Occupational Therapist, Integrated Discharge Team

UHCW; Coventry; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist to join the Integrated Discharge Team on a Band 6 position. The role encompasses discharge planning, mentoring junior staff, and coordinating multidisciplinary care to ensure safe, timely transitions from hospital.

The post requires HCPC registration and a focus on delivering patient-centred care across 7 days per week. Interviewed candidates will attend in early November 2026.

Qualifications

• Diploma/degree in OT with HCPC registration
• Postgraduate diploma or training relevant to physical conditions
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan and coordinate safe, timely discharges via appropriate discharge pathway
• Manage a caseload of patients with varying diagnoses and disabilities
• Educate and train the team, supervise and conduct annual reviews
• Participate in planning, development and evaluation of discharge services
• Lead information management to ensure high-quality data collection and reporting

Skills

Discharge planning

Caseload management

Training & supervision

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Presentation skills

Education

OT degree & HCPC registration

Postgraduate diploma/training in physical conditions

CPD / continuing professional development

Job description

Occupational Therapist, Integrated Discharge Team

NHS AfC: Band 6

Main area Occupational Therapy Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent: To include weekend, bank holiday and on call duties Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (Working across 7 days, extended working hours until 1800 Mon - Fri.) Job ref 218-AHP-B6-8336035

Site University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Town Coventry Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 18/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

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.

Working for our organisation

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.

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.

Detailed job description and main 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.

For further details please see job description attached.

Person specification

Qualifications

• 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
• 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

• 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 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

• 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
• Knowledge and application of specialist Standardised assessments

Skills

• 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
• Presentation and training skills

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

• 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

To ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.

The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities within the workplace. All vacancies will be considered for Job Share unless otherwise stated. All applicants who have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be interviewed. Where a post has an overwhelming response, this Trust may use random selection in order to reduce numbers to interview, any disabled applicants will automatically be guaranteed an interview and will be exempt from this process.

In submitting an application form, you authorise University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third-party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post.

UHCW NHS Trust, by virtue of its Green Plan, is committed to ensuring that the way we provide services minimises the impact on the environment and the future health of the public e.g. zero waste to landfill, reducing our carbon footprint and increasing our recycling and reuse percentages.

If you are successful at interview you will receive a conditional offer of employment and we’ll ask you for information so that we can carry out pre-employment checks. You must successfully complete all pre-employment checks to progress to a final unconditional offer.

We must confirm the identity of our staff and their right to work in the United Kingdom. We will ask you to submit proof of your identity and right to work documents via a secure digital platform approved by the Home Office, named TrustID. Alternatively, you may be asked to attend our office with original documents.

Depending on you level of exposure with patients you may be required to undertake a Standard or Enhanced DBS. The cost of this check will be charged to you and will be deducted from your salary over the first 3 months of employment at the current rate.

All correspondence will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk/SPAM folders

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.