Senior Occupational Therapist - Hospital Avoidance Team

TN United Kingdom; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is looking for a Senior Occupational Therapist to join their Hospital Avoidance Team in Wakefield. The role involves providing quality therapy services, working with a multidisciplinary team, and ensuring high professional standards. The successful candidate will benefit from structured supervision and excellent training opportunities while contributing to patient care in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Access to NHS pension plan

Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays

Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services

Flexible working options

Career progression, training and support

Qualifications

• Registered with HCPC as an Occupational Therapist.
• Experience in discharge planning and auditing is essential.
• Ability to supervise and support team members.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality therapy services to patients in the Emergency department.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams for patient care.
• Evaluate and plan future developments of the Therapy Service.

Skills

Communication

Clinical reasoning

Assessment skills

Leadership

Education

Bachelors or Masters in Occupational Therapy

Job description

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Senior Occupational Therapist - Hospital Avoidance Team, Wakefield

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Client:

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Location:

Wakefield, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

21.05.2025

Expiry Date:

05.07.2025

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Contact information

Please contact Shelly Theaker inpatient therapy service lead on 01924 541478 or email shelly,[e-mail]

About the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen in our Hospital avoidance team for a part-time and full time Band 6 Occupational Therapist, who is ready for a challenge and a new career pathway and is committed to providing a quality therapy service, to patients in the Emergency department at Pinderfields Hospital and assessments units on the Pinderfields and Dewsbury sites.

The team works generically as well a maintaining our professional roles and standards, the team is made up with a GP, Consultants, physiotherapists and nurses and have dedicated Care coordinators to support rapid discharge, the team have strong links to community services such as Virtual ward, IV therapy team, ICT and reablement services etc

The team works 5 days over 7 per week, standard working pattern with shift patterns: 8am - 4pm and 10am - 6pm flexible working will be considered.

The team see a variety of conditions from falls to a fast track patient who's wish is to return home.

The successful candidate will need to be adaptable, have excellent communication skills, strong clinical reasoning and assessment skills and be knowledgeable about discharge planning, audit and outcome measures.

It is essential that the candidates possess professional leadership and management skills including supervision, performance and development of Therapy staff within the multidisciplinary context.

As a department we are able to offer you structured supervision, excellent training and development program's and the opportunity to work in a friendly, committed team.

• Ensure that professional standards are maintained in patient management and treatment within the service provided.
• To co-ordinate and liaise with other relevant disciplines and agencies and encourage inter-disciplinary co-operation at all levels.
• To evaluate the Therapy Service and plan future developments together with the Clinical Lead, Service Lead and Therapy service lead
• To supervise and support Team Members

Key requirements

For this role you are required to be registered with HCPC Occupational Therapist and have a Bachelors Degree or Masters in Occupational Therapy.

Please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification for a comprehensive list of requirements.

Be part of MY team

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Application guidance:
We understand that more applicants are using AI technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. It’s important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.

• Access to the NHS pension plan
• Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
• Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
• Extensive benefits and support, including:
• Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Car lease salary sacrifice scheme
• Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
• Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
• Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
• Career progression, training and support

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Created on 21/05/2025 by TN United Kingdom