Senior Occupational Therapist- Intermediate Care

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health service provider is seeking a Senior Occupational Therapist for the Intermediate Care Team in Peterborough. The successful candidate will work within a multidisciplinary team to deliver patient-centered care while promoting independence and recovery. Competitive salary ranging from £38,682 to £46,580 per annum, pro rata. Applicants must have a degree in Occupational Therapy and appropriate registrations.

Qualifications

• Relevant post-graduate clinical experience in various settings.
• Experience with equipment provision.
• In-depth knowledge of holistic assessment, problem-list creation, and goal setting.

Responsibilities

• Work as an autonomous practitioner within the integrated multi-professional team.
• Manage time and delegating work appropriately.
• Conduct risk assessments and report newly identified risks.

Skills

Time Management

High Quality Care Commitment

Flexibility in Teamwork

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

Current HCPC Registration

Member of RCOT

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

Senior Occupational Therapist – Intermediate Care

The closing date is 27 November 2025

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

We are currently looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join our Intermediate Care Team in Peterborough.

If you are looking for a new challenge, are dynamic, flexible and enjoy variety in your work and wish to be part of a team making a difference in our community then you are the right person for us.

The post holder will work as part of the multi-disciplinary team, and be responsible for ensuring that patients get the best care possible in their own homes, maximising potential to regain independence in our short stay service.

Successful applicants will be expected to assist in the development of the integrated care workers to support the clinical delivery of the service and proactively work alongside the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure patient flow and safety.

Main duties of the job

• To work as an autonomous practitioner within the integrated multi-professional team.
• To be responsible for patients on the shared caseloads.
• To undertake assessment of patients with complex and multiple pathologies using specialist clinical reasoning skills.
• To identify patient needs, agree goals and provide appropriate therapy interventions, provide equipment and rehabilitation programmes.
• To take a holistic approach to all therapeutic interventions, working across professional boundaries at times.
• To keep the patient at the centre of care, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making.
• To provide support and education to peers, junior staff, non-registered staff, and students.
• To supervise and support education of junior staff and students, overseeing patient intervention and ensure that Band 5 Therapists, Therapy Assistant Practitioners, and Integrated Care Workers deliver high quality patient care.
• To be accountable for a delegated task and activities undertaken by Band 5 Therapists, Therapy Assistant Practitioners, and Integrated Support Workers.
• To prioritise all patients' according to clinical need and to allocate or signpost tasks appropriately.
• To provide resilience and cover to other locality teams as required due to operational demands and system pressures.

About us

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk

Job responsibilities

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

• To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects for your own and delegated work
• To work within codes of practice and professional guidelines
• To undertake holistic assessment (including those with complex presentations and multi pathologies) making use of specialist clinical reasoning skills
• To use evidence-based practice, to ensure clinical care is effective and appropriate
• To promote independence and wherever possible to avoid hospital admission and reduce inpatient length of stay to ensure those patients receive the appropriate care in the most appropriate setting
• Organise and manage own time, delegating work appropriately
• Conduct risk assessments and health and safety assessments and including immediately reporting any changes/newly identified risks
• To demonstrate the importance of gaining patient and carer consent in all interventions
• To effectively communicate verbally with patients, carers and colleagues using tact and persuasive skills. This may involve using skills where patients have difficulties in communication eg hearing loss, diminished sight, depression, speech problems, cognitive impairment, behavioural problems and pain
• To be actively involved in the development of the service/organisational aims and objectives of the Teams and the new model of care
• To work effectively within the team structure and liaise appropriately with members of the MDT and other agencies by attending MDT meetings, case reviews
• To ensure that accurate and timely written records are kept which comply with the Trust policy and HCPC guidance, reporting on any issues as appropriate
• To provide specialist advice to all members of the multi-disciplinary team, service users and appropriate others, of changes involving current care plans, patients progress and other relevant matters that pertain to the care of the patient
• To support with day to day planning and delivery of a high quality care

Person Specification

Experience

• Relevant post-graduate clinical experience in a variety of settings.
• Experience of equipment provision.
• In-depth knowledge of holistic assessment, problem-list creation, and goal setting.
• Community experience
• Advanced moving and handling skills.
• Experience of SystmOne.

Education and Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Occupational Therapy
• Documented evidence of own continuing professional development.
• Current HCPC registration
• Member of RCOT

Knowledge and Understanding

• Seeks and uses professional support appropriately
• Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others

Skills & Abilities

• Time Management and prioritisation skills
• Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision
• Ability to work flexibly as part of a team

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.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearper annum pro rata