Occupational Therapist | Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	DCHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Buxton, SK17 6TE
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	7 Sept 2026
Closing date:	7 Oct 2026

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Summary

Are you a looking for an opportunity to develop your clinical and professional skills as an Occupational Therapist as part of a well-established MDT providing a range of rehabilitation services?

If so, look no further, come and join us in the High Peak Integrated Community Team!

We have exciting, substantive opportunities for a highly motivated Occupational Therapist with a patient-centred approach and a passion for rehabilitation to work within the Community Therapy, Bedded Care Therapy and Rapid Response services with an opportunity to be involved in therapy triage.

Our integrated, multi-disciplinary team provides community assessments and goal focused rehabilitation to support patients in our Pathway 2 bedded care facilities, patient's own homes and care homes.

You will have the opportunity to develop your skills of specialist therapy assessment and treatment in a community setting, alongside developing additional generic skills to provide a comprehensive assessment to a variety of complex patients.

As part of the role there will be a need for travel across the High Peak and the surrounding area, therefore access to a vehicle is essential.

As a clinical employee it will be your responsibility to ensure that your behaviour and values reflect those set out in the DCHS Way.

Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire , as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people’s own homes and via virtual consultations.

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click ON APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site, you will need to register if you do not already have an account

This advert closes on Monday 21 Sep 2026

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