Home First OT — Rehab & Safe Discharge at Home

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust; Bradley Stoke; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Home First Occupational Therapist. You will work across acute, community and home settings to assess and deliver rehabilitation after hospital discharge, enabling independence and safe discharge planning.

You will join a dynamic, multidisciplinary Home First team, provide holistic assessments, and contribute to governance and service development while supporting learners and staff development.

Qualifications

• HCPC Registration as an Occupational Therapist is required.
• Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy is required.
• Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) is desirable.
• Moving and Handling training is required.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate rehabilitation and therapy interventions for adults in acute, community and home settings.
• Manage a varied clinical caseload with holistic assessments, risk assessments and treatment planning.
• Support safe and timely discharge planning and admission avoidance.
• Provide rehabilitation, equipment assessment, advice and education to patients, carers and partner organisations.
• Supervise therapy assistants, students and other learners as appropriate.

Skills

Therapy assessments

Rehabilitation interventions

Discharge planning

Community health

Autonomous working

Supervision of students

Education

HCPC Registration as an Occupational Therapist

Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy

Membership of CSP

Moving and Handling training

Job description

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Home First Occupational Therapist. You will work across acute, community and home settings to assess and deliver rehabilitation after hospital discharge, enabling independence and safe discharge planning.

You will join a dynamic, multidisciplinary Home First team, provide holistic assessments, and contribute to governance and service development while supporting learners and staff development.