Specialist Frailty Occupational Therapist | University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£39,959 - £48,117 pa/pro rata
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Poole, BH15 2JB
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	7 Sept 2026
Closing date:	8 Oct 2026

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Summary

Are you passionate about working with older people?

An opportunity has arisen for a seniorOccupational Therapist to join our older persons’ therapy team. As the successful postholderyou will be encouraged and supported to develop extended skills and advanced practice in frailty with our highly regarded, innovative and motivated Older Persons Services Team.

This post may provide opportunities to workas part of the therapy team in one of the following areas:

• Emergency Department (ED) & Same Day Emergency Care Unit (SDEC)

• Older Persons Assessment Unit

• Older Persons wards

• Older Persons Continuing care ward and team

This provides therapists with an opportunity to develop a full and rich understanding of our patient’s journey, from emergency admission to their transition home to outreach and bespoke community interventions.

For UHD employees, this fixed-term post will be offered as a secondment in line with the Trust’s Secondment Policy. Please speak with your line manager before applying.

Interview date: 16th September

Previous applicants need not apply

Expectations of the post holder would include working holistically across professional boundaries, service development, supporting and supervising junior staff and opportunities to work alongside a range of experienced professionals both within the hospital and community.

For full duties of the post please see the job description.

To be successful in securing this post, you will have:

• 18 months experienceworking as an Occupational Therapistcovering core rotations

• Experience working at a junior level within the NHS is essential

• Willing toparticipatein 7dayworking on a rota basis

• Ability to drive, hold a cleandriverslicence and have access to a car for work purposes

Previousapplicants need not apply.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact:

Lydia Hart

UHD Older Persons Clinical Lead Therapists

Email address:pghopstherapyclinicalleads@uhd.nhs.uk

Telephone number:0792007988

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

In some cases this means that a services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert

This advert closes on Thursday 10 Sep 2026

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