Community Occupational Therapist | Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust

Join Weymouth ICRT – Be Part of the Community‑Care Revolution. Rotational OT Role Across ICT, Rehab & Ward Services

Are you an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist looking to broaden your practice within our dedicated specialist team? Join our Weymouth Integrated Community Rehab Team and be part of the change that’s moving care back into the community and building Integrated Neighbourhood Teams (INTs).

As a community Occupational Therapist in a rotational role across Intermediate Care Team (ICT), Long-Term Rehabilitation and Ward Therapy Support you will bring your clinical and inspiring leadership expertise to the whole patient journey. You will be joining a supportive, multidisciplinary team providing highly specialist advice and programmes of care to other professionals, to ensure high quality person – centred care and interventions.

With your effective communication, professionalism and innovation, care delivery to our patients will be of the highest standard.

This is a full or part time position with a minimum of 22.5 hours for a 7 day service.

For more information or informal discussions please contact Karen Gray,

Community Physiotherapist/ICRT Team Lead

karen.gray20@nhs.net

Please note visa sponsorship for this role is unfortunately not available. Ensure you hold valid right to work in the UK and will not require sponsorship if successful.

Providing OT based assessment and rehab for a range of physical presentations such as stroke and neurology, orthopaedics, frailty, falls, cognitive impairment and many more in a range of settings.

Knowledge and experience in moving and handling, experience of using a range of equipment, experience of carrying out cognitive assessments, skills to holistically assess and formulate a patient centred rehab program, knowledge and experience of working with the older person, particularly with frailty.

Supporting a team to provide a 7-day service to support admission avoidance for patients in their own homes.

Ability to recognise and manage a deteriorating patient, problem solving and crisis management of an acute situation, skills in carrying out a basic physical assessment including basic observations and recognising when it is appropriate to escalate.

Cover across the 7 days on a rota basis. Carry out rehab and assessment on the rehab ward or when in community to cover duty which involves working until 18.00 to cover any urgent referrals.

Demonstrable skills in communication, organisation, caseload management, autonomous working and supervision and mentorship of both trained and junior colleagues.

Problem solving and innovation to inform service development and improve quality standards.

At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here – it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.

We understand that using AI can be a useful and supportive tool when completing your application. However, we have also seen an increase in the over-reliance of AI tools which is negatively impacting applications as they remove candidate’s individuality, and it becomes much harder to get a sense of who you are and your authentic experience. If you do use AI, it should be used to enhance your application and not to create your supporting statement in its entirety. If we suspect you have used AI to create your supporting statement and this does not match your experience, we may withdraw your application.

As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact dhc.wideningparticipation@nhs.net

This advert closes on Wednesday 3 Jun 2026