Job Overview
We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Occupational Therapist to join our multidisciplinary team and deliver high-quality rehabilitation within our specialist High Dependency Pathway. Supporting up to 15 adults (18+, predominantly 65+), this service provides focused assessment and therapy for individuals who are medically optimised but not yet ready to return home. Working within a dual‑registered care home setting, you will play a key role in promoting the Home First philosophy and enabling safe, timely discharge. You will complete holistic assessments, deliver targeted cognitive and physical rehabilitation, and provide specialist input for individuals experiencing delirium, dementia or cognitive impairment. You will work closely with patients, families and the wider MDT to coordinate discharge planning, ensuring person‑centred, evidence‑based interventions. This includes offering guidance to care home staff to support consistent 24‑hour rehabilitation practices.
Main duties
Based within a dual‑registered care home setting, the service supports up to 15 patients and focuses on safe, timely discharge aligned with the Home First approach. As post holder you will deliver face‑to‑face assessment, intervention and discharge planning (Mon‑Fri, 08:00‑16:00). You will complete holistic assessments of physical, cognitive and functional needs and provide targeted interventions for patients experiencing delirium, dementia, challenging behaviours or functional decline following acute illness. Therapy will be delivered on both an individual and group basis. You will participate in daily handovers and weekly MDT reviews, ensuring coordinated care and progress towards discharge within the 4‑week pathway. Responsibilities include identifying and ordering essential equipment, liaising with community services for onward referrals, supporting home‑based assessment where required, supervising unregistered staff, delivering training to care‑home teams and promoting consistent 24‑hour reablement practice.
About Us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out‑the‑community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under‑represented groups.
Responsibilities
* Deliver day‑to‑day OT assessment, treatment and discharge planning for patients in the High Dependency Pathway.
* Provide specialist input for delirium, dementia and cognitive impairment.
* Co‑ordinate MDT handovers, discharge planning and referral to community services.
* Supervise, train and support unregistered OT staff and care‑home teams.
* Maintain evidence‑based, person‑centred interventions and contribute to service evaluation.
Qualifications and Experience
* Post‑registration experience in adult mental health.
* Excellent communication and clinical reasoning skills.
* Compassionate, non‑judgemental, person‑centred approach.
* Experience with delirium, dementia and acute recovery is desirable.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a DBS check.
Contact
Helen Cooper, Clinical Specialist OT – helen.cooper60@nhs.net / 07785 708540
Christina Peart, Operational Lead – christina.peart@nhs.net / 07825 842055
Employer: Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
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