Senior Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist - Fixed term 2 years

Oxford Health NHS Trust
Witney
5 days ago
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Senior Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist - Fixed term 2 years

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work in an award-winning Community Therapy Team based in Witney, Oxfordshire.

Working within the planned and preventative pathway, and also helping deliver rapid rehabilitation, you will be able to make a real difference to the patients of West Oxfordshire.

The team is made up of Occupational Therapists, Mental Health OT, Physiotherapists, Assistant Practitioners, Rehab Assistants and both a Clinical Lead and Clinical Specialist.

Our team received the Inspiring Team Award (Community Health Services) at the 2025 Oxford Health Staff Awards, as well as our whole Countywide Community Therapy Service receiving runner up prize for the significant impact of Quality Improvement work. Our West team is also a previous winner of the Oxford Brookes Placement of the Year award. We are looking for someone passionate about community rehab to join our team and continue to deliver excellent, award-winning care.

Main duties of the job

As an Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist, you will work within a rehabilitation team managing a caseload of clients providing a high quality, appropriate, efficient short-term rehabilitation service for adult patients in West Oxfordshire.

You will deliver safe and effective rehabilitative patient care and discharge, working in partnership with colleagues in the multidisciplinary team within the community and acute sectors, supporting the efficient use of resources across the whole system, whilst delegating to and supervising more junior staff.

About us

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible

Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive:"Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are:"Caring, safe and excellent"

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

  • Excellent opportunities for career progression
  • Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
  • 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
  • NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
  • Lease car scheme
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Mental Health First Aiders
  • Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
  • Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Job responsibilities

We encourage learning and development opportunities. As a Band 6 there is opportunity for staff to complete the MSc frailty module offered by the trust to help support your clinical role.

Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.

Person SpecificationQualifications
  • Physiotherapy Degree or Occupational Therapy Degree equivalent
  • HCPC registration
  • Band 5 NHS experience or working in social services
Experience
  • good knowledge of rehab community services
  • previous NHS or UK Adult social Services
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.


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