Occupational Therapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 14/08/2026
- Closes
- 04/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an Occupational Therapist to join the Home First service in Staffordshire. The role involves providing short-term reablement intervention to help patients maximize independence and meet health and social care needs. The team facilitates safe hospital discharges and offers nursing support in patients' homes, aiming to prevent hospital admissions and support community re-integration. The post holder will work closely with multi-disciplinary teams to address care and support issues.
Essential criteria
- Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent.
- Registration with HCPC/NMC
- Fieldwork educators accreditation
Desirable criteria
- Modules at Masters level
- Evidence of further clinical study
- APPLE accreditation
- Leadership experience/qualification
- Membership of BAOT / COT
- Post qualification courses in working with older people and people with physical disabilities.
- Attendance at relevant clinical networks or Special Interest Groups
- Up to date field work/pre-registration student training.
- Experience in Experience of using standardised assessments and outcome measures
- Experience of negotiation and conflict management in clinical situations.
- Relevant experience to the role including assessment and interventions for a wide range of disabilities.
- Ability to manage time and caseload effectively
- Supporting service users, families and carers in dealing with the impact of disability and limiting life conditions
- Evaluate the outcomes of the individual's rehabilitation
- Discharge and transfer individuals where appropriate
- Support individuals to manage their condition/disability Identify and evaluate opportunities for innovation and improvement
- Knowledge of relevant NSF's and NICE guidance. Understanding of wider NHS agenda and its application to the local context.
- Continuing healthcare assessments
- An understanding of team dynamics
- Attributes
- Be able to travel
- Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent.
- Registration with HCPC/NMC
- Fieldwork educators accreditation
- Modules at Masters level
- Evidence of further clinical study
- APPLE accreditation
- Leadership experience/qualification
- Membership of BAOT / COT
- Post qualification courses in working with older people and people with physical disabilities.
- Attendance at relevant clinical networks or Special Interest Groups
- Up to date field work/pre-registration student training.
- Experience in Experience of using standardised assessments and outcome measures
- Experience of negotiation and conflict management in clinical situations.
- Relevant experience to the role including assessment and interventions for a wide range of disabilities.
- Ability to manage time and caseload effectively
- Supporting service users, families and carers in dealing with the impact of disability and limiting life conditions
- Evaluate the outcomes of the individual's rehabilitation
- Discharge and transfer individuals where appropriate
- Support individuals to manage their condition/disability Identify and evaluate opportunities for innovation and improvement
- Knowledge of relevant NSF's and NICE guidance. Understanding of wider NHS agenda and its application to the local context.
- Continuing healthcare assessments
- An understanding of team dynamics
- Attributes
- Be able to travel
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 16d ago · Closes in 6d
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Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Occupational Therapist
The closing date is 04 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Occupational Therapist to be part of the Home First service in Staffordshire.
This is an integrated clinical and care and support service that provides short term reablement intervention to enable people to maximise their independence and meet their health and social care needs within Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT).
The Home First Team prides themselves on the delivery of quality care to community patients, many with complex needs.
The team also work to facilitate safe hospital discharges for patients leaving acute care and to offer them nursing support in their own home environment.
Thisis a dynamic post which will be evaluated and adjusted to reflect the needs of the service, local population and feedback from users and staff. Your feedback and input will be essential to the development and shaping of the role.
The North Home First covers the whole of North Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent providing clinical support for patients in the community to either avoid potential hospital admissions or to support people returning home through the Discharge to Access pathway following a period of acute care.
Main duties of the job
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