• Job Description

  Req#: C9389-26-0014?language=en&page=39&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Closing Date: 16.01.2026

  Shortlisting to take place after closing date: commencing 17.01.2026

  Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 19.01.2026

  Community Therapy - but not as you know it....

  Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is now recruiting a forward thinking, innovative and experienced specialist occupational therapist, to work in the Elderly Virtual Ward.

  This post provides a fantastic opportunity for a driven, passionate individual to contribute to the development of new pathways in delirium and falls - alongside the day to day work of preventing hospital admission and providing right time, right place, assessments in the community. Experience working with frail older adults is essential. No day is the same at Elderly Virtual Ward and we welcome informal enquiries if you want to find out more about the role.

  Main duties of the job

  You will be a member of a dynamic multi-disciplinary team providing Urgent Community Response and Discharge to Assess interventions in people's homes. Working with a well-resourced, multi-disciplinary team you will be supported to work in a blurred boundary way, and develop new clinical skills.

  It is essential that you are a car driver and have a Full UK Driving License, reasonable adjustments will be considered.

  About us

  At Bradford Teaching Hospitals we're passionate about providing outstanding care for the people of the Bradford district and communities across the North of England. We're keen to meet people interested in sharing our passion and helping us continue to deliver the highest quality of care to our patients.

  We're a renowned teaching hospital trust at the forefront of research, education and development, with a state-of-the-art simulation and skills training centre on site.

  In short, we can help you lift your career to the next level. We've received huge investment to improve patient care which means we have truly world-class facilities including a brand-new neonatal suite, state-of-the-art intensive care unit, a newly refurbished A&E department, new children's unit and a welcoming, modern atrium and reception area for staff and visitors.

  Details

  Date posted

  06 January 2026

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 6

  Salary

  £38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum (pro rata)

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

  Reference number

  389-25-7704115

  Job locations

  Bradford Teaching Hospital

  Bradford

  BD9 6RJ

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please see attached for the job description document for this post for further details in regards to the main responsibilities of the role.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please see attached for the job description document for this post for further details in regards to the main responsibilities of the role.

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Substantial post-graduate experience, including recent experience in the NHS
  • Previous rotations within the Rehabilitation setting
  • Experience with frail elderly with poor cognition/ dementia

  Skills

  Essential

  • Good communication and organisational skills
  • Competent in core areas of Occupational therapy practice

  Desirable

  • Competent IT skills

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality

  Desirable

  • Attendance on external post-graduate courses

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Degree in Occupation Therapy
  • HCPC Registered

  Desirable

  • COP registered
  • Member of Special Interest Group

  other

  Essential

  • Car owner/Driver - reasonable adjustments will be considered

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Substantial post-graduate experience, including recent experience in the NHS
  • Previous rotations within the Rehabilitation setting
  • Experience with frail elderly with poor cognition/ dementia

  Skills

  Essential

  • Good communication and organisational skills
  • Competent in core areas of Occupational therapy practice

  Desirable

  • Competent IT skills

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality

  Desirable

  • Attendance on external post-graduate courses

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Degree in Occupation Therapy
  • HCPC Registered

  Desirable

  • COP registered
  • Member of Special Interest Group

  other

  Essential

  • Car owner/Driver - reasonable adjustments will be considered

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Bradford Teaching Hospital

  Bradford

  BD9 6RJ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Bradford Teaching Hospital

  Bradford

  BD9 6RJ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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