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Principal Occupational Therapist Community East Sussex

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust • Guestling, Hastings

Salary
£58k – £65k
Posted
5 November 2026
Work mode
Full-time
Sponsor match
high
Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)
Role overview

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is hiring a Principal Occupational Therapist Community East Sussex in Guestling, a full-time healthcare & nursing role. The advertised salary is £58k – £65k. Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Job summary We are seeking to recruit a passionate, knowledgeable and dynamic Principal Occupational Therapist (OT) as the professional and clinical lead for Occupational Therapy across adult mental health, community services in East Sussex. This is a senior leadership role, providing strategic direction, clinical expertise, and professional governance for OT practice across East Sussex community, including our neurodevelopmental workers in the Neighbourhood Mental Health Teams. The post includ…
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  • Employer: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust — confirmed licensed sponsor
  • Visa route: Skilled Worker
  • Advertised salary: £58k – £65k
  • How this salary compares: about 38% above the £46,847 median across 2,630 healthcare & nursing roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: Guestling, Hastings · Full-time
  • Posted: 5 November 2026
  • How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.
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Healthcare and nursing is the largest sponsored category in the UK. NHS trusts, private hospitals, GP practices, and specialist clinics sponsor registered nurses, doctors, allied health professionals, and support workers through the Health and Care Worker visa — which carries lower application fees and faster processing than the standard Skilled Worker visa.

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