Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Senior Occupational Therapist
The closing date is 19 February 2026
Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist wanting a change in career direction or to expand your skillset and confidence? We are a supportive and friendly team seeking a dynamic, professional, and compassionate colleague to join us to help deliver an excellent patient experience of our service.
A Neighbourhood Team Community OT role is fast paced and responsive to both urgent and planned referrals, working closely with other nursing and physiotherapy roles. Making the patient’s home safer and guiding the promotion of independence is where the OT really adds value to the patient experience. Assessments are holistic and focused on maximising independence at every stage. Patients are at the heart of everything we do.
Good opportunities exist for further training and development within the role. You will receive support and development through in‑service training, regular appraisals, a personal development plan and clinical supervision.
If you would like to discuss this role, informally contact the Recruiting Manager found on the top right-hand side of the advert who will be happy to discuss the role in more detail.
This is a full time role working 37.5 hours per week.
Main duties of the job
A day shift is 7.5hrs between the hours of 8:00am – 18:30pm Monday to Sunday including bank holidays. If you do work weekends, it will attract an enhancement payment. Flexible working arrangements considered.
Your typical day will include coordinating your caseload, triaging referrals, allocating workload, and prioritising urgent response assessments alongside colleagues. You will perform holistic, goal‑focused, patient‑centred assessments, and develop thorough treatment programmes to meet the goals. You will manage a varied caseload, spanning all Occupational Therapy specialities.
The role will involve you:
* Undertaking occupational therapy assessments for a designated caseload, addressing occupational performance and skill deficits, enabling the client in areas of self‑maintenance, productivity, and leisure.
* Assessing clients in relation to their equipment and specialist equipment needs.
* Providing minor adaptations e.g. rails, half steps.
* Maintaining contemporaneous clinical notes to professional minimum standards of the College of Occupational Therapy and in accordance with Trust guidelines.
About us
We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work‑life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.
What we offer
* 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
* Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
* Flexible and agile working opportunities
* Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
* Wide range of supportive staff networks
* Health and wellbeing opportunities
We encourage you to read the attached applicant guidance notes.
Job responsibilities
* Work as an autonomous practitioner within an integrated team providing timely and expert professional assessment and treatment interventions to patients.
* Provide case management for a designated caseload of patients who have immediate and/or complex care needs.
* Triage patients to ensure prioritisation of clinical need. Develop and co‑ordinate individualised rehabilitation plans in close liaison with the team, the patient and their carers as well as all other services.
* Be responsible for the timely assessment and treatment of patients who have urgent and/or complex Occupational Therapy needs.
* Co‑ordinate appropriate interdisciplinary, patient‑centred care that promotes independence for patients on their caseload.
Person Specification
Skills & Abilities
* Ability to work proactively with other agencies to prevent hospital admission and facilitate early discharge
* Ability to identify and plan individual care / rehabilitation needs in partnership with patients/ their carers
* Supervisory / Appraisal skills
* Knowledge of appropriate policy and guidelines
* Confidence in passing on skills/ knowledge and completing teaching sessions / presentation
Additional Criteria
* Able to meet the travel requirements of the role
Qualifications
* Degree / diploma in Occupational Therapy
* Current registration with HCPC
* Evidence of relevant post graduate courses / Continual Professional Development maintained in portfolio
* I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Knowledge
* A range of evidence based Occupational Therapy clinical skills and knowledge appropriate to specialism
* An understanding of the approaches and models of practice relevant to practice.
* A good level of knowledge in a wide range of physical and mental health conditions
* Good level of knowledge relating to disability, equipment, and adaptations
* A working knowledge of Occupational Therapy Outcome Measures and Models of Practice
Experience
* A range of post graduate experience including work in a variety of physical and/or mental health settings / specialities
* Experience of working in a multidisciplinary / interdisciplinary team
* Recent experience in a community setting
* Experience of caseload management and prioritisation
* Experience of working in an integrated team
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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