Specialist Community Occupational Therapist
| Posting date: | 19 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £47,810.00 to £54,710.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £47810.00 - £54710.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 January 2026 |
| Location: | Warwick, CV34 6SR |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9203-25-0660 |
Summary
Main Duties Professional/Clinical Responsibilities To attend multi-disciplinary meetings, case meetings and family meetings To motivate others through advanced communication skills and to be able to gain cooperation for treatment where there may be significant barriers to understanding such as cognitive deficits To communicate information related to complex conditions from assessment to treatment. To provide clinical teaching to members of the multidisciplinary team To ensure that patients are actively engaged in their treatment through the use of goal setting and that all patients have goals and that treatments are individualised to these goals To ensure that therapy is clinically effective and evaluated as such by outcome measures and the use of evidence based practice To ensure that quality is at the root of all treatment and provide leadership to ensure this is the case Manage care of patients with the aim of preventing unnecessary hospital admissions, in line with the commissioners objectives. This includes ongoing support and expertise through comprehensive specialist Therapy assessments, individualised care plans, delivery, evaluation and coordination of care between other agencies involved in the patients care. Communicate with other professionals and agencies, participating in regular meetings, to plan care and plan advanced treatment that reduces the risk of inappropriate hospitals admissions Demonstrate and maintain clinical credibility through the provision of high standards on clinical care using current evidence-based practice. Apply clinical leadership to continuously review and change practice demonstrating good and efficient clinical care Managerial Responsibilities Provides OT leadership for the team on a day to day basis through the effective implementation of all Organisational Policies and Procedures. Participates in the development and maintenance of a clinical learning environment within the integrated team that is appropriate for the development needs of all members. Facilitate an environment where health promotion and informed patient choice is encouraged and developed to its maximum potential, within the available resources. Evaluates clinical practice within the area by monitoring standards of care, undertake audits and support staff in the delivery of evidence-based care. Works with the Therapy Professional Lead and Locality Manager to ensure safe, efficient, and effective clinical pathways for patients using the service Works with the Therapy Lead and Manager to develop and implement clear processes for the promotion and maintenance of patient safety through Central Alert Systems, Serious Untoward incidents and Root Cause Analysis In conjunction with the manager ensure robust action plans and learning from incidents are cascaded and embedded into clinical practice Review, develop and implement policies and procedures to support delivery and development of service provision