Specialist Occupational Therapist

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust; St Leonards; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Onsite nurseries

Staff restaurants

Accommodation

Employee Assistance Programme

Onsite parking

Job summary

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Band 6 Specialist Occupational Therapist to deliver high-quality assessment, treatment and discharge planning within acute services. You will work within an integrated MDT, supervise junior staff, and contribute to service development and quality improvement.

The post focuses on advanced clinical reasoning, safe patient discharge, and supporting the Team Lead OT in maintaining professional practice standards across the service.

Qualifications

• Advanced clinical reasoning for complex cases.
• Leadership responsibilities including supervision of junior staff and students.
• Service improvement initiatives and quality improvement activities.

Responsibilities

• Undertake specialist OT assessments and coordinate interventions to facilitate safe discharge.
• Promote multidisciplinary working practices for seamless care transitions.
• Support Team Lead OT and Professional OT Lead in service development and standards.

Job description

The Specialist Occupational Therapist (Band 6) is responsible for delivering high-quality specialist occupational therapy assessment, treatment, rehabilitation and discharge planning for patients within acute services. Working as part of an integrated multidisciplinary team, the post holder supports safe and timely patient discharge, promotes continuity of care, and contributes to optimising patient flow across the organisation. The role combines advanced clinical practice with leadership responsibilities, including supervision and development of junior staff, students and support workers, service improvement initiatives, and supporting the Team Lead Occupational Therapist in maintaining high standards of professional practice and service delivery. The post holder works autonomously, applies advanced clinical reasoning to complex cases, and contributes to service development, education, audit and quality improvement activities.

To undertake assessments and coordinate and provide Occupational Therapy intervention to facilitate a safe discharge.

To undertake specialist clinical Occupational Therapy, including work requiring particular expertise or ability.

To promote integrated, multidisciplinary working practices that supports a seamless transition of care.

To support the Team Lead Occupational Therapist, Professional Occupational Therapy Lead and Service Manager with service development, helping to implement policy and policy changes and to set and monitor standards of practice.

To support the Complex Occupational Therapy team/Integrated Discharge Team in optimising patient flow.

To work flexibly across acute services as needed.

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Emma Pope Job title: Professional Lead - Occupational Therapy Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07879474650