Senior Occupational Therapist
The closing date is 31 May 2026
An unexpected opportunity has arisen for an experienced Occupational Therapist to join the dedicated therapy team working within the Sheffield Intermediate Care Rehabilitation Beds service. The team currently provides therapy and nursing input into 98 beds based within three care homes throughout the city.
Our caseload is referred into us from acute trust wards and often includes complex medical histories, including fractures, frailty, respiratory, cardiac conditions, amputees and neurology. Our patients are with us for a short-term rehab program and needs assessment to facilitate returning home as quickly as possible, facilitating discharge from hospital, ensuring their future needs are met.
Applicants should have advanced discharge planning skills and be an exemplary team worker. You should have good communication skills and be comfortable in dealing with multiple agencies and families to facilitate a coordinated, safe and effective discharge. Experience working with patients with delirium/dementia would be advantageous.
Main duties of the job
* To manage a caseload of Intermediate Care Unit based patients with complex needs, using specialist skills and evidence based/patient centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
* To supervise/train inexperienced junior staff and rehabilitation assistants working within the service.
* To provide supervision of students on practice placement.
* To participate in the planning, delivery and evaluation of Intermediate Care services within a designated area/team, holding responsibility for defined projects.
* To be an active member of the inter-disciplinary Intermediate Care team in the provision of patient-centred care.
* To develop and provide clinical expertise in a designated specialism and participate in the dissemination of evidence based practice across the service.
About us
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff, including commitments to professional development and many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
The team is spread across three care homes in the city and works very holistically in a supportive team environment to maximise the outcomes for our patients. We work closely with Physiotherapy and nursing colleagues as well as staff from private sector care homes.
With a Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist in post, this is an exciting time as the profession is developing and expanding within Intermediate Care. We have a strong emphasis on personal development to improve ourselves and the service we offer.
Regular supervision and appraisal is offered to all in the team, to build a better service for the patients we care for.
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* BSc in Occupational Therapy or equivalent
* Current HCPC registration
* Short Specialist post-registration training programmes in relevant subject areas
* Evidence of continuous Professional Development in relevant areas via personal development plans/file
* First line management / Leadership course at masters level.
* Relevant validated clinical courses to Masters level or equivalent knowledge / experience
Experience
* Knowledge of occupational therapy in elderly rehabilitation and ability to apply this in Rehabilitation Unit/ community setting
* Broad clinical knowledge of a range of conditions affecting client group in the frail elderly/ortho-medical pathway and their therapeutic management.
* Experience of working with multi agencies.
* To have experience in supervising staff through appraisal process
* Detailed knowledge of the principles of clinical governance and its application
* Working knowledge of standards and guidelines relating to occupational therapy practice with this client group.
* Knowledge of the local and National priorities for Intermediate Care Services, NHS structures and commissioning.
* Post graduate experience in Older persons rehabilitation
* Post graduate experience in Orthopaedics
* To have worked in the community environment
* A working knowledge of the needs of patients with mental health issues.
* Significant post graduate experience of occupational therapy rehabilitation in clinical speciality.
* Experience of supervising / managing / developing junior staff, rehabilitation assistants through PDR and teaching
* Experience of audit.
* Excellent interpersonal skills
* Analytical clinical assessment, diagnostic and treatment skills relevant to clinical area to facilitate appropriate management through discharge from the service.
* Ability to work autonomously under pressure and prioritise.
* To have highly developed verbal and non verbal communication skills using motivation, explanation and reassurance to agree engage patients and carers in their treatment programmes
* Organisational skills to manage yourself and other supervised staff to contribute to service delivery.
* Computer literate with excellent written and oral presentation skills.
Other Factors
* The ability to understand and respect different points of view and work effectively with people from a variety of cultures
* The ability to maintain clinical judgement under pressure
* Due to the requirement to undertake visits and transport non-portable equipment, the post holder is required to be either a car driver with a valid driving licence, or have access to an alternative means of transport.
* Willingness to work flexibly including working outside of traditional normal working hours in accordance with service need.
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.
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117 a year pa/pro rata for part time staff
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