Senior Occupational Therapist DAU

Job summary

The post holder is required to work independently and make timely and clear decisions. Ideally we are looking for an Occupational Therapist with dual professional competencies (or a willingness to acquire) to work generically and have experience of perform rapid functional and mobility assessments, prescribing equipment and describing patient needs.

General day to day tasks involve chasing up or ordering equipment, reviewing function and transfers to support package of care selection, manual handling queries and problem solving transport/access issues.

A strength based practitioner with excellent communication skills and sensitivity is needed to manage patients and relatives with unclear expectations about their discharge.

The post holder will liaise closely with the therapy team on ward 5 at Florence Nightingale Community Hospital where patients often transfer following a short stay in DAU when plans need longer than a few hours to fulfil.

Experience as a clinical educator is desirable to support the student placement offer made to local universities.

Good, recent knowledge and practical clinical experience of a broad range of acute conditions is also required as the patients attending the DAU will come from a full spectrum of speciality wards.

Main duties of the job

The Occupational Therapist will work closely with the DAU team of nursing staff, Health Care Assistants, Discharge Support Officers, Discharge Support Leads, doctors, pharmacist and volunteers.

Social services teams from both Derby City and Derbyshire councils are based on the unit and the post holder will liaise regularly with them to support and facilitate discharge plans and answer queries.

Closing date of advert: 17 June 2025

Interview date: 01 July 2025

If you are applying for an Internal Secondment, please ensure you have spoken to your line manager and have their support prior to your application. Please speak to the Recruitment Team if you have any questions.

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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