Senior Occupational Therapist Rotational(UK Visa Sponsorship)

Job Description

About the Role

Hull University Teaching Hospitals is recruiting a Band 6 Senior Occupational Therapist to join its busy Allied Health Professionals team. This role provides a unique opportunity to develop your skills across multiple acute care settings in a Major Trauma Centre and teaching hospital environment. You’ll work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality, evidence-based occupational therapy that supports patient recovery, promotes wellbeing, and enhances independence.

This rotational post is designed to give broad clinical exposure, supporting both patient care and the development of junior colleagues.

What You’ll Do

As a Senior Occupational Therapist, you’ll:

• Assess and treat patients with a wide range of acute conditions.
• Deliver interventions using current evidence-based practice to support recovery and independence.
• Mentor, support and supervise junior staff and students.
• Contribute to service development, teaching, and clinical leadership.
• Work flexibly across two hospital sites, providing high-quality care in a range of specialties.

Rotation Areas

During your rotation (9 months to 1 year per area, service-dependent), you will gain experience in:

• Acute Medicine & Frailty Services
• Emergency Department & Admission Avoidance
• Stroke Assessment & Rehabilitation
• Neurosurgery & Complex Rehabilitation
• Trauma & Orthopaedics
• Oncology
• Critical Care & Surgical Pathways

This post is ideal for a Band 5 Occupational Therapist who has completed core rotations and is ready to step into more senior practice. A Band 5-to-6 development plan may be considered for the right candidate.

Skills & Experience Required

Essential

• Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
• Current UK professional registration (see below for registration guidance)
• Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• At least 12 months’ UK clinical experience as a qualified OT
• Ability to manage a complex clinical caseload in a fast-paced environment
• Competence in functional and risk assessments, manual handling, cognitive and upper limb assessments
• Full UK driving licence (for community and access visits)

Desirable

• Experience supervising junior staff or students
• Previous NHS acute healthcare experience
• Accredited educator status or membership of relevant professional interest groups
• Knowledge of local prescribing policy and community equipment processes

Professional Registration

To work as an Occupational Therapist in the UK you must hold current UK registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
For details about routes to registration — including international applications if you trained abroad — see the official UK government regulated professions page:
Occupational Therapist professional registration guidance (HCPC) – UK Govt

and the HCPC’s international registration guidance:
HCPC registration requirements and how to apply

Visa & Immigration Information

If you are an overseas candidate who requires a visa to work in the UK, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust welcomes applications and may sponsor under the Skilled Worker route.

The Skilled Worker visa is the main UK visa route for overseas health professionals. To be eligible, you must:

• Have a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) from a UK sponsor (your employer will provide this if offered the job).
• Work in an eligible skilled occupation with a qualifying SOC code.
   Skilled Worker visa: overview (UK Govt)
• Meet the English language and salary requirements as set out by UK Visas & Immigration.
• Provide any required criminal record certificates if applying from overseas.
   Skilled Worker visa documents and criminal record guidance (UK Govt)
• Optionally explore the Health and Care Worker visa, which is a tailored sub-route of the Skilled Worker visa with reduced fees and faster processing for eligible roles within the NHS and health services:
   Health and Care Worker visa guidance (UK Govt)
• For comprehensive guidance on sponsorship criteria for employers, including how Certificates of Sponsorship are assigned, see the UK Government’s sponsor guidance:
   Sponsor guidance for Skilled Worker route (UK Govt)

Background Checks

This position requires a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check due to the nature of clinical work with vulnerable adults. The DBS is the UK body that conducts criminal record checks to support safe recruitment.
 Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) information – GOV.UK

If you have lived overseas, you may also be required to provide overseas criminal record certificates as part of UK visa or employment checks. Guidance on obtaining these certificates is available from UK government sources:
 Criminal record checks for overseas applicants – GOV.UK

About Us

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is part of the Humber Health Partnership — one of the UK’s largest integrated acute and community NHS arrangements, serving over 1.6 million people. Together with affiliated Trusts, we deliver care across multiple sites, including Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital. As teaching hospitals linked with Hull York Medical School, we contribute to clinical research and innovation in many specialties.

We’re committed to diversity, inclusion and continuous professional development, offering a supportive environment where staff can thrive and deliver world-class care.

How to Apply

• Interested candidates should apply before 23 February 2026. Due to high application volume, the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy early.
• Applications from candidates who require visa sponsorship will be considered on equal terms, in line with our commitment to equality and inclusion.