Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Town Sheffield Salary £38,682 - £46,580 per annum pro rata for part time staff Salary period Yearly Closing 23/03/2026 23:59 Interview date 01/04/2026
Care Transfer Hub (Occupational Therapist)
NHS AfC: Band 6
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
Within the Care Transfer Hub, the Occupational Therapy skillset takes a lead in supporting patient discharges that have a complexity around function or cognition or where there is lack of clarity around which pathway is the best fit for a patient leaving the hospital.
The Therapist problem solves where there are challenges around discharge in 4 main areas that require a holistic approach and knowledge of overcoming functional or cognitive issues while supporting reablement and maximizing independence.
Main duties of the job
Assisting in discharge planning where there are complex moving and handling needs. Particularly where patients have specific equipment requirements to support reablement at home. For example, bariatric patients where knowledge of equipment and function is needed to support optimal independence. This patient group may include identifying those who fit the criteria for proportionate care.
Overseeing discharges where cognitive impairment requires problem solving to facilitate pathway 1 back home. For example, when delirium and or dementia presents and re orientation at home is likely to improve function.
Where pathway 3 is not suitable but concerns remain from family and MDT. An understanding and support of ongoing needs and risks is required. Managing discharges where functional challenges could be overcome to facilitate pathway 1. This can then be explained to patient family and carers to gain understanding and offer reassurance and support.
Early identification of patients with pre-existing complex challenges at home. Including those with previous extensive community involvement. They may have multiple health and or social needs. Where a sound understanding of the previous function and communication with community services is needed. Using clinical reasoning and problem solving to implement early discharge planning.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of 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. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Detailed job description and main 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
Educational and Qualifications
* BSc in Occupational Therapy or equivalent
* Current HCPC registration
* Short Specialist post registration training programmes
* Masters Degree in relevant speciality
Experience
* Post-registration NHS experience as an Occupational Therapist
* Experience working in the acute setting
* Experience of complex discharge planning
* Experience of working with patients with cognitive impairment or functional mental health conditions
* Post-registration experience of sufficient to acquire core competencies in Occupational Therapy practice for medical, surgical and neurological conditions and the knowledge and skill to manage a complex specialist caseload in the chosen field
* Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team.
* Working knowledge of the MCA and MH act
* Experience of assessing for and prescribing equipment
* Member of relevant professional network
* Community experience
* Experience of working in challenging performance programmes
* Experience of assessing mental capacity
* Experience of working with bariatric patients
Skills and Knowledge
* Evidence of continuous personal and professional development
* Good post-registration theoretical and practical knowledge of therapy practice in chosen field.
* Competency in occupational therapy clinical reasoning, processes & practices
* Excellent interpersonal, communication and team working skills
* Able to maintain confidentiality
* Able to act on own initiative, organise and prioritise work and manage multiple tasks
* Able to maintain accurate written records & statistics
* Calm approach to changing work situations
* Ability to work flexibly across different wards and with different teams.
* Able to teach and motivate others
* Confidence to promote CTH values within MDT
* Assertiveness and confidence to have challenging conversations with patients and carers.
* Ability to promote the role of OT within discharge planning and the MDT
* Promote good working links with community services
Other Factors
* Flexible and reliable approach to working practices
* Positive, proactive attitude to patient care and teamwork
* Full UK driving licence and access to a car
Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government’s rules on Skilled Worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the Skilled Worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust. Please keep this in mind when submitting your application. Further details on these concessions, and who qualifies for them, can be found here .
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Name Gregory Ramsden Job title Operational Lead Therapist Care Transfer Hub Email address gregory.ramsden@nhs.net Telephone number 01143052300 Additional information
Rachel Aiston
Occupational Therapist Clinical Specialist - Care transfer hub
0114 271 5867 / 0114 3052300
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