Band 6 Occupational Therapist - Early Intervention Team


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£39,959 to £48,117 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Gorleston, NR31 6LA
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	28 Aug 2026
Closing date:	13 Sept 2026

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Summary

To be responsible for delivering multidisciplinary therapy assessment and treatment of patients within Accident and Emergency, the Acute Medical Unit and the new Same Day Emergency Care Unit To support the service caseload, leading on patients with complex presentations and maintain own records as an autonomous practitioner, balancing clinical and team demands To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work including a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management; and assist junior staff, support staff and students to do so To assess capacity, gain informed consent and can work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment and support junior staff to do the same To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers, schools, workplaces and other professionals, to promote understanding of the aims of Occupational Therapy to ensure a consistent approach to patient care To provide the department with Occupational Therapy support when clinical pressures indicate need To work a rostered seven-day service within the James Paget University Hospital or in a community health setting as required To assist in the production of reports on own area of work and to make recommendations for change as requested To be responsible for and maintain own Clinical Professional Development, actively reading around any updates/developments and incorporate them as necessary into your work To maintain comprehensive and accurate assessment and treatment records in line with legal and departmental requirements, and communicate assessment and treatment results to the appropriate disciplines in the form of letters and reports Demonstrate a sound understanding of Clinical Governance and Risk Management and apply to work situation, and encourage others to do likewise Be actively involved in the collection of appropriate data and statistics for the use of the department To implement policy and suggest policy changes for your clinical area of work, which may affect the whole therapy service To participate in providing Occupational Therapy students with placements. To support in the training of students and support staff To be responsible for equipment used in carrying out clinical duties, and to adhere to departmental policy, including competence to use equipment and to ensure the safe use of equipment by others through teaching, training and supervision of practice, including manual handling according to Trust and professional guidelines To participate in providing clinical shadowing experiences for Occupational Therapy students being supervised by senior staff on their introductory placement, and to explain the role of the Occupational Therapist to department visitors. To assist senior staff in the training of students and support staff We offer: Training and development opportunities Protected CPD time Generous annual leave: 27 days on appointment, 29 days after five years service, and 33 days after 10 years service (pro rata) NHS pension scheme NHS discounts Salary Sacrifice car scheme Flexible working options Employee celebration - regular staff awards International peer support group and celebration events Neurodiversity support Health and Wellbeing Service, including counselling, physiotherapy, mental health, and menopause support etc. Career pathway development, supportive PDP to help you achieve your goals Social events Long service recognition On-site parking Recruitment support Excellent maternity package Please see the attached Job Description for more details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role. Please watch the following videos for an insight into our Integrated Therapies Department: Landscape version: https://youtu.be/tklpzav7UrU Portrait version: https://youtube.com/shorts/U4lwU9T1wKA?feature=share

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