Occupational Therapist - Discharge Support Team

We are looking for an Occupational Therapist to manage and lead the day-to-day organisation of the Discharge Support Team bands 4/5 in conjunction with Band 6 Nurses within the team. You will manage and be responsible for an assigned clinical caseload using an interdisciplinary, patient focused, rehabilitative approach for a broad range of conditions within Acute Occupational Therapy.,

• To foster good communication and develop strong networks with other members of the interdisciplinary Team, multi-disciplinary team members, carers and external agencies concerned with the management of the patient.
• To be an Occupational Therapy lead within the interdisciplinary discharge team providing specialist advice within Intermediate Care, Social Services, independent and voluntary agencies.
• To provide clinical leadership and specialist advice, through the supervision, coaching and education, for students, band 5/4 discharge support staff and other members of the interdisciplinary Team.
  
  We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.
We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.