(*) D2A Reablement - Occupational Therapist

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting an Occupational Therapist to join the D2A Reablement pathway, delivering home-based assessment, rehabilitation and support to help adults regain independence. You will work within the D2A reablement team and alongside domiciliary care providers to ensure timely, person-centred care.

The role requires experience in acute or community settings, effective MDT collaboration, and a commitment to safe, evidence-based practice.

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy (OT).
• HCPC registration.
• Experience in inpatient or community settings at band 5/6 level.
• Evidence of MDT working.
• Driving licence and ability to travel within the community.

Responsibilities

• Undertake community assessments for the D2A reablement pathway.
• Develop, implement and evaluate care plans and rehabilitation goals.
• Coordinate services and assess equipment needs.
• Work autonomously within professional guidelines and the service policies.
• Collaborate with a multi-skilled team to provide comprehensive assessments and treatment.

Skills

MDT working

Driving licence

Community experience

Education

degree/diploma in OT

HCPC registration

Job description

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

(**) D2A Reablement - Occupational Therapist

The closing date is 16 November 2026

An exciting opportunity to work within a developing and expanding team has arisen to work as a reablement therapist in Mid-Essex. The Discharge to Assess (D2A) team member will provide reablement therapy and support to people in their own home alongside the reablement domiciliary care provider. This is to ensure patients needs are being met at home, provide reablement and rehabilitation at home with a focus on improving the adults independence and outcomes.

The Therapist Occupational Therapist will need to work holistically within the MDT and utilise their profession specific skill-set to deliver high quality care and support and rehab to the patient in their own home.

Experience of working in the acute or a community setting will be helpful. The role will involve working with multiple agencies, inside and outside of the hospital, to provide the best service for the people in our care.

Successful candidates will need to establish and maintain excellent communication with a variety of service users and staff groups, assessment and formulate treatment plans and work within a variety of clinical and non-clinical environments. They will be professionally and legally accountable for their caseload and documentation.

Due to the nature of the role, you will be required to hold a valid UK driving licence and access to their own mode of transport as frequent travel in require for this role.

Main duties of the job

Be responsible for undertaking assessment in the community for patients under the D2A reablement pathway. Assessment to identify a patient's therapy needs and provide intervention to promote safety, independence and reduce the risk of re-admission or harm.

Coordinate services by undertaking a person-centered assessment; developing, implementing and evaluating care plans, assessing equipment needs and potentially working on rehabilitation goals as service capacity allows.

Work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service's policies and procedures.

The team is a multi-skilled team and all staff will receive training to be multi-skilled to provide comprehensive assessments and treatment of patients.

You will undertake the learning and the implementation of new specialist skills and knowledge to include some physiotherapy skills or Occupational therapy skills. This may also include assessing for and requesting health or social care packages, or indicating a patients ongoing needs as part of an MDT with ASC and the care provider . All these skills are competency led, and appropriate training will be provided where needed.

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

Job responsibilities

For more details on this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• degree/diploma in OT
• HCPC registration

Experience

• variety of inpatient/community experience at band 5/6 level
• evidence of MDT working
• community experience

Other Requirements

• Driving licence/able to travel within the communtiy

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.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

£39,959 a yearPer Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)