Healthcare & Nursing Jobs

Ward Based Occupational Therapist

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust • Kingsway, Derby

Salary

£32k – £39k

Posted

17 October 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is hiring a Ward Based Occupational Therapist in Kingsway, a full-time healthcare & nursing role. The advertised salary is £32k – £39k. Derbyshire Healthcare 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.

Want to make a real difference and have a truly rewarding career? Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’. We’ve been rated ‘good’ overall by the CQC, with some outstanding services. The CQC commented at our most recent inspection on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust. …

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £32k – £39k
How this salary compares: about 16% below the £46,242 median across 3,280 healthcare & nursing roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Kingsway, Derby · Full-time
Posted: 17 October 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

About this sector

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.