Occupational Therapist

Full time (or 2 part time roles will be considered)

The Opportunity

The Occupational Therapist role in Occupational Health (OTOH) at Keele is a new and exciting role that will enable a HCPC registered Occupational Therapist the opportunity to showcase their functional assessment skills within the Occupational Health Environment. Newly Qualified OT will be considered for this role.

The main focus of the role will be to undertake screening of pre-employment and preplacement questionnaires for staff and students, and to undertake assessments as part of the management referral process. There will be scope to continue to develop skills within Health Surveillance (Skin, Spiro, Safety Critical Medicals, and Audio, and Vaccinations), alongside supporting with delivery of health promotion and wellbeing activities.

The Benefits The University recognises that its success depends upon the contribution and dedication of its talented staff. In return, we have a competitive benefits package available, including:

• Competitive rate of pay with annual increments within the grade
• Generous annual leave entitlement with opportunities to purchase additional leave
• Excellent staff pension scheme
• Access to continued personal, professional and career development
• On site ‘outstanding’ nursery
• Discounted health & fitness facilities on site
• Cycle to work scheme (subject to eligibility) Please note that the starting salary will typically be at the bottom of the pay scale shown above.

The University is committed to operating flexible working practices wherever possible.

The University Keele University is renowned for its exciting approach to higher education, innovative research, beautiful campus, strong community spirit and excellent student experience. With a turnover in excess of £170 million, over 12,500 students and a total staff of approximately 2000, the University provides high quality teaching across a wide range of academic and vocational subjects and promotes world-class research. Further information can be found at https://www.keele.ac.uk/about/

Keele University is committed to the principles of the Athena SWAN charter, and values equality and diversity across our workforce. We strive to ensure that our workforce is representative of broader society, and therefore, we would actively welcome applications from men for this role.

Keele University values equality and diversity across our workforce and to ensuring our staff community is reflective of the diversity of our student population. In support of these commitments the University welcomes applications from individuals of Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds for all roles.

DBS and OH Please note this appointment is subject to both medical clearance by the University’s Occupational Health provider and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check.

How to Apply

To apply online for this vacancy and for full post details and copies of job descriptions, please click on the 'Apply' button above. 

Keele University employees wishing to apply should login to Employee Self Service and click on the 'View current vacancies' link.

For informal enquiries may be addressed to Karen Lever, Head of Occupational Health, k.lever@keele.ac.uk. Applications to this address will not be accepted.

Closing Date: 28th April 2025

Interview Date: 9th May 2025

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