Rotational Occupational Therapist


Company:	Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£32,073 - £39,043 per annum, pro rata
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Wigan, WN2 3AX
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	15 Sept 2026
Closing date:	18 Oct 2026

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Summary

A Vacancy at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the well established and dynamic Occupational Therapy Team at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as a Rotational Occupational Therapist.

Rotations can include, but are not limited to, Community Therapy, Intermediate Care, Paediatrics, Learning Disabilities, Orthopaedics and Acute therapies.

Some rotations are Monday to Sunday and some rotations will require access to a vehicle with appropriate business insurance.

On each rotation the post holder will be supported by passionate and experienced team members who will help guide and support your individual learning needs and ensure that the best standards of care are provided.

You must be a registered Occupational Therapist but we will consider students in their final year.

We recommend applicants avoid using Ai to complete the personal statement section of the application.

This vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received.

• To provide a high standard occupational therapy services to patients within the rotation.

• To act as a source of knowledge on the management of current caseloads and provide an advisory service to patients, relatives, other healthcare professionals and students.

• To take a role in the assessment and treatment of patients within the rotation, to provide occupational therapy treatment indicated and to maintain records as an autonomous practitioner.

• To hold responsibility for own case load and be responsible for a defined area of the service or a particular patient type, working with direct supervision.

• To assist teams in planning, co-ordination, delivering and evaluating the therapy services provided within the rotation.

• To participate in the education and training of occupational therapists, other health professionals and OT students in the management of OT conditions as appropriate in the respective rotation.

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is proud to provide high‑quality acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, our staff are central to everything we do — we believe that happy staff make for happy patients, and this ethos underpins our culture and our success.

We have a strong, recognised track record in staff engagement and in living our values:

• People at the Heart

• Listen and Involve

• Kind and Respectful

• ONE Team

We are committed to placing patients at the heart of every decision and delivering safe, effective care that protects dignity and enhances experience. We seek to recruit people who share our values, our passion for high‑quality care, and our belief in working together as One Team.

At WWL, we recognise the strength that comes from a rich and diverse workforce. We welcome applications from all sections of society and are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.

• To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work including the management of patients in your care.

• To ensure high standards of clinical care for the patients under your management, and support therapy assistants to do likewise.

• Post holders are required to work independently, guided by defined clinical & professional guidelines. Access to a more senior member therapist is available when necessary.

• To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate diagnosis and prognosis in a wide range of conditions, to recommend the best course of intervention, and to develop comprehensive treatment and discharge plans.

• To take delegated responsibility from a senior therapist for managing patients with particular conditions and be responsible for providing generic and occupational therapy assessments and treatment plans for patients within the rotation.

• Formulate and deliver an individual occupational therapy treatment programme based on a sound knowledge of evidence based practice and treatment options using clinical assessment, reasoning skills and knowledge of treatment skills e.g. graded occupational therapy techniques, patient education, exercises, and other alternative options.

• To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients, and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.

• To demonstrate appropriately developed knowledge for the co-ordination of a comprehensive OT plan relevant to the individual being treated.

• To assist the team in developing policy and procedures within therapy.

• To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers and other professionals, to promote understanding of the aims of occupational therapy and to ensure a consistent approach to patient care.

• To contribute to the provision of advice, teaching and training to other members of the MDT regarding the management of patients within the rotational post you may be working in.

• To assess capacity, gain valid consent and have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients who lack consent to treatment.

This advert closes on Sunday 27 Sep 2026

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