Specialist Occupational Therapist

Job overview

Are you a motivated and skilled Occupational Therapist with a passion for improving outcomes for older people? We are seeking a Band 6 Specialist Occupational Therapist to join our Frailty Therapy Intervention Team and play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care to frail adults across a range of acute and community-facing settings.

Why This Role Is an Excellent Opportunity

Frailty care continues to evolve rapidly, with a strong emphasis on early intervention, admission avoidance, and supporting safe, timely discharge. This role offers an excellent opportunity to develop specialist skills in frailty, working at the interface of acute, sub-acute, and community services while contributing meaningfully to service delivery and improvement.

You will manage a varied and rewarding caseload, gaining experience across settings such as the GP Assessment Unit, Medical Assessment Unit, Bevan Court’s specialist frailty beds, and the Frailty Reablement Unit. There will also be opportunities to work alongside Admission Avoidance services, including Emergency Department support, Frailty Ambulatory Clinics, Urgent Crisis Response, Community Frailty, and Virtual Ward pathways.

Your Contribution

As a core member of the multidisciplinary team, you will use your occupational therapy expertise to assess functional ability, cognition, environmental needs, and risk, supporting frail patients to maintain independence and quality of life.

Main duties of the job

Your role will include:

• Undertaking specialist OT assessments and interventions for frail and complex patients, with support from senior clinicians.
• Contributing to safe discharge planning through timely assessment, equipment provision, and liaison with community services.
• Working closely with physiotherapists, nurses, consultants, ACPs, and other MDT members to deliver coordinated care.
• Supporting service evaluation, audits, and quality improvement projects within the frailty pathway.
• Participating in supervision of junior staff and students and contributing to in-service training and education.

What We’re Looking For

• HCPC registration as an Occupational Therapist.
• Experience working with older adults and/or patients with complex physical, cognitive, or social needs.
• Sound clinical reasoning skills and the ability to work effectively within a fast-paced clinical environment.
• A genuine interest in frailty and holistic, person-centred care. Strong communication skills and confidence working within a multidisciplinary team.
• Commitment to professional development and progression within specialist practice.

The JD & PS are currently under AfC review and are subject to change.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

What We Offer

• A supportive and experienced frailty therapy team with strong clinical leadership.
• Regular supervision, mentorship, and opportunities to develop specialist frailty skills.
• Access to training, CPD, and service development opportunities.
• Exposure to innovative models of care across acute and community interfaces.
• A positive team culture that values collaboration, learning, and patient experience.

If you are looking to develop your career as a specialist Occupational Therapist and want to make a real difference to the lives of frail patients, we would love to hear from you.

Apply now and join a team committed to delivering compassionate, effective, and forward-thinking frailty care.