Senior Occupational Therapist - Front Door Therapy - Band 6
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 11/09/2026
- Closes
- 24/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
Candidates needing sponsorship are encouraged to apply.
HiveMind found a sponsorship-friendly statement in the source advert welcoming applicants who require a visa. Always confirm on the source before applying.
“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.”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
This role is for an experienced Senior Occupational Therapist to join the Front Door Therapy Team at Lincoln Hospital. You will assess patients from multiple specialities in emergency areas to facilitate timely discharge. The position requires a flexible, motivated individual committed to improving care for people living with frailty, focusing on recovery and safe discharge planning. You will support patients in returning home sooner, promoting independence and dignity.
Key responsibilities
- Use expert skills and knowledge as part of a comprehensive MDT assessment to support the management of adults.
- Manage a complex caseload.
- Complete complex moving and handling assessments and/or demonstrate equipment use with families/carers.
- Identify and complete access and environmental home assessments to minimise potential risk for effective discharge planning.
- Liaise with patients, families, carers, and the multidisciplinary team using highly developed communication skills.
- Support junior team members, including therapy assistant practitioners, with delegation of assessments and caseload management, and provide regular supervision.
Essential criteria
- Occupational Therapy DipCOT or BSc OT
- Occupational Therapy HCPC Registration.
- Willingness to complete postgraduate study relating to the clinical area.
- Relevant, varied post graduate Occupational Therapy experience within an acute NHS or Community setting
- Evidence of participation in Clinical Governance activities.
- Evidence of active involvement in service developments
- Well developed written and verbal communication skills
- IT skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to provide leadership and provide support for team and team leader
- Specialist expertise in clinical area pertinent to post
- Commitment to meeting best practice standards
- Commitment to providing person-centred care and occupation-focused practice
- Demonstrated ability to complete PDR objectives.
- Enthusiasm/Knowledge of the profession and a desire to work with older people who often have complex needs
Desirable criteria
- BAOT Member.
- Practice Education certificate/ APPLE
- Willingness to undertake post registration study relevant to Frailty
- Masters in Occupational Therapy
- It Qualification
- Evidence of involvement in organisations which support clinical practice eg RCOT specialist section
- Experience of supervising staff
- Evidence of having taken a lead in service developments
- Experience of a range of clinical areas include general surgery, medicine, care of older people, orthopaedics community
- Ability to work flexibly and proactively to meet the needs of varied clinical areas
- Change management and leadership skills
- Supervisory skills
- Able to meet requirements of preceptor profile
- Teaching Skills
- Knowledge and skills relating to working with people living with dementia
- Ability to travel across county and between sites
- Car driver (including access to own vehicle)
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 0d ago · Closes in 14d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
Full advert · preview
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Senior Occupational Therapist - Front Door Therapy - Band 6
The closing date is 24 September 2026
Job summary
We are seeking to recruit an experienced Senior Occupational Therapist to join our Front Door Therapy Team at Lincoln Hospital. You will work within an experienced front door therapy team assessing patients from multiple specialities to facilitate discharge from the emergency areas. You must be someone who enjoys the fast pace of life as well as being a great decision maker and communicator. You must be flexible, innovative, highly motivated and above all be committed to improving the care and assessment of people living with frailty. The skills and knowledge of the Occupational Therapists are essential in supporting patients living with frailty and complex conditions and in assisting them in recovering from illness, to return home sooner with a safe and effective discharge plan based on their current needs and abilities, whilst promoting their independence and dignity, with the ultimate aim to improve the patient outcome and experience.
Main duties of the job
To use expert skills and knowledge part of a comprehensive MDT assessment to support the management of adults. To manage a complex caseload. To complete complex moving and handling assessments and/or demonstrating the use of moving and handling equipment w
Join the community to read the full pack, responsibilities and person-specification in one place.
Your seat is reserved — activate it
CareerHive is included with your CareerHive Skool community membership. If you haven't claimed your account yet, join the community (or sign in with the same email you joined with) to unlock the full advert, the apply link, HiveMind AI interview & application suite, your private vault, and daily sponsorship alerts.