Occupational Therapist, Integrated Discharge Team

University Hospitals Coventry And Warwickshire Nhs Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist to join the Integrated Discharge Team. You will assess functional needs, plan discharge pathways, and coordinate support that promotes independence and dignity.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team including nurses, physiotherapists, social workers and community partners, supervising junior staff and contributing to service development. Interview early November 2026.

Qualifications

• Diploma/degree in OT and HCPC registration required.
• Postgraduate diploma or training relevant to physical conditions preferred.
• Significant CPD and post-registration experience desirable.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate safe, timely discharges via appropriate pathways.
• Manage caseload with diverse disabilities including physical, learning, and mental health needs.
• Educate and train the team on OT role; supervise and review junior staff.
• Participate in discharge team planning, development, and evaluation.
• Lead information management to ensure high-quality data is recorded and reported.

Skills

Teamwork

Leadership

Training

Communication

Discharge planning

Clinical assessment

Education

OT degree

HCPC registration

Postgraduate diploma

Job description

Job summary

Are you an experienced band 5 wanting to develop your skills and progress your career, or currently a band 6 that is passionate about helping people leave hospital with the right support, at the right time, and in the right place? Do you thrive in fast-paced, team-focused environments where your clinical skills directly change lives?

Our Integrated Discharge Team (IDT) is at the heart of smooth patient transitions from hospital to home or other care settings. We bring together the expertise of health and social care professionals to make sure each discharge is safe, timely, and tailored to the individual's needs.

As an Occupational Therapist, you'll use your specialist skills to assess functional needs, plan discharge pathways, and coordinate support that promotes independence and dignity. You'll work alongside a supportive, multi-disciplinary team that includes nurses, physiotherapists, social workers, and community partners - all committed to seamless, patient-centred care.

Please note that the interview will be held at the beginning of November 2026.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Main duties of the job

• To assess, plan and coordinate safe, timely discharges via the most appropriate discharge pathway to meet the patients' required needs.
• Manage a caseload of patients with varying diagnosis and or /complex needs with a range of disabilities including physical, learning and mental health disabilities.
• To educate and train the team on the role of OT and provide day to day management for junior staff, ensuring supervision and annual review.
• To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of the discharge team service within the acute trust and the wider integrated services.
• Take a lead for information management to ensure high quality data which is recorded, evaluated & reported in a timely manner.

About us

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Job responsibilities

• To plan and implement appropriate discharges through comprehensive holistic assessments and knowledge of discharge pathways, working 5 days across 7 working days
• Manage a caseload of patients with varying diagnosis and or /complex needs with a range of disabilities including physical, learning and mental health disabilities,
• To educate and train the team on the role of OT and provide day to day management for junior staff, ensuring supervision and annual review.
• To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of the discharge team service and within the acute trust and the wider integrated services.
• Take a lead for information management to ensure high quality data which is recorded, evaluated & reported in a timely manner.

Qualifications

Essential

• Diploma/degree in OT/HPC reg
• Field work education accreditation within one year of appointment
• Post graduate diploma/training relevant to physical conditions or equivalent experience
• Current HCPC Registration

Desirable

• Documented evidence of Continuing professional development
• Significant post registration experience within physical health over a range of different settings
• Experience of Health & Safety/ Risk management
• Experience of audit procedures

Experience

Essential

• Documented evidence of Continuing professional development
• Significant post registration experience within physical health over a range of different settings
• Experience of Health & Safety/ Risk management
• Experience of audit procedures

Desirable

• Experience of a range of physical health settings
• Supervision of junior staff and students
• Leadership and first line management experience
• Experience in change management
• Community experience

Knowledge

Essential

• Specialist knowledge and application of OT assessments and interventions relevant to client group
• Understanding of OT outcome measures
• Knowledge and understanding of basic standardised assessments
• Knowledge of OT models of practice/clinical guidelines
• Detailed knowledge of the principles of clinical governance and its application

Desirable

• Knowledge and application of specialist Standardised assessments

Skills

Essential

• Good personal organisational skills
• Demonstrates initiative
• Proven ability to build effective working relationships
• Presentation and training skills
• AF /I
• Initiates innovative ideas for practice
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to work autonomously and set own priorities
• Ability to analyse professional and ethical issues
• Supervisory/ annual review skills.
• Therapeutic moving and handling knowledge/skills
• Ability to organise and respond efficiently/ effectively to complex information
• Computer literacy
• Working with high risk patients palliative, COPD

Desirable

• Presentation and training skills

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's values. (As detailed in UHCW's Values in Action document below)
• Applicants applying for job roles with managerial responsibility will be required to demonstrate evidence of promoting equal opportunities through work experience

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).