Specialist REACT Occupational Therapist / Physiotherapist

GEH; Nuneaton and Bedworth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site nursery

27 days annual leave + bank holidays

Cycle to work scheme

Flexible working

In house training and development

Buying and selling of annual leave

Subsidised restaurant

Tranquillity garden

Generous subsidised on-site parking

Job summary

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust is seeking a Specialist REACT Occupational Therapist / Physiotherapist (Band 6) to deliver rapid, high-quality assessment and intervention in Accident and Emergency, supporting safe discharge and preventing avoidable admissions. The post is full-time (37.5 hours) across a 7-day service, with supervision of junior staff and MDT collaboration.

The role offers NHS AfC Band 6 terms, permanent status, and a salary of £39,959–£48,117 per year.

Qualifications

• Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy and HCPC registration.
• Experience in a NHS acute setting and specialist clinical area is desirable.
• Evidence of CPD portfolio and professional affiliations (BAOT).

Responsibilities

• Undertake autonomous specialist caseload in A&E with Occupational Therapy/Physiotherapy focus.
• Provide assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for complex cases.
• Supervise and mentor junior staff and students; contribute to service development.
• Ensure safe discharge planning and collaboration with MDT.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Autonomous practice

Team collaboration

Education

Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy

HCPC registered

BAOT member

Job description

Specialist REACT Occupational Therapist / Physiotherapist

NHS AfC: Band 6

Main area Occupational Therapy / Physiotherapy Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Includes weekends and bank holidays) Job ref 230-52691969-OOH-B

Site Therapy Services, George Eliot NHS Hospital Town Nuneaton Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 14/10/2026 23:59

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women', children', diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.

The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.

Our vision is"to EXCEL at patient care"

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Job overview

Specialist REACT Occupational Therapist / Physiotherapist

37.5 hours per week (Includes weekends and bank holidays)

Permanent

Closing Date: Monday 12th October 2026

Interview Date: TBC

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We're looking for a motivated Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist to join our REACT Team at George Eliot Hospital. This role focuses on delivering rapid, high quality assessment and intervention to patients in Accident and Emergency, supporting safe discharge and preventing avoidable admissions. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you'll manage a caseload, contribute to clinical decision making and provide guidance to junior staff.

Main duties of the job

• Manage a specialist therapy caseload, providing comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation for patients with complex and long-term needs.
• Work autonomously to develop and deliver person-centred treatment plans that promote independence and support safe discharge, working closely with the multidisciplinary team.
• Assess, prescribe and arrange equipment
• Provide clinical leadership by supervising, supporting and developing junior staff, therapy support workers and students.
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement, clinical governance, audit and the implementation of evidence-based practice.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and ensure care is delivered in line with professional, Trust and statutory standards.
• Communicate effectively with patients, carers and colleagues, including those with complex communication or cognitive needs, to support rehabilitation and decision-making.
• Participate in a flexible 7-day service, ensuring safe, effective and high-quality patient care across the service.

Working for our organisation

Here at George Eliot our vision to excel at patient care takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:

Effective Open Communication

exxcellence and safety in everything we do

Challenge but support

Expect respect and dignity

Local health that inspires confidence

Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Undertake assessments, clinical diagnosis and treatment of patients with a wide range of problems within the specialist area. These patients often have complex and / or chronic presentations.
• To work as an autonomous practitioner to undertake a significant specialist clinical caseload, working without direct supervision.
• To take a role in supervision and teaching of junior qualified therapists and assistants within clinical specialty.
• To take a role in supervision and teaching of undergraduate students.
• To demonstrate leadership skills and contribute to service development and monitoring of standards of practice.
• To work flexibly over 7-day period, as the service requires.

Clinical

• To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
• To abide by relevant Profession's Code of Professional Conduct. Carry out assessments and treatments of patients with varying degrees of disability on a daily basis, using moderate physical effort. This may involve moving and handling patients and equipment.
• To conduct comprehensive assessments including activities of daily living assessments, and cognitive assessments.
• To ensure methods of treatment, its frequency and review are appropriate to specialist area and within the priorities of the Service.
• To plan and implement therapy intervention with the involvement of patients/carers, to facilitate independence, and to liaise closely with the wider MDT in planning discharge from A&E.
• To prescribe and instruct patients/carers in the safe use of equipment following assessment.
• To prescribe and organise minor adaptations to patients' homes following assessment.
• To arrange for the supply of equipment and identify the need for major adaptations as defined under the Disabled Facilities Grant legislation, liaising with the Social Services Department.
• Frequent exposure to highly unpleasant working conditions on a regular/daily basis, e.g. bodily fluids, urine, faeces, blood and vomit and occasional exposure to verbal and physical aggression.
• Frequent concentration is required to analyse patient documentation and carry outpatient assessments and treatments.

