Occupational Therapist, Integrated Discharge Team

Job summary

Are you an experienced band 5 wanting to develop your skills and progress your career, or currently a band 6 that is passionate about helping people leave hospital with the right support, at the right time, and in the right place? Do you thrive in fast-paced, team-focused environments where your clinical skills directly change lives?

Our Integrated Discharge Team (IDT) is at the heart of smooth patient transitions from hospital to home or other care settings. We bring together the expertise of health and social care professionals to make sure each discharge is safe, timely, and tailored to the individual's needs.

As an Occupational Therapist, you'll use your specialist skills to assess functional needs, plan discharge pathways, and coordinate support that promotes independence and dignity. You'll work alongside a supportive, multi-disciplinary team that includes nurses, physiotherapists, social workers, and community partners - all committed to seamless, patient-centred care.

Please note that the interview will be held at the beginning of November 2026.

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Main duties of the job

• To assess, plan and coordinate safe, timely discharges via the most appropriate discharge pathway to meet the patients' required needs.
• Manage a caseload of patients with varying diagnosis and or /complex needs with a range of disabilities including physical, learning and mental health disabilities.
• To educate and train the team on the role of OT and provide day to day management for junior staff, ensuring supervision and annual review.
• To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of the discharge team service within the acute trust and the wider integrated services.
• Take a lead for information management to ensure high quality data which is recorded, evaluated & reported in a timely manner.

About us

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Job responsibilities

• To plan and implement appropriate discharges through comprehensive holistic assessments and knowledge of discharge pathways, working 5 days across 7 working days
• Manage a caseload of patients with varying diagnosis and or /complex needs with a range of disabilities including physical, learning and mental health disabilities,
• To educate and train the team on the role of OT and provide day to day management for junior staff, ensuring supervision and annual review.
• To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of the discharge team service and within the acute trust and the wider integrated services.
• Take a lead for information management to ensure high quality data which is recorded, evaluated & reported in a timely manner.

For further details please see job description attached.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• oDiploma/degree in OT/HPC reg oField work education accreditation within one year of appointment oPost graduate diploma/training relevant to physical conditions or equivalent experience oCurrent HCPC Registration

Desirable

• oDocumented evidence of Continuing professional development oSignificant post registration experience within physical health over a range of different settings oExperience of Health & Safety/ Risk management oExperience of audit procedures

Experience

Essential

• oDocumented evidence of Continuing professional development oSignificant post registration experience within physical health over a range of different settings oExperience of Health & Safety/ Risk management oExperience of audit procedures

Desirable

• oExperience of a range of physical health settings oSupervision of junior staff and students oLeadership and first line management experience oExperience in change management oCommunity experience

Knowledge

Essential

• oSpecialist knowledge and application of OT assessments and interventions relevant to client group oUnderstanding of OT outcome measures oKnowledge and understanding of basic standardised assessments oKnowledge of OT models of practice/clinical guidelines oDetailed knowledge of the principles of clinical governance and its application

Desirable

• oKnowledge and application of specialist Standardised assessments

Skills

Essential

• oGood personal organisational skills oDemonstrates initiative oProven ability to build effective working relationships oPresentation and training skills oAF /I oInitiates innovative ideas for practice oGood interpersonal skills oAbility to work autonomously and set own priorities oAbility to analyse professional and ethical issues oSupervisory/ annual review skills. oTherapeutic moving and handling knowledge/skills oAbility to organise and respond efficiently/ effectively to complex information oComputer literacy oWorking with high risk patients palliative, COPD

Desirable

• oPresentation and training skills

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential

• oMust be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's values. (As detailed in UHCW's Values in Action document below) oApplicants applying for job roles with managerial responsibility will be required to demonstrate evidence of promoting equal opportunities through work experience