Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist - Elderly Therapy

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 07 April 2026

Are you an Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist looking for an opportunity to develop your elderly frailty skills?

Are you keen to develop your leadership skills and have new opportunities?

Do you want to play a key role in improving the experience of our patients?

Do you want to be part of an innovative and highly motivated team, making positive changes happen daily?

This role offers the chance to experience clinical practice in Elderly Frailty, especially around preventing deconditioning. We have enthusiastic and experienced clinical teams, who will support your development.

You will have opportunities to support staff and students, as well as drive and lead in service development projects and quality patient care. The Trust actively promotes staff development through a structured support process, which will be available to you for both clinical and managerial supervision and encouragement to explore other learning opportunities.

If you have any queries or wish to discuss further, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

This post is not eligible for the Trust's relocation package.

If you are currently employed by the Trust and you wish to apply for this role on a secondment basis, you must seek permission from your current line manager before applying for the post.

Interviews for this position will be held face to face with no remote appointments available.

To be a team member contributing to the delivery of therapy services across the Elderly speciality, alongside the senior leadership team.

To provide specialist advice to therapy staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team and wider team.

To use client‑centred approaches to patient care.

To participate in and provide clinical and management supervision.

To contribute to multi‑disciplinary team working.

To contribute to and lead on service improvement and quality initiatives.

To use the Trust electronic patient record system.

To abide by all Trust policies and procedures.

To be able to respond flexibly and creatively to challenges.

Trust Information Pack:

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

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• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
  
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
  
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
  
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
  
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
  
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
  
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
  

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co‑developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks – including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks – to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact:.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE – Supporting Britain's Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

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• Experience in a relevant junior role, including the management of a range of conditions, with evidence of additional knowledge acquired through formal and informal clinical supervision
  
• Experience of working in a client‑driven/NHS environment.
  
• Experience of training/supporting/supervising others (including students)
  

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• HCPC Registered Physiotherapist or Occupational therapist
  
• Evidence of specialist post graduate CPD activities
  

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• Able to communicate complex information effectively, clearly, and accurately in plain simple language, both verbally and in writing.
  
• Able to be organised, prioritise own workload and take responsibility for delivering results within agreed timescales with changing priorities, pressures and with frequent interruptions
  
• Committed to development and improvement of self and the wider team. Welcome the opportunity to implement change and improvements.
  
• Use own initiative, exercise judgment, resolve problems and stay calm under pressure.
  

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.

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust