Job Description

Qualified Occupational Therapist The Discharge to Assess team continually develop and enhance the seamless transfer of care from acute care settings to a patient's usual residence. The successful candidate will therefore embody trust values, in supporting and facilitating safe discharge to individuals who are deemed medically optimised. The successful candidate will be passionate in providing community based interventions, demonstrating a high level of holistic care independently and as part of a team. The Multi professional team consists of highly skilled, registered Nursing staff, Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists, Pharmacy and Community Support Workers.



The team provides a seven day service until 9pm, therefore this entails working some weekend and bank holidays. The post is based in the community delivering assessments and interventions where required; therefore independent travel with access to a vehicle, business insurance and a full driving licence to deliver the role is essential. We promote a positive ethos on personal and professional development, providing access to training and supervisions. You will be offered induction, supernumerary working and full access to mandatory training, furthermore CDP training is full supported and very much encouraged.



Regular PDRs and reflective supervisions are provided, alongside peer support sessions in the form of multidisciplinary and profession specific team meetings. If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of 54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of 16.