# Senior Occupational Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-occupational-therapist/c9cde5f0-4741-4f08-9639-5a1292c09802 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-occupational-therapist/c9cde5f0-4741-4f08-9639-5a1292c09802.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust - **Location:** Droitwich Medical Centre - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 to £48,117 a year - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full-time - **Closing date:** 2026-08-26T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-12T15:40:31.374Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9798-2536 - **Application URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/application/C9798-2536/pre-application-questions-pause?referrer=jobadvert&ref=C9798-2536 - **Employer website:** https://www.hacw.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job summary This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced OT to join Droitwich, Ombersley & Rurals Neighbourhood Team. Were a friendly, supportive and hardworking team delivering compassionate community care. This is a full time post. You will be integrated with nurses and therapists and instrumental in the journey of patients on the intensive support pathway. Assessing patients being discharged from hospital or those requiring support to prevent admission, identifying short-term care support for rehabilitation and immediate equipment needs. The role is fast paced and responsive. Alongside intensive support, you will triage and assess patients requiring functional OT assessments in their homes, including manual handling and provision of specialised and standard equip, working closely with GPs, physios, social services, HASE (housing adaptations & specialist equip) and the voluntary sector. There are opportunities for training and development, alongside in-service training, appraisals and clinical supervision. ### Main duties of the job A shift is 7.5hrs between 0830 1630hrs, Mon to Fri. A typical day includes coordinating your caseload, triaging referrals, supporting junior staff and assistants and prioritising urgent assessments alongside colleagues. The role will involve: Completing holistic assessments of patients needs following hospital discharge or to prevent admission. Completing assessments for low level equipment including riser recliner chairs, minor adaptations (e.g. rails, half steps) and manual handling. Co-ordinating care needs of patients on the intensive support team by liaising the GP, MDT, relatives and other agencies. Including organising individual client case reviews, communicating plans with the MDT, and being responsible for the ongoing actions in relation to the patient. Line management of Band 5 and Band 3 team members including training, supervision and appraisals. Maintaining contemporaneous clinical notes to the high professional standards of the COT. ### About us At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites. We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities. What we offer; - 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service - Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours - Flexible and agile working opportunities - Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support - Wide range of supportive staff networks - Health and wellbeing opportunities If you would like to know more, please visit our website. We encourage you to read the attached applicant guidance notes. Sharing your data - As a data controller we may sometimes need to process your data to pursue our legitimate business interests, for example to request a survey from you (optional), to support the Trusts understanding of where you gained interest in working for the Trust. ### Details - Date posted: 12 August 2026 - Pay scheme: Agenda for change - Band: Band 6 - Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Full-time - Reference number: C9798-2536 - Job locations: Droitwich Medical Centre, Ombersley Street East, Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire, WR9 8RD, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities The post holder will: Behave consistently with the values and beliefs of the organisation and promote these on day to day basis. Act as a role model to colleagues, always seeking to maintain the highest standards of professionalism. Use their initiative and take responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the service they provide to patients. Work as an autonomous practitioner within the integrated team providing rapid and planned assessment and treatment interventions to patients in their own homes or other community settings to enable patients to maximise their independence, health and wellbeing and remain in their own homes for as long as possible. This will be achieved through a combination of hands on clinical skills and knowledge to treat, educate and support patients on a designated caseload and by working with patients and their carers to assess, plan and implement appropriate packages of care. For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached. ### UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). ### Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - A range of evidence based Occupational Therapy clinical skills and knowledge appropriate to specialism. - An understanding of the approaches and models of practice relevant to practice. - A good level of knowledge in a wide range of physical and mental health conditions. - Good level of knowledge relating to disability, equipment and adaptations. **Desirable** - A working knowledge of Occupational Therapy Outcome Measures and Models of Practice. - Working knowledge and experience of Occupational Therapy standardised assessments appropriate to the role. ### Experience **Essential** - A range of post registration experience including in a health and social care setting. - Experience of delegation to qualified/unqualified staff. **Desirable** - Experience of working in an integrated team. - Experience of working in the community. - Experience implementing change in clinical practice. - Experience in rehabilitation settings. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Degree / Diploma in Occupational Therapy. - Health Professionals Council Registration. - Evidence of relevant post graduate courses / Continual Professional Development maintained portfolio. - Reflective practitioner. - I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer. **Desirable** - Practice educators qualification. - Relevant validated clinical courses. ### Additional Criteria **Essential** - Able to meet the travel requirements of the role. - Able to cope under pressure. **Desirable** - Willingness to undertake further training. ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - Ability to identify and plan individual care / rehabilitation needs in partnership with patients/ their carers. - Role modelling of good behaviour that supports teamworking. - A positive attitude and able to act on feedback. - Ability to praise and be supportive to others. - Ability to communicate effectively and clearly in English in both written and verbal formats. - Ability to understand professional and ethical issues. - Ability to reflect on and critically appraise own performance. - Ability to challenge poor behaviour. **Desirable** - Leadership skills. ## 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.