Specialist Occupational Therapist

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Northampton; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning & development

Flexible working

Pension scheme

Annual leave

Job summary

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Specialist Occupational Therapist to join the Intermediate Care Team. The role involves autonomous clinical duties and collaboration with acute and community services to facilitate timely discharges.

The post holder will manage a caseload, deliver individualized treatment plans, and support staff development. The team operates across standard shifts including weekends.

Qualifications

• HCPC registration is required.
• 2 years at Band 5 level.
• Community experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme for patients.
• Undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
• Support staff in identifying and developing their knowledge and skills.
• Act as a fieldwork educator for Occupational Therapy students.

Education

HCPC Registration

Job description

Main area ICT/Unplanned Care Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (37.5 hrs a week to include weekend working, part time working also considered) Job ref 270-TH369-AD

Site Lotus House Town Northampton Salary £39,959 - £48,117 pa, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 08/10/2026 08:00

Job overview

We are looking for a Specialist Occupational Therapist with a passion for high quality care to work within Northamptonshire Foundation NHS Trusts Intermediate Care Team (ICT).

The post holder is expected to provide skilled Occupational Therapy assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical conditions. The Post holder will hold responsibility for a caseload, working closely with colleagues in both our acute and community hospitals to facilitate timely discharges from hospital.

Rewards and Benefits

• Excellent learning and development to support you and develop your Career
• Flexible working opportunities

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is committed to training and developing its staff not only with clinical skills but also in leadership and managerial skills.

You’ll also have access to our generous pension scheme and health service discounts, as well as generous annual leave plus bank holidays.

Main duties of the job

Working life

As a Specialist Occupational Therapist, you'll

• Develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme for patients.
• Undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner
• Support staff in identifying and developing their knowledge and skills
• Act as a fieldwork educator for Occupational Therapy students

The Urgent Community Response Team aims to provide an excellent standard of care which normally lasts no more than two weeks. This means we give an assessment, treatment, and monitoring to support people with complex, difficult, and reoccurring health care needs. Our patients might be at home, in hospital, or in A&E. We give our patients a care plan that’s specific to them. We know we’ve done our job well when people can live in their own homes or independently after they’ve been ill or injured.

You will be working in a multidisciplinary team that includes consultants, nurses, physiotherapists, rehabilitation technicians and Administrative Staff.

The teams operate 7 days a week ensuring the delivery of the service can react to the patients’ needs as and when required. The shifts for the service are between 8:30am – 18:00pm across , including weekend and bank holiday working as part of the rota.

Working for our organisation

NHFT is an NHS Community and Mental Health Foundation Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in hospital settings and in the community. We provide over 200 services across the county - as well as some specialist services in bordering and nearby counties. We work together with our partners to ensure that everyone who comes through our doors receives compassionate, person-centred care, regardless of their background or circumstances.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning, to improve the care and safety of our patients and colleagues. We have achieved our ‘outstanding’ rating by encouraging opportunity, innovation, development and growth across our workforce.

At NHFT we believe that work should be rewarded in every sense which is why we are proud to an accredited living wage employer.

We aim to support financial wellbeing and create an environment where are people feel valued and able to thrive.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.

Person specification

Professional Registration

• HCPC Registration
• HCPC registered

Therapy experience

• 2 years at B5
• Community experience

By completing an application you are giving authorisation for the transfer of your data. In submitting an application form, you authorise us to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process. Including factual reference, occupational health clearance and statutory and mandatory training records and full service history.

You must ensure that your application, including supporting statements and behaviour examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Please note plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.

Correspondence regarding your application will be sent to you via a TRAC system account.

Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.

We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

All roles are subject to the home office immigration rules and therefore eligibility must meet certain requirements for any sponsorship to be considered. Please visit the government website for more information regarding eligibility,

At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.

All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly , the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy. For further information please visit: DBS Update Service: applicant guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Please note if a DBS is applicable for the position then a charge will be deducted from your first salary.

Please note that all new starters to the trustare subject to a probationary period.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.