Senior Occupational Therapist Emergency care

Job summary

We are looking for an experienced, motivated clinician to join our team to cover maternity leave until 15th February 2026. You will be a registered Occupational Therapist with demonstrable expertise in discharge planning, supporting patients to become experts in their own care and to remain in their own homes.

It is expected that you will have excellent communication skills, enjoy working with a variety of service users of different age groups, have good self-management skills and an ability to prioritise your case load. You should ideally have experience of working in a variety of clinical settings with knowledge of the challenges of community working.

For this post you will need to undertake weekend working as part of a seven day service. You will also undertake late shifts encompassing 10:00-18:00. In addition to regular Hours of 08:30-16:30.

If you do not meet the full requirements of the Band 6, we would consider a Band 5 developmental to Band 6

Internal applicants currently employed by ESNEFT will be offered on a secondment basis only. This will need be discussed with your line manager.

Main duties of the job

The key objectives for this post are to provide rapid assessments in a fast paced environment. Be able to formulate robust discharge plans. You will be required to have excellent communication skills working with the wider MDT to problem solve and support patients into their preferred place of care.

As a Specialist Occupational Therapist you will have the opportunity to undertake a leadership role in planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating the care provided and be responsible for the supervision of junior staff and students.

You will be able to demonstrate the ability to build networks and relationships over a number of different clinical teams. You will embrace innovation and integrated working and will be committed to delivering excellence in care alongside other OTs, Physiotherapists, Associate Practitioners and Assistant Practitioners.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you

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