Job summary
- Main area
- Community/Rehabilitation Occupational Therapy
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 812-25-PR-D2A/QVM-OT
- Employer
- Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital
- Town
- Welwyn
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Occupational Therapist
Band 6
Job overview
Are you an enthusiastic and dynamic Occupational Therapist looking for a new opportunity? Come and work for us in a modern, purpose-built unit within the beautiful Hertfordshire countryside!
The Discharge to Assess (D2A) Team has recently merged with our Bed Based teams across our 3 Community Hospitals. This is a hybrid role working as part of the D2A team but embedded within the team at Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital (QVM). You would be joining a supportive team of qualified therapists and therapy support workers to provide senior clinical leadership to deliver quality care to our D2A patients within care homes as well as the inpatients at QVM.
You will be based at QVM in Welwyn, Hertfordshire. However, when providing the D2A service, the post holder will be required to travel between care homes within East & North Hertfordshire including, Stevenage, Hatfield & Broxbourne.
QVM is a modern in-patient rehabilitation unit, with a large gym and specialist rehabilitation facilities and equipment. We offer goal orientated rehabilitation on a 17 day pathway to those with conditions such as frailty, stroke, fractures or amputees. QVM is also the dedicated unit for the plus size pathway within East & north Hertfordshire.
Main duties of the job
- To provide specialised assessment and treatment packages of high quality for patients with complex conditions including neurology and frailty.
- To provide expert advice, guidance and information to health and social care professionals, carers and relatives and other non- professionals.
- To contribute to the training, development and supervision of junior staff, rehabilitation assistants and students.
- To take a lead in the rehabilitation and discharge planning of patients as part of the "lead therapist" role. This involves the chairing of patient/ family meetings and making onward referrals.
Working for our organisation
A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff
We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities
Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision
We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages
We don’t want you to miss out so we’d like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now
You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.
We can offer you:
- 5% on top of basic salary high-cost allowance supplement (subject to a minimum and a maximum payment pro rata)
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)
- One of the UK's best pension schemes
- Special Leave for family and personal reasons
- NHS Car Lease Scheme
- Eye Care Vouchers
- Employee Assistance Programme
- NHS Discounts
- Free parking at Danesbury
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations/multi pathologies; use advanced clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to provide an accurate diagnosis.
To hold responsibility for own case load and be responsible for a defined area of the service, working without direct supervision. Supervision takes the form of regular formal training and clinical reasoning sessions, peer review, case conferences and reflective practice.
To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own clinical practice and work.
To be responsible for providing advanced occupational therapy assessment and treatment plans for patients with stroke and other complex neurological conditions.
To assess and manage clinical risk within own patient caseload.
Represent D2A/ occupational therapy service and/or individual patients at the multi-disciplinary team meetings.
Ensure the delivery of a co-ordinated multidisciplinary service, and integrate occupational therapy treatment into the treatment programme. This will include discussion of individualised patient care and treatment packages, patient progress and involvement in discharge planning from the D2A service or bed bases.
To be responsible for the safe and competent use of all equipment used within the role. This will include walking aids, manual handling equipment, exercise equipment, electrotherapy equipment, splinting and orthotic devices and other patient appliances and aids. Check all equipment prior to use and report any faults to the relevant authority.
To be responsible for organising and planning your own caseload to meet service and patient priorities.
To be adaptable and readjust plans as situations change/ arise.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Occupational Therapy degree qualification
- Attendance at post graduate course(s) in relevant field.
- Registered with HCPC
Desirable criteria
- Attendance at relevant post-graduate training courses e.g. Dementia, elderly care, frailty, stroke etc.
Experience
Essential criteria
- A minimum of 1 year’s post registration experience in a broad rotational post
- Experience of working in the community
- Experience of working in a inpatient rehabilitation setting
Desirable criteria
- Experience of supervising therapy assistants and/or students
- Involvement in service development and audits
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate complex and/or sensitive information requiring empathy and reassurance
- Ability to present information accurately, written and oral, in English
- Ability to perform specialist hands-on therapeutic interventions and moving and handling techniques
Desirable criteria
- Clinical problem solving ability in complex cases
Other
Essential criteria
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Anna-Marie Mansfield
- Job title
- Lead OT - Discharge to assess
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07767 356 113
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