About this role
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 description 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
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Address University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
Clifford Bridge Road
Coventry
CV2 2DX
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.jobsatuhcw.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)