Professional

• To assist in the supervision and co-ordination of the Therapy Team on a day-to-day basis.
• To be professionally responsible for the efficient organisation of own caseloadproviding a high standard of clinical care.
• To represent Therapy interests at meetings as agreed with the Therapy Service Manager and advise of any such meetings where attendance might be appropriate.
• To contribute to the Therapy Services Clinical Governance Strategy to ensure the quality of service delivered, including Evidence Based Practice, audit, risk management and patient focussed care.
• To ensure that all client intervention is documented in a timely, objective and confidential manner via Multi-disciplinary Care Plan, Medical Notes and specific Physiotherapy / Occupational Therapy reports, according to departmental and Trust Policy.
• To attend multi-disciplinary case conferences/planning meetings to give feedback regarding Therapy intervention.
• To undertake an active role in the maintenance and development of fieldwork education placements for Therapy students, and to supervise students on placement.
• To carry out the supervision and appraisal of Therapy Support staff.
• To undertake education of other disciplines about Physiotherapy / Occupational Therapy, as required, in liaison with the Therapy Service Manager and other colleagues.
• To be responsible for maintaining own competency to practice through CPD activities and maintain a portfolio which reflects personal development.
• To maintain and develop current knowledge of evidence-based practice and incorporate new developments into your specialist area of work.
• To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients and to organise this effectively, efficiently and autonomously with regard to clinical priorities and time availability.
• To attend and participate in in-service training programmes, individual training sessions and external courses as expected and/or identified at Individual Performance Review, and to undertake reflective practice.
• To have specialist knowledge and skills in the use and application of relevant equipment and to be responsible for your own safe and competent use of all that equipment, aids and appliances and that of more junior staff, support workers and students within your team.
• To ensure that your own practice meets the required professional standards of physiotherapy practice.

Organisational

• To undertake, as directed, the collection of activity data to enable the Trust to monitor its performance.
• To ensure safe systems of work and ensure compliance with the Health & Safety at Work Act, Safety Executive regulations and Therapy Service policies by staff.
• To maintain and review current policies and procedures within the department including the development of new policies in conjunction with the Therapy Service Manager and senior colleagues.
• To work with the Therapy Service Manager and senior colleagues to undertake regular review of service provision, implementation of appropriate change and the formulation and delivery of strategies for the further development of the Therapy Team.
• To undertake any other duties delegated by the Therapy Services Manager/Professional Team lead commensurate with the grade and experience of the post holder.

Communication

• To deal sensitively with patients and relatives who have high levels of anxiety and occasional aggression caused by frustration, trauma, disability, pain or impaired ability to understand or communicate and to enable patients to come to terms with chronic disability, on a frequent basis.
• To ensure beneficial and positive communication with clients, their families/carers and other professionals involved, respecting individual needs and promoting user involvement/decision making.
• To use a range of highly developed verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients to progress rehabilitation and treatment programmes. This will include patients who may have difficulties in understanding or communicating, such as those who are sensory impaired, dysphasic or have some degree of confusion or dementia.
• To deliver presentations and training at Therapy and multi-disciplinary training events and on an individual basis.

Relationships

Internal:

• Patients and Carers
• Multi- Disciplinary Team Members
• Therapy Team Colleagues

External:

• Social Services Colleagues
• Statutory and Voluntary Agencies
• Ambulance services
• Primary Care/GP's

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.

Person specification

Experience and Knowledge

• Previous Acute NHS experience
• Minimum 18 months to 2 years post-graduate experience
• Previous experience in specialist clinical area
• Band 5 rotational experience
• Supervisory experience
• Contribution to clinical education of less experienced staff

Qualification(s) and Professional Training

• Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Registration with HCPC
• Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including recent attendance at relevant post-graduate courses
• BAOT
• Involvement /membership in Special Interest Group

Please note:

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust utilises a third party recruitment system (TRAC). When applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into TRAC where all subsequent information regarding your application will be generated. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages via the NHS Jobs website. Furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any emails/messages sent to us via the NHS Jobs website.

By applying for this post you are consenting to George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system, TRAC.

The Job application data you provide will be used to assess your application for employment at GEH, to verify your information and conduct reference checks, and to communicate with you. If you accept employment with GEH, the information collected will become part of your employment record and will be used for employment purposes.

All information provided will be used for recruitment purposes only and processed in a lawful, fair and transparent manner.

Other:

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of individuals and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice, if appropriate for the role, it is a mandatory requirement for all newly appointed staff to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service application.

In response to NICE guidance and to support the reduction of health harm from tobacco, the Trust has a smoke-free site policy which applies to anyone on Trust sites. Staff who smoke will be supported to quit or not smoke whilst on Trust sites.