Senior OT / Pathway Determiner - Community Therapy Services
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 11/09/2026
- Closes
- 24/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an Occupational Therapist to join the Rushcliffe Community Therapy Service. The role involves working autonomously and as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide clinical triage, rehabilitation, falls management, palliative care support, and facilitate timely discharges. You will visit patients in their homes, focusing on maximising independence, safety, and quality of life. The service is working towards a 7-day rota, with self-rostering encouraged.
Key responsibilities
- Work closely with Physiotherapists, Assistant practitioners, support staff, district nurses, specialist nurses and social workers to provide the best possible care to service users in their own homes.
- Provide clinical triage, rehabilitation, falls management, palliative care support and support timely discharges from acute Trust partners.
- Work autonomously as well as part of the multi-disciplinary team, liaising closely with health and social care colleagues to coordinate services.
- Promote recovery from illness and enable health, wellbeing and self-care for patients.
- Visit patients within their own homes using a goal-orientated focus, to maximise patient's independence, safety and quality of life.
Essential criteria
- All staff should be able to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion as identified within the Trust's Equality and Diversity Policy and associated Equality, Diversity and Human Rights legislation
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- Able to carry out manual handling activities
- To contribute to policy and service development in order to redesign services in response to national and local agenda
- To continue to work in emotional stressful situations (e.g. Palliative Care) providing psychological support to patients, carers and colleagues
- Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Current Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registration
- Current CPD Portfolio
- Substantial post registration broad clinical experience as a band 5 (or equivalent) Occupational Therapist oPrevious community experience
- Experience of working with older adults.
- Previous community experience
- Understanding of relevant national and local policy and integrated working.
- Understanding of long-term conditions agenda.
- Basic IT Skills
- Good prioritisation and organisation.
- Effective team player
- Flexible approach to meet the needs of the service/locality, potentially working from different bases according to the needs of the service.
- A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
- Able to work flexibly over seven days
Desirable criteria
- Post registration study
- Involvement in research/audit and training
- Formal Mentor qualification Clinical Supervisor
- [contact details removed] and supervising Assistants
- Member of Special Interest group
- Able to educate and manage assistants
- Proven Leadership skills
- Effective Discharge planning skills
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.
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Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Senior OT / Pathway Determiner - Community Therapy Services
The closing date is 24 September 2026
Job summary
Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to join our Rushcliffe Community Therapy Service as an Occupational Therapist working in the community. If you want to be part of a forward thinking and innovative service, then this is the opportunity you may have been looking for.
In your new role you will work closely with Physiotherapists, Assistant practitioners, support staff, district nurses, specialist nurses and social workers to provide the best possible care to service users in their own homes.
We are working towards a 7 day service - 8am to 8pm on rota basis. Self rostering is encouraged.
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our developing integrated community services providing clinical triage, rehabilitation, falls management, palliative care support and support timely discharges from our acute Trust partners.
You will work autonomously as well as part of the multi-disciplinary team, liaising closely with health and social care colleagues to coordinate services, promote recovery from illness and enable health, wellbeing and self-care. You will be visiting patients within their own homes using a goal-orientated focus, to maximise patient's independence, safety and q
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