Job overview
**Previous applicants need not apply*
We are excited to be able to advertise a Band 6 Occupational Therapy Role within the Acute OT team at Great Western Hospital.
The successful post holder will be joining a team of Occupational therapists, Apprentices and Assistants covering Medical, Surgical and Respiratory wards, supporting patients, families and carers when planning for home after hospital.
We are a supportive, welcoming and passionate team who work together for the benefit of each other, our patients and the wider team working. We value making new team members feel capable and confident and therefore offer a good induction, in-service training and opportunities for further learning.
You can also expect to have regular support in the way of supervision, daily caseload meetings and monthly team meetings.
Main duties of the job
Support the clinical delivery of Occupational Therapy on the Acute Wards by:
- Prioritising patients who require OT to support weekends discharges.
- Provide interventions inc. Assessing and providing equipment to enable and support on discharge.
- Providing Risk Assessments for care agencies for new equipment.
- Signposting and referring patients on to services to support follow up on discharge.
- Liaising with the MDT to support problem solving blocks to weekend discharges for example working with transport teams and our discharge support teams.
- Providing guidance and training to patients and their families and carers to promote independence to manage at home, following acute illness.
- Supporting team leadership roles e.g. sickness, staffing
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To assist with the modernisation of the therapy services to provide high quality care and timely intervention.
- To hold responsibility for own case load and be responsible for all patients on their wards, working without direct supervision. Supervision will take the form of regular formal training, clinical reasoning session’s and one to one sessions with a supervisor.
- The staff member will be required to work their contracted hours over 7 days a week.
- To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
- To chair Team meetings, planning staffing and workloads. Monitor and manage annual leave or sickness ensuring adequate cover
Please see Job Description for full information.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience in complex discharge planning within the NHS
- Working as part of a MDT and joint problem solving
- Supervision and training of others
- Broad clinical experience e.g. surgical, ED, neurology, medical, orthopaedic, hand injuries, rehabilitation
- Experience of providing a broad range of interventions for a complex caseload
- Experience in and an understanding of clinical governance e.g. audit, risk management, education
Desirable
- Experience in orthopaedics, community, intermediate care, acute inpatients and rapid response and admission avoidance.
- Experience of Splints and braces
- Experience in Respiratory care and respiratory on call service (Physio only)
- Involvement in audits
- Participation in service development and implementation of change.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with Health and Care Professions Council
- Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy
- Evidence of postgraduate learning relevant to clinical area
- Evidence of continuing Professional Development
Desirable
- Evidence of basic management training.
- Member of special interest group.
- Registered field work educator
- Member of professional body
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This advert is for Senior Occupational Therapist with Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Swindon, South West, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Occupational Therapist role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent: 37.5 hours per week. The application deadline is 20 Jul 2026.
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