Senior Occupational Therapist

Overview

Band 6 Occupational Therapist – Inpatient Rehabilitation

Crawley Hospital, West Sussex

• Deliver high-quality rehabilitation to patients with complex needs within an intermediate care unit
• Undertake comprehensive assessments, develop and implement intervention plans, and support effective rehabilitation outcomes
• Lead and coordinate complex discharge planning, working closely with patients, families, and partner services
• Apply a high level of clinical reasoning to ensure safe, patient-centred decision-making
• Manage your own caseload effectively, including appropriate delegation to therapy support staff
• Work flexibly and collaboratively to support the wider multidisciplinary team

• Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Accredited Living Wage Employer, we ensure fair pay for all our staff
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust

Our values—
Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence
—guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Name:
Claire Anderson

Job title:

Operational Therapy Team Lead

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