Senior Occupational Therapist

NHS; Brighton; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust as a Band 6 Senior Occupational Therapist within a dynamic therapy team. This role involves assessing and treating patients with long-term conditions, providing vital rehabilitation in the community, and requires a focused background in occupational therapy. Enjoy a supportive environment that champions continuous professional development amidst a picturesque location.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Professional development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Experience in working within community and clinical settings.
• Evidence of relevant postgraduate courses/CPD.
• Ability to assess and implement tailored patient care plans.

Responsibilities

• Assess and monitor patients with long-term conditions.
• Provide rehabilitation within patients' homes.
• Collaborate with other healthcare professionals.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Communication

Leadership

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

Current registration with HCPC

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Senior Occupational Therapist to join our Community Therapy Team (Including the Community Therapy Hub and our In-reach bedded team).

The vacancy is currently to start in the in-reach beds team - with the opportunity to move into the therapy team in the future.

Our multidisciplinary Community Therapy team provides :

• A service to facilitate timely hospital discharges which will be seen within 2 weeks as our target.
• Short term support for people who require assistance with activities of daily living
• A rehabilitation service, including a range of therapies
• Community rehab for people with long term conditions and frailty
• In-reach team assess and provide rehabilitation programmes to patients that are admitted to established commissioned care home in Brighton & Hove.
• Discharge planning with access visits to facilitate patients to transfer the care from nursing homes to their own homes.
• We cover weekends and bank holidays in the in reach team, but not in the community therapy team.

Main duties of the job

Calling all registered Occupational Therapists looking to join a forward-thinking team - you could be an essential part of one of our Therapy Hub teams in Sussex!

We are looking for someone (an experienced Band 5 or Band 6) with sound clinical skills to join our Community Therapy team. The post holder will assess, treat and monitor patients with long term conditions and frailty, as well as providing rehabilitation within their own homes. The post holder will need to have experience of working within a variety of clinical settings, particularly the community.

Therapists who have experience of working in teams alongside Band 3 and 4 unregistered staff and enjoys helping others to learn will be beneficial. The posts are advertised as full time 1.0 wte. We will consider applications for any part time hours (at least 0.4 wte)/job sharing or compressed hours.

Due to the domiciliary nature of this post a full UK driving license and access to a car is essential. The post is subject to successful interview, references, DBS clearance and Occupational Health checks.

The post will involve:

• In-reaching to provide rehab and discharge planning in one of our established commissioned care home.
• Include joint patient visits, liaison with staff at all levels, providing feedback and escalating concerns.
• The post will involve working with patients with a wide variety of pathologies and medical conditions
• will involve visiting patients in their own homes

About us

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?o Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeingo Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussexo Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retiremento Excellent training, development, and research opportunitieso Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brightono Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networkso Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trusto Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast

Our values--Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence --guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Details Date posted

04 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year Per Annum/Pro-rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working, Compressed hours

Reference number

150-KB1761-CC

Job locations

Community Therapy Service B&H

Elm Grove

Brighton and Hove, East Sussex

BN2 3EW

Job description Job responsibilities

This will include patients who have recently been discharged from hospital and those requiring help to improve their mobility and independence.

You will need to demonstrate good time management and organisational skills and be able to work under your own initiative in a busy environment.

We offer a high standard of in-service training and competency development to gain new skills, along with opportunities for career development. You will be well supported and encouraged to continuously develop your leadership skills through supervision and internal training opportunities and programmes to meet the needs of yourself and the service.

Please contact Ruth Kearton(Therapy Operational Lead for in reach beds) [e-mail] or 01273 242 117 option 3

Job description Job responsibilities

This will include patients who have recently been discharged from hospital and those requiring help to improve their mobility and independence.

You will need to demonstrate good time management and organisational skills and be able to work under your own initiative in a busy environment.

We offer a high standard of in-service training and competency development to gain new skills, along with opportunities for career development. You will be well supported and encouraged to continuously develop your leadership skills through supervision and internal training opportunities and programmes to meet the needs of yourself and the service.

