REACT Occupational Therapist
We are looking for a passionate and motivated Occupational Therapist to join our Rapid Emergency Assessment and Care Team (REACT), an integral part of UHCW's Emergency Medicine Group.
REACT works within Emergency Medicine Assessment Areas and Short Stay wards to avoid hospital admissions while delivering high standards of care and discharge planning. The role focuses on safely discharging patients back into the community through comprehensive holistic therapy assessments and collaboration with external community partners.
Our team includes Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, and Assistant Practitioners. Successful candidates will contribute to supervisory roles for junior staff and support professional development.
Main duties of the job
* Manage a caseload of patients with varied conditions and complex needs, using evidence‑based practice and client‑centred principles to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions.
* Identify and utilise appropriate discharge pathways and services to promote a "home first" approach and support patient flow.
* Lead therapist within clinical areas across the Emergency and Acute Medicine footprint, providing day‑to‑day support to the wider team.
* Support learning and development of junior staff and students.
* Participate in planning, development, and evaluation of the REACT service, including responsibility for defined projects.
* Work within a 7‑day model, including extended hours.
Integration of service development is also available. The role covers 7 days and extended hours with a variety of shift patterns, including long days and weekends.
Job responsibilities
* Legally and professionally responsible for all aspects of own work.
* Carry a clinical caseload of patients with varied conditions, complexities, and health & social needs.
* Complete holistic assessments to determine appropriate treatment plans and discharge pathways, ensuring patient‑centred decisions.
* Collaborate with patients, relatives/carers, and external health, social and voluntary services to avoid unnecessary admissions and minimise length of stay.
* Operate as an autonomous member of the multidisciplinary team, contributing to discussions and influencing patient care and discharge plans.
* Use a broad range of modalities and clinical reasoning to select the most appropriate techniques to improve function and reduce deconditioning.
* Evaluate and modify therapeutic/discharge plans as patient needs change.
* Prescribe appropriate equipment essential for timely and safe discharge, including necessary risk assessment.
* Maintain accurate and timely documentation per REACTs documentation policy.
* Provide specialist reports on patient function, need, and professional recommendations.
* Contribute to clinical governance and quality agenda of the Trust and Emergency Medicine Group.
* Adhere to HCPC rules of professional conduct and local policies.
* Manage recording, storage and sharing of information in line with Professional and Trust standards.
For further details of the role, please see the attached job description.
Contact: Lewis Malone – lewis.malone@uhcw.nhs.uk
Closing date: 27 April 2026. Applications will be accepted until filled.
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