Occupational Therapist | Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust; Welwyn; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Hertfordshire seeks a qualified therapist to join the Discharge to Assess (D2A) Team. This hybrid role involves providing clinical leadership and high-quality care to patients with complex conditions within care homes and inpatients. Key responsibilities include patient assessments, staff training, and coordinating rehabilitation and discharge planning. Benefits include holidays, pension scheme, and flexible working options. Applications are encouraged before the closing date, 26 Dec 2025.

Benefits

5% high-cost allowance

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Excellent pension scheme

Special Leave for family reasons

NHS Car Lease Scheme

Eye Care Vouchers

Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Discounts

Free parking

Qualifications

• Experience in providing clinical leadership in rehabilitation settings.
• Ability to manage patient assessments and treatments for complex conditions.
• Strong communication skills with healthcare professionals and patients.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialized assessment and treatment to patients.
• Advise and train staff and caregivers.
• Lead rehabilitation and discharge planning.

Skills

Leadership

Neurological conditions expertise

Rehabilitation

Communication

Education

Relevant healthcare qualification

Job description

The Discharge to Assess (D2A) Team has recently merged with our Bed Based teams across our 3 Community Hospitals. This is a hybrid role working as part of the D2A team but embedded within the inpatient team at Queen Victoria Memorial (QVM) Hospital. You would be joining a supportive team of qualified therapists and therapy support workers to provide senior clinical leadership to deliver quality care to our D2A patients within care homes in and around the East & North Hertfordshire area, as well as the inpatients at QVM.

You will be based at QVM in Welwyn, Hertfordshire. However, when providing the D2A service, the post holder will be required to travel between care homes within East & North Hertfordshire including Stevenage, Hatfield & Broxbourne.

QVM is a 21-bed unit located on the outskirts of Welwyn Village, Hertfordshire. QVM provides rehabilitation for patients with a wide range of conditions such as falls, frailty, stroke, orthopaedics and amputees. QVM is a purpose-built unit to also support East & North Hertfordshire's plus size pathway. Rehabilitation is provided on a generic 17‑day pathway, or a 42‑day pathway for stroke patients.

• To provide specialised assessment and treatment packages of high quality for patients with complex conditions including neurology and frailty.
• To provide expert advice, guidance and information to health and social care professionals, carers and relatives and other non‑professionals.
• To contribute to the training, development and supervision of junior staff, rehabilitation assistants and students.
• To take a lead in the rehabilitation and discharge planning of patients as part of the “lead therapist” role. This involves chairing patient/family meetings and making onward referrals.

A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff. We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision – Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities. Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision. We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages. We don’t want you to miss out so we’d like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible – Apply now.

Benefits

• 5% on top of basic salary high-cost allowance supplement (subject to a minimum and a maximum payment pro rata)
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)
• One of the UK's best pension schemes
• Special Leave for family and personal reasons
• NHS Car Lease Scheme
• Eye Care Vouchers
• Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Discounts
• Free parking at Danesbury

Please see attached job description for more details.

Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.

We are committed to supporting flexible working options for staff, wherever possible, and welcome discussions on flexible working patterns to support our staff to maintain a healthy work‑life balance.

This advert closes on Friday 26 Dec 2025.