• Job Description

  Req#: C9798-1473?language=en&page=1087&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Join our friendly, dedicated and passionate team. We pride ourselves in providing outstanding care to patients in the Wyre Forest in Worcestershire. We aim to deliver an effective, high-quality service that puts patients at the centre of their own care. The team ethos is to enable and support people to remain in their own home as the first alternative to inpatient admission.

  The Neighbourhood Team consists of Occupational Therapists, Community Nurses, Physiotherapists, Senior Nurse Practitioner, Healthcare Assistants and Administrators. GP and social care colleagues work closely alongside.

  The Neighbourhood Team operates from 7:30am to 18:30pm on a seven-day rota including weekends and Bank Holidays. You will be supported to work flexibly within these hours.

  We offer a friendly team environment, learning and development opportunities and well-being support.

  If you would like to discuss informally if this is the right role for you, please get in touch with the Recruiting Manager whose details can be found on the top right-hand side of the advert.

  This is full time post, but we would consider applicants looking for part time.(minimum 30 hours per week)

  Main duties of the job

  Your typical working day will include triage and allocation of planned and unplanned visit requests for occupational therapy interventions. This may involve urgent response assessment as part of the teams admission avoidance remit, supporting complex hospital discharges and planning domiciliary interventions to facilitate independent living. You will work alongside occupational therapy, nursing and physiotherapy colleagues in the same team. The role includes mentoring occupational therapy students. We have close links with Worcester and Coventry universities in support of these student placements.

  About us

  At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

  Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

  We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

  What we offer;

  • 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
  • Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
  • Flexible and agile working opportunities
  • Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
  • Wide range of supportive staff networks
  • Health and wellbeing opportunities

  If you would like to know more, please visit our website.

  We encourage you to read the attached applicant guidance notes.

  Sharing your data - As a data controller we may sometimes need to process your data to pursue our legitimate business interests, for example to request a survey from you (optional), to support the Trusts understanding of where you gained interest in working for the Trust.

  Details

  Date posted

  10 June 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 5

  Salary

  £29,970 to £36,483 a year pro rata. Pay Award Pending

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

  Reference number

  C9798-1473

  Job locations

  Gemini House

  Stourport Road

  Kidderminster

  DY11 7QL

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner within an interdisciplinary Neighbourhood team providing rapid and expert professional assessment and treatment interventions to patients either in their own homes or other community settings to avoid inappropriate hospital admission or to facilitate early discharge. This will be achieved through a combination of hands on expert clinical skills as an Occupational Therapist with knowledge to treat, educate and support patients; and by working with patients and their families to assess, plan and implement appropriate packages of care and treatment

  Provide case management for a designated caseload of patients who have immediate and / or complex care needs.

  Triage patients to ensure prioritization of clinical need.

  Work holistically with all team members, carrying out joint visits and actively participating in the integration of services increasing the knowledge of all team members through case discussion and joint working

  For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner within an interdisciplinary Neighbourhood team providing rapid and expert professional assessment and treatment interventions to patients either in their own homes or other community settings to avoid inappropriate hospital admission or to facilitate early discharge. This will be achieved through a combination of hands on expert clinical skills as an Occupational Therapist with knowledge to treat, educate and support patients; and by working with patients and their families to assess, plan and implement appropriate packages of care and treatment

  Provide case management for a designated caseload of patients who have immediate and / or complex care needs.

  Triage patients to ensure prioritization of clinical need.

  Work holistically with all team members, carrying out joint visits and actively participating in the integration of services increasing the knowledge of all team members through case discussion and joint working

  For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Diploma/ degree in Occupational Therapy
  • Health Professionals Council registration

  Desirable

  • Clinical educators qualification
  • Relevant validated clinical courses

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • A range of evidence based Occupational Therapy clinical skills and knowledge appropriate to specialism
  • Understanding of professional and ethical boundaries and code of conduct
  • Knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of the professional groups within an integrated team
  • An understanding of the approaches and models of practice relevant to practice.
  • A good level of knowledge in a wide range of physical and mental health conditions
  • Knowledge of rehabilitation concepts and services
  • Good level of knowledge relating to disability, equipment and adaptations

  Desirable

  • A working knowledge of Occupational Therapy Outcome Measures and Models of Practice
  • Working knowledge and experience of Occupational Therapy standardised assessments appropriate to the role

  Experience

  Essential

  • Application of the Occupational Therapy process
  • Use of functional assessment and activity analysis

  Desirable

  • Experience of working in an integrated team
  • Experience implementing change in clinical practice
  • Experience in rehabilitation settings

  Skills & Abilities

  Essential

  • Ability to work proactively with other agencies to prevent hospital admission and facilitate early discharge
  • Ability to identify and plan individual care / rehabilitation needs in partnership with patients/ their carers
  • Ability to make decisions autonomously, but liaise closely with and work across the multidisciplinary integrated team
  • Ability to organise, prioritise and time manage own workload including use of effective delegation
  • High level of clinical knowledge and skill
  • Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats
  • Awareness of scope of practice

  Desirable

  • Leadership skills

  Additional Criteria

  Essential

  • Able to meet the travel requirements of the role.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Diploma/ degree in Occupational Therapy
  • Health Professionals Council registration

  Desirable

  • Clinical educators qualification
  • Relevant validated clinical courses

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • A range of evidence based Occupational Therapy clinical skills and knowledge appropriate to specialism
  • Understanding of professional and ethical boundaries and code of conduct
  • Knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of the professional groups within an integrated team
  • An understanding of the approaches and models of practice relevant to practice.
  • A good level of knowledge in a wide range of physical and mental health conditions
  • Knowledge of rehabilitation concepts and services
  • Good level of knowledge relating to disability, equipment and adaptations

  Desirable

  • A working knowledge of Occupational Therapy Outcome Measures and Models of Practice
  • Working knowledge and experience of Occupational Therapy standardised assessments appropriate to the role

  Experience

  Essential

  • Application of the Occupational Therapy process
  • Use of functional assessment and activity analysis

  Desirable

  • Experience of working in an integrated team
  • Experience implementing change in clinical practice
  • Experience in rehabilitation settings

  Skills & Abilities

  Essential

  • Ability to work proactively with other agencies to prevent hospital admission and facilitate early discharge
  • Ability to identify and plan individual care / rehabilitation needs in partnership with patients/ their carers
  • Ability to make decisions autonomously, but liaise closely with and work across the multidisciplinary integrated team
  • Ability to organise, prioritise and time manage own workload including use of effective delegation
  • High level of clinical knowledge and skill
  • Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats
  • Awareness of scope of practice

  Desirable

  • Leadership skills

  Additional Criteria

  Essential

  • Able to meet the travel requirements of the role.

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

  Address

  Gemini House

  Stourport Road

  Kidderminster

  DY11 7QL

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

  Address

  Gemini House

  Stourport Road

  Kidderminster

  DY11 7QL

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

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