Occupational Therapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 28/08/2026
- Closes
- 11/09/2026
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Role summary
Join the Urgent Community Response Team as an Occupational Therapist to support people across Northamptonshire. This role involves preventing hospital admissions and facilitating timely discharges by working with patients in their own homes. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, setting goals and supporting rehabilitation journeys. The position requires clinical expertise, community experience, and the ability to work autonomously within a 7-day rota.
Key responsibilities
- Work as part of the Urgent Community Response Team to support people across the county.
- Play a major part in patients' rehabilitation journeys, setting goals and support planning.
- Collaborate with Nurses, Doctors, and support workers as an integrated approach for patients in their own home environments.
- Work with colleagues in both acute and community hospitals to facilitate timely discharges.
- Support staff in identifying and developing their knowledge and skills as an expert clinical resource.
- Work within a 7-day rota, including weekend and bank holiday working, with shifts between 8.30am to 18.00pm.
Essential criteria
- HCPC Registration
- 12 months NHS post registration experience
- Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner
Desirable criteria
- Community Working experience
- Experience of using Manual Handling equipment including hoists & stand aids
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Occupational Therapist
The closing date is 11 September 2026
Job summary
Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust NHS is delighted to announce new opportunities for full-time or part-time for Occupational Therapists in the Urgent Community Response Team to support the people across the county of Northamptonshire.
Join us as part of our County wide team working to get people out of hospital or preventing hospital admission by playing a major part in their rehabilitation journey, setting goals and support planning with Nurses, Doctors and support workers as an integrated approach for patients in their own home environments.
In addition you will be working with colleagues in both our acute and community hospitals to facilitate timely discharges from hospital.
You should have a wide range of clinical expertise ideally within the NHS and with experience of working in a community multidisciplinary team environment and have managed healthcare assistants
As an expert clinical resource for the team you will be expected to support staff in identifying and developing their knowledge and skills. You must be innovative in your approach and willing to work with other members of the community team to ensure high quality service delivery.
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