Occupational Therapist: Sponsorship Available

Job summary

South Warwickshire Foundation Trust is committed to bringing care closer to home. Due to new and exciting service developments, a vacancy is now available for an enthusiastic and experienced Band 6 Occupational therapist to join our community response service with the main focus to support hospital discharges, as well as working with the urgent therapy response and routine therapy service

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic and forward thinking service and a good opportunity to develop into an inspiring senior Occupational therapist. You will be well supported and encouraged to continuously develop to meet the needs of our service and your profession.

The successful candidates will work with patients in their own homes to deliver an integrated rehabilitation pathway across community services. You will liaise and work closely with Community & Specialist Nursing Colleagues, General Practitioners and the acute hospital, as well as with other therapists within the Integrated Health Teams.

Main duties of the job

Working as a member of the Integrated Health team, planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the programmes of care provided across health, social and voluntary care sectors as part of a multi-disciplinary community based rehabilitation team.

To provide effective clinical leadership within the Integrated Health team, enabling the service to deliver to the highest possible care standards, ensuring that evidence based practice is used. To act as a role model and exercise good leadership.

Providing skilled therapy treatment and advice to clients and carers. Communicating with members of the multi-disciplinary team to maintain high standards of care.

To work as an accountable and autonomous professional responsible for the diagnosis, assessment and treatment of clients who may have problems as a result of presenting with medical conditions involving multiple pathology and the acutely ill.

To provide assessment and treatment for patients with a range of complex physical, sensory, perceptual and cognitive problems within community settings as a member of the Intermediate Care Service.

To work flexibly over a 7 day roster including weekends and bank holidays in order to meet the demands of the service and a rapidly changing caseload.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
• HPC registered
• Evidence of relevant post graduate courses and CPD in a variety of formats

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of 2 years post grad experience covering a broad range of rotations
• 1 year experience working in elderly care in NHS

Desirable

• 6 months experience working in community setting

Skills

Essential

• Demonstrate knowledge of clinical governance and experience of clinical audit
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Experience of supervising students and junior staff members/assistants
• Ability to pass on skills and knowledge to others within formal and informal environments
• IT literate
• Ability to present information, written or verbal, in a clear and logical manner
• Evidence of working towards clinical specialism with an interest in community application
• Ability to work independently

Desirable

• Critical appraisal and research skills
• Evidence of experiential learning and reflective practice

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Ability to work collaboratively across and within professional and organisational boundaries
• Able to demonstrate flexibility and reliability
• Motivation, drive and enthusiasm

Desirable

• Committed to personal and team development
• Ability to maintain judgement under pressure and demonstrate forward thinking
• Confident and assertive
• Clear vision of role and commitment to speciality

Other

Essential

• Ability to travel by car independently across the community
• Willingness to work on flexible basis to meet the needs of the service, involving evening & weekend working

Closing Date: 14 August 2026