Senior Occupational Therapist

We are looking for a dynamic Occupational Therapist, who has excellent communication and prioritisation skills with a flexible person-centred approach to join our supportive team.

Would you like to join a dynamic and successful team that is dedicated to supporting the health and wellbeing of patients within our community?

If you are looking for a fresh start or seeking a new challenge, this role offers you the ability to develop a broad range of skills and capabilities across a number of disciplines, leading to further career progression.

Looking for a role where you will be working with some of the city's most vulnerable people. With the Frailty team your role will primarily be providing preventative assessments to support the team in preventing progression of frailty and unnecessary admissions to hospital. Providing short term interventions that will support maintaining safety and independence  will also have the opportunity to work in other areas including expediting early discharges from hospital.

You will be working as part of an expanding Frailty HUB which has anticipatory, crisis and discharge arms. We integrate with other services, both primary and secondary care, social services, CVS and YAS.

Interviews are expected to be held on 17 February 2026.

Please note: If we receive a high volume of applications, this advert may close earlier than the stated closing date.

To undertake the specialist Occupational Therapy assessment and management, of a designated group of patients, within the specialty of patients within the Community Frailty Team. This will involve working with individuals, groups, carers and relevant others, providing specialist assessment and treatment in the home environment across York City locality.

To provide support,specialist advice and training to more junior members of staff and students. Toact as a resource providing information and advice regarding patientswithinthe Community Frailty Team.

To maintain records as an autonomous practitioner in accordance with legislation, professional and service policy. To contribute to the collection of business-related information to inform service development and priorities.

To work flexibly as a memberof the department responding to relevant service needs.

Provide support to other colleagues when dealing with this group of patients.

To be responsible for adefined area of service working without direct supervision. Clinical work isnot routinely evaluated; however clinical work will be evaluated in line with Primary Care and service objectives. Access and advice is available from senior professional colleagues if required.

Development of Occupational Therapist role within

Community Frailty Team.

Who are we?

Nimbus care is a not-for-profit, socially driven organisation within the NHS family. Were collaborative, agile and innovative at our core, working with partners across the system to remove complexity, inspire trust and create person-centred solutions that make healthcare better for everyone.

What we do?

We work towards making a complex system simpler. Creating better, more seamless care closer to home.

How we do it?

By collaborating closely with GP Members, Patient Safety Partners and wider health and care organisations, combining shared insight and expertise to improve outcomes for local people.

Main

Duties and Responsibilities:

To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients, including those with diverse or complex/ multi-pathology presentations. Specialist functional assessment of cognitive, perceptual, sensory and motor skills, which may include the use of standardised testing. Use advanced clinical reasoning skills and assessment techniques, to provide an accurate treatment plan and to evaluate any intervention.

To formulate and deliver a specialist, individual, goal-orientated treatment programme based on sound knowledge of evidence-based practice and treatment options using assessment, clinical reasoning skills and knowledge of treatment e.g. treatment techniques and principles, equipment provision and other alternative options.

To maintain robust working relationships with the wider MDT including social care and voluntary sector colleagues.

To provide training and advice on changes and adaptations to the patients lifestyle considering the environmental, emotional, physical, spiritual and social needs. To address occupational performance and skills deficits enabling the patient in areas of self-maintenance, productivity, education and leisure.

Take responsibility for organising, triaging, and prioritising own caseload in line with service and patient needs. Adapt and readjust plans as situations change or arise, ensuring timely and effective interventions. Appropriately delegate duties to other members of staff to support safe, efficient, and high-quality service delivery

Motivate and encourage patients to participate in treatment programmes and where

necessary alter treatment to maximise potential. To include…