# Occupational Therapist - Discharge to Assess > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/occupational-therapist-discharge-to-assess/bd1b1eca-bef9-4057-942d-1cb3e7e87b14 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/occupational-therapist-discharge-to-assess/bd1b1eca-bef9-4057-942d-1cb3e7e87b14.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** St George's Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 Per Annum - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 9 months (Maternity cover) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-23T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-25T08:40:57.505Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Staffordshire/Stafford/Midlands_Partnership_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Occupational_Therapist/Occupational_Therapist-v8296485 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8296485?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.mpft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn The post holder will be part of the Integrated Complex Assessment Team (ICAT) providing Occupational Therapy and will work in a variety of Discharge to Assess settings. This is a dynamic post that requires the post holder to work closely with uni/ multidisciplinary teams/agencies in addressing a range of care/support issues across the spectrum of conditions, preventing unnecessary hospital admissions and improving the health and wellbeing of the population served. The nature of the service will be determined by local service specifications. ### Main duties of the job - Maintaining safety and highlighting areas of concern. - Moving and handling. - Falls management strategies. - Increased functional and cognitive ability. - Improvement in health and wellbeing including mental health. - Interventions in disease/condition management. - Prevention and reducing of health inequalities. - Acute hospital admission avoidance. - Interventions around specific long-term conditions and clinical need. - Palliative and end of life care. - Provider failure. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The Band 5 Occupational Therapist will work as part of the Integrated Complex Assessment Team (ICAT), providing occupational therapy assessment and intervention to people placed within Discharge to Assess (D2A) commissioned community therapy beds across Staffordshire, Cannock and wider areas. The post holder will work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team, undertaking holistic assessments of individuals’ functional, physical, cognitive, psychological, social and emotional needs. They will develop, implement and evaluate person-centred intervention and rehabilitation plans to maximise independence, promote wellbeing and support safe and timely discharge or transfer to the most appropriate setting. The role involves working closely with residents, families and carers, care home staff, therapists, nurses, social care colleagues, primary care and other statutory and third-sector organisations. The post holder will provide specialist occupational therapy advice and practical support in areas including functional ability, mobility, moving and handling, falls prevention, cognition, long-term conditions and risk management. The Occupational Therapist will use professional knowledge and clinical judgement to assess complex needs, identify and manage risks, and recommend appropriate care, treatment, rehabilitation or onward referral. The role requires the ability to work flexibly across a range of community settings, respond to changing priorities and contribute to preventing unnecessary hospital admissions and supporting effective patient flow through the D2A pathway. ### Main Duties and Responsibilities - Undertake comprehensive occupational therapy assessments of residents within D2A beds, identifying their functional, physical, cognitive, psychological and social needs. - Develop, implement and evaluate individualised intervention, rehabilitation and treatment plans to maximise independence and support positive outcomes. - Assess and provide intervention relating to safety, moving and handling, falls prevention, functional ability, cognition, health and wellbeing, long-term conditions and other identified clinical needs. - Work collaboratively with care home staff to formulate and review appropriate plans of care and provide advice, guidance and training where required. - Use clinical reasoning and professional judgement to identify, assess, manage and escalate risks appropriately. - Support safe discharge, transfer and onward referral, taking account of the individual's needs, circumstances, preferences and available care and support options. - Work autonomously in a range of community and care home environments while contributing effectively as a member of the wider multidisciplinary team. - Establish and maintain effective working relationships with service users, families, carers, care providers, social care, primary care and other partner organisations. - Communicate complex, sensitive or emotive information with empathy, tact, diplomacy and professionalism. - Provide verbal, written and electronic advice, education and training to service users, carers, families and professionals. - Maintain accurate, contemporaneous clinical records and data on RiO, CDT and other relevant systems in accordance with Trust and professional standards. - Manage and prioritise a defined caseload, responding flexibly to changing demands, urgent issues and unplanned activity. - Deliver non-pharmacological occupational therapy interventions to identify unmet needs and maximise an individual's abilities and independence. - Provide advice, guidance and support to less experienced colleagues and contribute to skill sharing within the team. - Participate in supervision, peer support, continuing professional development and relevant mandatory and statutory training. - Contribute to service development, quality improvement, policy development and the implementation of new ways of working. - Participate in clinical audit and use learning to support the continuous improvement of the service. - Promote equality, dignity, safeguarding, infection prevention and control, health and safety and the efficient use of resources. - Travel across the geographical area covered by the service and work flexibly across different community and care settings. ### Applicant requirements 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. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Post qualification courses and working with older people and people with physical disabilities **Desirable** - Experience of working in the NHS and in nursing or residential homes ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - Degree in Occupational Therapy - HCPC Registered **Desirable** - Evidence of further clinical study - Member of RCOT ### Skills Knowledge, And Abilities **Essential** - Working as part of an MDT **Desirable** - Relevant assessment and intervention planning for a wide range of disabilities ## Documents - [benefits booklet (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2957) - [occupational therapist discharge to assess (pdf, 1008.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10615258) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.