Please contact Ruth Kearton(Therapy Operational Lead for in reach beds) [e-mail] or 01273 242 117 option 3

Person Specification Skills and Knowledge Essential

• Experience within specialism underpinned by theory and specific therapeutic knowledge
• Demonstrates competency in a range of clinical skills
• Experience of using assessment tools relevant to client group
• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for individuals
• Able to plan and prioritise own workload efficiently
• Ability to delegate work to others
• Demonstrates leadership in practice
• Good numeracy and literacy skills
• Promotes choice and independence in undertaking patient care
• Demonstrates advanced communication and negotiation skills
• Ability to demonstrate the application of research based practice
• IT literacy
• Knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to the clinical setting
• Knowledge of clinical governance, clinical audit and risk management
• Supervision and appraisal of junior staff
• Knowledge of professional code of conduct
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge / understanding of boundaries of role
• Demonstrate ability to reflect and learn from situations
• Identifies difficulties as challenges and works with others to identify solutions
• Demonstrates co-operative team working and awareness of the roles of other professionals
• Demonstrates a commitment to learning and development with documented evidence of CPD

Experience Essential

• Substantial relevant post-qualification experience covering a broad range
• Experience of working within a relevant specialist area
• Experience of interdisciplinary working
• Experience of supervising junior staff, assistants and students
• Experience of independently managing a clinical caseload
• Contributions to audit and evaluation within a clinical governance framework
• Experience of a range of caseload management and prioritisation systems

Desirable

• Experience of triaging and caseload allocation

Other requirements Essential

• Ability to travel
• Has driving licence and access to a car

Qualifications and/or Professional Registration Essential

• Professional qualification such as a degree or equivalent in Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy.
• Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist.
• Evidence of relevant postgraduate courses / CPD and reflective practice relevant to clinical specialty
• Has driving license for UK and access to a car

Desirable

• Training in student education
• Attended leadership course

Person Specification Skills and Knowledge Essential

• Experience within specialism underpinned by theory and specific therapeutic knowledge
• Demonstrates competency in a range of clinical skills
• Experience of using assessment tools relevant to client group
• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for individuals
• Able to plan and prioritise own workload efficiently
• Ability to delegate work to others
• Demonstrates leadership in practice
• Good numeracy and literacy skills
• Promotes choice and independence in undertaking patient care
• Demonstrates advanced communication and negotiation skills
• Ability to demonstrate the application of research based practice
• IT literacy
• Knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to the clinical setting
• Knowledge of clinical governance, clinical audit and risk management
• Supervision and appraisal of junior staff
• Knowledge of professional code of conduct
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge / understanding of boundaries of role
• Demonstrate ability to reflect and learn from situations
• Identifies difficulties as challenges and works with others to identify solutions
• Demonstrates co-operative team working and awareness of the roles of other professionals
• Demonstrates a commitment to learning and development with documented evidence of CPD

Experience Essential

• Substantial relevant post-qualification experience covering a broad range
• Experience of working within a relevant specialist area
• Experience of interdisciplinary working
• Experience of supervising junior staff, assistants and students
• Experience of independently managing a clinical caseload
• Contributions to audit and evaluation within a clinical governance framework
• Experience of a range of caseload management and prioritisation systems

Desirable

• Experience of triaging and caseload allocation

Other requirements Essential

• Ability to travel
• Has driving licence and access to a car

Qualifications and/or Professional Registration Essential

• Professional qualification such as a degree or equivalent in Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy.
• Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist.
• Evidence of relevant postgraduate courses / CPD and reflective practice relevant to clinical specialty
• Has driving license for UK and access to a car

Desirable

• Training in student education
• Attended leadership course

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

UK Registration

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

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

UK Registration

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

Employer details Employer name

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Community Therapy Service B&H

Elm Grove

Brighton and Hove, East Sussex

BN2 3EW

Employer's website

https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Community Therapy Service B&H

Elm Grove

Brighton and Hove, East Sussex

BN2 3EW

Employer's website

https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)