Main area Occupational Therapy Grade Band 6 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (This post will finish on 02/05/2027) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 270-TG692-ACS-A
Site Recovering Independence Bed Unit-Turn Furlong Town Kingsthorpe Salary £38,682 - £46,580 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 12/03/2026 09:00
Job overview
Each day we deliver the health and social care services that people in Northamptonshire receive, in the community, at home, work or in schools.
The ‘Recovering Independence Bed’ units, is delivered by a range of staff from health and social care settings, to deliver clinical care, rehabilitation support, and care support, ensuring patients experience the best quality of service they can, in a prompt and smooth fashion.
The service provides a unique opportunity to work with a dedicated team, with experience from both elements of health and social care, to deliver vital intermediate care for patients in Northamptonshire.
As the focus of the centre is rehabilitation and reablement you will be working in an integrated multi-disciplinary team that includes senior nurses, staff nurses, unregistered staff, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, medical staff and social care colleagues.
Main duties of the job
You will need to provide quality care for our patients, specialising in rehabilitation/reablement and sub-acute care for patient stepping down from acute hospitals.
We want to create an effective and high performing team and so we are looking for somebody who is proactive and dedicated team member, is open to new ideas and is committed to delivering high quality care.
As a Senior Occupational Therapist you'll
* Lead in developing goals with the patient and MDT colleagues to progress the patient towards discharge
* Lead the Occupational Therapy provision providing quality care to a group of patients on a daily basis ensuring safe and effective delegation of junior staff
* Lead in the assessment of the healthcare needs of patients and develop treatment plans reflecting their needs
* Assist the Therapy Lead by providing support to junior colleagues and assisting them in problem solving relating to patients.
* Assist in supporting and developing the team which includes undertaking appraisals, supervision and training and development with junior colleagues
* Assist the Therapy Lead in monitoring the quality of care the patients are receiving
* Assist in developing new ways of working in the centre and developing strong links with other services and the wider community
* Need to be well organised, confident and able to be adaptable and resourceful to deliver high quality patient care.
Working for our organisation
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and speciality services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be ‘outstanding’ by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered OT
* Recent experience and knowledge in a rehabilitation setting
* Demonstrable excellent patient care outcomes
* Post grad qualification in Rehabilitation
Skills and Abilities
* Able to work independently and as part of a team to organise a varied caseload
* Effective negotiation skills that demonstrate a flexible and patient friendly approach
* Able to deal with competing priorities on a daily basis
* Able to drive in the UK and have access to a vehicle to undertake home access visits as required
* Experience of supervising and developing junior colleagues
By completing an application you are giving authorisation for the transfer of your data. In submitting an application form, you authorise us to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process. Including factual reference, occupational health clearance and statutory and mandatory training records and full service history.
You must ensure that your application, including supporting statements and behaviour examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Please note plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.
Correspondence regarding your application will be sent to you via a TRAC system account.
Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.
We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.
All roles are subject to the home office immigration rules and therefore eligibility must meet certain requirements for any sponsorship to be considered. Please visit the government website for more information regarding eligibility,
At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.
Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.
All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly, the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy. For further information please visit: DBS Update Service: applicant guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Please note if a DBS is applicable for the position then a charge will be deducted from your first salary.
Please note that all new starters to the trustare subject to a probationary period.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Harriet Shawcross Job title Therapy Lead Email address harriet.shawcross@nhft.nhs.uk Telephone number 07708 107533 Additional information
Richard Glasspool, Service Manager
07795 110290 or email richard.glasspool@nhft.nhs.uk
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