Senior Occupational Therapist | Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust; Norwich; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Norwich seeks an experienced Occupational Therapist to provide reablement care to patients. You will work in a multidisciplinary team to deliver and coordinate care in a supportive environment. Candidates with a strong commitment to patient independence are encouraged to apply for full or part-time positions. This role offers a 7-day service including Bank Holidays.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivery of care in a reablement setting.
• Knowledge of therapy assessments and treatment plans.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver care in a reablement setting.
• Support patients to be independent within functional limits.
• Contribute to therapy assessments and treatment plans.

Skills

Patient-centered care

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Reablement ethos

Innovation in discharge practice

Job description

Overview

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-7:30pm). Applications for full or part time hours are welcomed.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for delivery of care in an 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 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.

Additional duties

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

Other information

Find out more about working for our organisation here: https://heyzine.com/flip-book/2565ae62eb.html

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. The use of AI in applications is 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.

This advert closes on Wednesday 8 Oct 2025