Senior Occupational Therapist

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust; Norwich; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Norwich is seeking a Senior Occupational Therapist to join their multidisciplinary team. The role requires contributing to patient assessments, supporting rehabilitation, and enhancing independence in care recipients. Candidates should have a relevant occupational therapy degree and experience in elderly rehabilitation. This full-time position offers a yearly salary of £38,682 to £46,580 pro-rata.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in elderly rehabilitation.
• Experience in community working.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to therapy assessments and treatment plans.
• Facilitate early discharge from hospital.
• Provide seamless integrated services.

Skills

Good communication and interpersonal skills

Evidence of a higher level of skills and knowledge of practice

Ability to manage stressful situations and use own initiative

A team player

Basic IT and standard keyboard skills

Education

Graduate Diploma or 1st Level degree in Occupational Therapy

Current HCPC registration

Job description

Go back Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust

Senior Occupational Therapist

The closing date is 08 October 2025

Opening at Norwich Community Hospital in 2025, the new Willow Therapy Unit provides a supportive and comfortable environment for 48 patients.

The restorative environment at Willow Therapy Unit enables patients to make steady, step-by-step improvements and gain independence as they prepare to return to the community. Patients are supported to play an active role in their own care and feel confident about performing daily activities when they leave.

Care is delivered by a multidisciplinary team of clinical professionals dedicated to patient recovery and wellbeing. NCHC is seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join our team in providing reablement care to a range of patients across a 7 day service including Bank Holidays. Shifts are 11.5 hours per day (7am-730pm).

Applications for full or part time hours are welcomed.

Main duties of the job

To contribute to the delivery of high standards of health care to patients within their own homes, care homes, the travelling community, community hospitals and in clinics, by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating packages of care.

Be responsible for delivery of care in a reablement setting.

To support an environment where all team members are responsible for a reablement ethos using a positive risk-taking approach for patients, their carers and families.

To support patients being as independent as possible within their functional limits.

To work as part of a multidisciplinary team within a quality framework to ensure that the highest standards of care are met.

To support and deliver innovation within discharge practice and pathways.

To work with system partners including the voluntary sector to ensure that patients experience is a seamless transfer of care both into and onward from the unit.

Be responsible for the delivery and co-ordination of care to a named group of patients.

Work proactively within the team to achieve unit and trust goals and objectives.

Work with and promote recognised policies, protocols, and guidelines.

About us

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Please note, the selection processes at Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn\'t accurately reflect their skills.

Please note we are currently unable to offer sponsorship for this post.

Job responsibilities

• To contribute to the delivery of therapy assessments and treatment plans for patients with long term conditions, palliative care and rehabilitation needs for example, to achieve quality of life and independence where possible.
• To work within the integrated team to facilitate early discharge from hospital
• To work within the integrated team to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital.
• To work with all health care professionals, and statutory/non-statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to our service users.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Graduate Diploma or 1st Level degree in Occupational Therapy
• Current HCPC registration

Experience

• Previous experience of elderly rehabilitation
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Experience of community working

Skills

• Evidence of a higher level of skills and knowledge of practice.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Highly motivated and team player
• Able to demonstrate tact, diplomacy, empathy and sensitivity
• Good observational & reporting skills
• Ability to manage stressful situations and use own initiative
• Work flexibly to accommodate patient / service needs
• Have basic IT and standard keyboard skills
• Be able to kneel, bend & stoop, and work in cramped environments
• Be able to manoeuvre limbs and patients using handling aids
• Awareness of Assistive Technology

Personal Attributes

• Be reliable
• Be able to contribute to 7 day working rota including Bank Holidays
• Be able to partake in shift working (7am - 7.30pm)

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.

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearpro rata per annum