offer this excellent opportunity as a Band 5 Rotational Occupational Therapist. This rotational position offers experience in a wide variety of settings, which are either community based or ward based.  The Trust is passionate about our staff's development and offers a wide range of internal training opportunities to support your development, some very specific to the location where you are based, others to develop your management skills going forward. You will also have an opportunity to attend the rotational development days, which are lead by you as a group.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist to join our Integrated teams with experienced therapists and therapy assistants , who work closely alongside our nursing colleagues.  There will be a requirement to travel to clinics and patients within the Community, therefore a valid driving licence and access to transport is essential. 

To apply you will need to have a BSc/MSc in Occupational Therapy and be registered with the HCPC. 

The Post Graduate Occupational Therapy Rotational Scheme offers a broad base of clinical experience for post-graduate Occupational Therapists.  Staff on the Rotation will be expected to work on any of the placements on the scheme.

The duration of the rotations are 6 months and cover the following areas:-

• Community Rehabilitation – Various locations

• Willow Unit - New state-of-the-art therapy led centre

• Caroline House - Level 1 neurological rehabilitation unit providing specialist care and rehabilitation for patients with complex neurological injuries

• Community Neurology

• Social Services

• Urgent Community Response Teams 

• General In-Patient Rehabilitation     

The role is based across various locations in Norfolk which include North Norfolk, South Norfolk and Norwich, for example. Applicants must be prepared to travel to sites.

Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an ‘Outstanding’ rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.

Please note, the selection processes at East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.

 

Please refer to the attached job description for this role for further information on the main responsibilities.

This advert closes on Monday 2 Nov 2026