Current opportunities to get involved

You can find all current opportunities to get involved with RCOT and the occupational therapy profession here

Current opportunities with us

Join our vibrant community of volunteers

Are you ready to take your professional development to the next level while making a meaningful impact?

We’re on the lookout for passionate volunteers to help us build dynamic and thriving communities within RCOT. Our new practice, professional, and regional networks have recently launched and we need your energy and expertise to make them a success.

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Why volunteer with us?

shape the future: be at the forefront of creating vibrant communities where members can connect, share and grow together
develop new skills: gain valuable experience in leadership, collaboration and professional development that will enhance your career and meet CPD requirements
build strong connections: network with like-minded professionals and form lasting relationships within your area of practice
make an impact: lead initiatives that reflect the needs of your community and drive positive change.
recognition: receive acknowledgment for your contributions and achievements
supportive environment: benefit from a comprehensive onboarding journey, peer support groups and an annual reflection process to track your progress.

Find out more about our networks here.

Join The Power of OT

Join our Innovation Hub community

Innovation Hub is a space for the occupational therapy workforce to learn together about leading change.

Join our digital Innovation Hub community and share your innovations or search our database of real-world improvements. To become an early adopter, submit your improvement journey by sharing a challenge, change idea, or completed project.

It takes 15-30 minutes to answer questions about your service challenges and ideas. We welcome submissions from everyone in the occupational therapy workforce. Find out more about our Innovation Hub.

Our open consultations

Share your work on social media with us

Become a Learner Ambassador

Get involved in OT Week awareness

You can play a key role in raising awareness of occupational therapy during OT Week and beyond. To support your activities, you have access to a set of digital resources designed for general OT Week promotion – perfect for getting people ready for the week and promoting your local activities.

Our networks and cafés

Join RCOT Research Connect

Placement Café

Research Café

12.00-1.00pm, Wednesday 29 October
Interested in applying for one of our Research and Innovation Fund grants? Come to our October Research Café to hear from Angie Thompson, Research and Development officer at RCOT to find out more, including hearing previous grant winners’ tips and what a good grant application looks like.

Visit our Research Café page for details on how to join this session

Current opportunities within our profession

Our jobs board

NHS England: 10 Year Workforce Plan Call for evidence

NHS partners and stakeholders are being asked to contribute to a call for evidence open for six weeks until 7 November 2025, to support the development of the 10 Year Workforce Plan. Their aim is to create a plan that empowers staff, delivers world-class care, and secures the future of the NHS.

They would like examples of best practice and innovation that can be scaled to meet the 10 Year Health Plan ambitions, as well as feedback on their research and modelling.

This plan aims to create a sustainable workforce that is fit for the future, ensuring the NHS has the right people, in the right roles, with the right skills, so that every patient receives world-class care whenever they need it. It will support staff to work flexibly, grow their skills and feel fulfilment in their careers.

Your expertise and partnership will be central to making this vision a reality.

Join the call for evidence

Take park in the SunFLowEr Project

Support and care for parents who experience early pregnancy loss in England

The aim of the Sunflower Project, led by the University of Bedfordshire, is to understand the challenges and identify priorities in early pregnancy loss care in England, from the perspective of individuals who experience miscarriage and healthcare professionals who provide their care, to collectively identify policy-driven solutions to improve psychological outcomes for individuals who experience trimester one pregnancy loss (<13 weeks gestation).

If you have experienced an early pregnancy loss and would like to share your experience, take part in their national survey, or find out more about the project.

Share your views on climate change

UK Health Alliance on Climate Change (UKHACC) is launching a survey for AHPs across the UK to gather their ideas on how to reduce the environmental impact of our care.

Take the survey - share your views

Why should AHPs be interested in UKHACC?

climate change is the greatest global health threat facing the world in the 21st century, but it is also the greatest opportunity to redefine the social and environmental determinants of health
AHPs are well-placed to provide solutions and need to be prepared for changes as our world changes
your profession’s voice should be heard at all levels.

This is the first stage of UKHACC's work to identify the top actionable carbon reduction interventions for each AHP profession.

Please also share this survey with your networks.

If you have any queries, please contact Frances.Slowie@nhs.net.

NIHR PGfAR funding opportunity

The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has announced their Programme Grants for Applied Research (PGfAR). It aims to grow a portfolio of research programmes led, co-led and shaped by the insight of health care professionals or methodologists that have been historically under-represented across NIHR as research leaders and/or co-applicants.

They're seeking to drive transformational changes for patients and the public, with particular interested in funding research that purposefully aligns with the UK Government's Health and Growth missions and DHSC Areas of Research Interest 3: ‘Shaping and supporting the health and social care workforce of the future’.

To find out more, please take a look at the ring-fenced funding opportunity.