Occupational Therapist Intermediate Care and Community Therapy

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust; Highweek; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Part-time

Flexible working

Job summary

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the Intermediate Care and Community Therapy Team in Newton Abbot, working 33.5 hours per week.

You will deliver patient-centred occupational therapy across community and intermediate care settings, manage your own caseload, collaborate with GPs, Consultants, nurses and physiotherapists, and contribute to safe, timely discharges while benefiting from strong clinical support and development

Qualifications

• HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist with NHS experience in community care.
• Experience in intermediate care and multis-disciplinary teams.
• Committed to patient-centred care and safe discharge planning.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, patient-centred occupational therapy across community settings.
• Manage your own caseload across a wide range of conditions and levels of complexity.
• Work closely with GPs, Consultants, Nurses, Paramedics, Physiotherapists, Social Workers, and other professionals.
• Prevent avoidable hospital admissions and facilitate timely, safe discharges.
• Participate in weekend and evening rota (no overnight on-call).
• Engage in internal rotation opportunities to diversify clinical skills.

Skills

Autonomy

Communication

Clinical reasoning

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

HCPC registration

Job description

Occupational Therapist Intermediate Care and Community Therapy

NHS AfC: Band 6

Main area Occupational Therapy Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours

• Part time
• Flexible working

33.5 hours per week (Weekend working on a rota basis) Job ref 388-8278847-FC&I

Site Newton Abbot Intermediate Care and Community Therapy Team Town Newton Abbot Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 23/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

Ready to take your career somewhere extraordinary — where stunning coastlines, wild moors, a supportive and forward-thinking team culture meet?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our friendly and supportive Intermediate Care and Community Therapy Team based in Newton Abbot working 33.5 hours per week.

Newton Abbot is a vibrant market town, perfectly located with easy access to Dartmoor National Park, the stunning South Devon coastline, and the cities of Exeter and Plymouth. With great transport links, a lively community atmosphere, and an enviable outdoor lifestyle, it’s the perfect place to develop your career and enjoy your time outside work.

You will work as part of an established multidisciplinary team, delivering high-quality occupational therapy services across community and intermediate care settings. This is a unique opportunity to make a real difference to patients' lives while benefiting from strong clinical support and development opportunities.

"This is my dream job. Great team, great location and great patients." – Current Team Member

Main duties of the job

This is a fantastic opportunity to provide high-quality, patient-centred occupational therapy across a range of community settings. You’ll work autonomously and as part of a dynamic multi-disciplinary team, which includes nurses, paramedics, physiotherapists, social workers, dietitians, and more.

Your day-to-day will include:

• Delivering high-quality, patient-centred occupational therapy to support rehabilitation and independence at home.
• Managing your own caseload across a wide range of conditions and levels of complexity.
• Working closely with GPs, Consultants, Nurses, Paramedics, Physiotherapists, Social Workers, and other professionals.
• Preventing avoidable hospital admissions and facilitate timely, safe discharges.
• Participating in our supportive weekend and evening rota (no overnight on-call commitment).
• Engaging in internal rotation opportunities, including Urgent Community Response work, to diversify your clinical skills.

Working for our organisation

Please do spend some time learning more about us via the following link. Care to join us?

• Our Occupational Therapy team is committed to supporting your professional and personal growth.
• Regular supervision, career development support, and CPD opportunities.
• Opportunities to supervise and mentor students, apprentices, and junior staff.
• A positive, flexible, and supportive team culture.
• True work-life balance with Dartmoor, the coast, and vibrant city life all within easy reach.
• Integrated working across health, social care, and voluntary sectors, delivering holistic, person-centred care.
• You’ll be joining a team that is passionate about service development and research.

Please note: Priority will be given to applicants with recognised 'Priority' or 'At Risk' status, including NHS staff identified across Devon.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist with broad clinical experience, including MSK, neurology, respiratory and elderly care.
• Confident working independently and managing clinical risk, including lone working in the community.
• Committed to high standards of patient care and passionate about working in a dynamic community setting.
• An excellent communicator and team player, able to work collaboratively across a multidisciplinary team.
• An energetic, focused, high performer with initiative, who can remain calm under pressure and who enjoys a challenge

Full vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification.

Ability to travel efficiently around the South Devon locality is important in order to carry out your duties (e.g. Full driving licence and vehicle).

Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

Person specification

Qualifications and training

• Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Valid state registration with Health Professions Council
• CPD portfolio and evidence of recent post-graduate learning relevant to area of clinical practice
• Experience within the NHS including experience working in a variety of roles, for example orthopaedics, elderly care and musculoskeletal conditions
• Experience in the NHS working in a community setting

Knowledge and experience

• Evidence of ability to make decisions under pressure and in stressful situations.
• Pressure care knowledge and prescription of suitable equipment
• Wheelchair Accreditation
• Knowledge and understanding of complex legislation surrounding health and social care
• Understanding of National Service Frameworks for Older People, specifically aspects referring to Stroke, Falls and Intermediate Care
• Evidence of excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Proven ability to work on own initiative and without direct supervision and make autonomous decisions
• Evidence of ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team
• Knowledge of specialised disability equipment
• Therapeutic and manual handling skills
• Detailed understanding of roles of multidisciplinary team members/health and social care agencies
• Understanding of clinical governance issues
• Clinical leadership skills
• Recruitment and selection training
• Appraisals and supervision training
• Experience of clinical audit

Specific skills

• Moving and handling protocols and procedures to include provision of hoists and specialist slings
• Knowledge of vulnerable adults’ protocols and procedures
• Risk assessment and management of falls
• Chronic disease conditions
• Orthopaedics
• Neurological conditions
• Elderly care / rehabilitation to include multi-pathology and dementia
• Experience of supervision of junior staff and/or OT students
• Experience of using standardised assessments, including specialist cognitive assessments
• Experience of initiating change in the workplace
• Crisis intervention/acute medicine
• Evidence of advanced clinical reasoning skills and proven ability to carry out fast track assessments
• Stroke rehabilitation
• Mental Health conditions
• Community rehabilitation
• Experience of the promotion of inter-agency working
• Experience of seating and postural management

You will be joining the organisation at an exciting time. As the first fully integrated care organisation in England, we are working to improve the way we deliver safe, high-quality health and social care. We have a positive and vibrant working atmosphere, we are proud of our investment in our staff both in terms of developing potential career skills and valuing people.

If you provide support to a family member or friend with health or care needs, we aim to be a Carer-friendly employer. We have a ‘Staff Carers’ policy which includes flexible working where possible and a Carer’s Passport scheme that links you into support and discounts.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

• We reserve the right to close vacancies early if we receive a high volume of applications. Therefore, we encourage you to apply promptly.
• Please read the job description carefully and tailor your application to reflect the requirements of the role.
• Applicants who identify in their application form they are a part of the Armed Forces community will be guaranteed an interview, provided they meet the minimum essential criteria outlined in the job description and person specification for the role. Step into Health guidance can be found on our NHS Employers website.
• Correspondence will be sent via Trac, text, and email. Please ensure you check your email and Trac account regularly.
• Applicants with no previous NHS experience will ordinarily be appointed to the minimum of the band.
• If you have not received an invitation to interview within 28 days of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
• It is your responsibility to ensure the timely receipt of appropriate references.

The Trust is committed to preventing discrimination, valuing diversity and achieving equality of opportunity. No person (staff, patient or public) will receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of the nine protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. If you require support you can obtain this from our Equality Business Forum which has representatives from all protected groups.

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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.

Name Charlotte Ford Job title IC and Community Therapy Lead Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0300 500 4042 Additional information