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Band 7 Occupational Therapist - TOCH
(Minimum 6 months NHS experience is mandatory)
Band: Band 7Job Role: Occupational Therapist - Transfer of Care HubLocation: St Richard's Hospital, University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation TrustPay: £22 to £26 per hourPay Mechanism: DEContract: 11/02/2025 - 30/04/2025
About the Trust:University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust provides high-quality, patient-centered care across multiple sites, including St Richard's Hospital. The trust is dedicated to innovation, excellence, and ensuring seamless patient transitions from acute care to home or community settings.
Job Overview:We are seeking a Band 7 Occupational Therapist to join the Transfer of Care Hub (TOCH) at St Richard's Hospital. This role involves optimising patient discharge pathways, reducing delays, and working collaboratively with acute and community therapy teams to implement the Home First approach.
Responsibilities:- Act as a therapy expert within TOCH, resolving therapy-related discharge delays.
- Order necessary equipment to facilitate safe and timely discharges.
- Collaborate with acute and community therapy teams to implement a pull discharge model.
- Reassess patients where TOCH requests a review of Home First suitability.
- Work with therapy leads to identify and address therapy-related delays.
- Support transformation schemes to enhance discharge performance and patient flow.
- HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist with NHS experience.
- Previous experience in discharge planning and rehabilitation.
- Strong clinical assessment and decision-making skills.
- Excellent communication and ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience in managing therapy-related delays and implementing discharge improvements.
To apply, please reply with your updated CV and job reference number - BS/10181/OT1.
