Hyperacute Rehabilitation In Reach Occupational Therapist

Hyperacute Rehabilitation In Reach Occupational Therapist

The closing date is 02 July 2026

This is a rare and exciting opportunity for an Occupational Therapist in the Hyper Acute Rehabilitation in reach team at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust.

You will need to be a forward thinking, motivated and experienced occupational therapist with proven leadership and clinical skills to participate in our proof-of-concept HRS based at the John Radcliffe Hospital.

This is a new pilot project so the post holder will be participating and supporting the setting up and developing a 12-month proof of concept specialist hyperacute rehabilitation service within a small team of AHPs and Rehabilitation assistants.

It is a 12 month fixed term contract.

• To work within the hyperacute rehabilitation in reach Team to optimise the rehabilitation of patients across OUH through MDT working and goal planning.
• To work collaboratively with therapists across OUH to effectively assess patients to facilitate therapeutic interventions and establish ongoing treatment plans related to therapy management.
• To participate and lead on education and training sessions around hyperacute rehabilitation as part of an education programme as well as through additional teaching sessions as required.
• To engage with and lead on quality improvement, clinical audit and research projects.

• Enact professional and legal responsibilities for all aspects of the post-holder's own clinical practice.
• Work in conjunction with the OUH ward therapy teams to carry out comprehensive assessments of patients and form specialist treatment and rehabilitation plans in partnership with the patient, their carers/family and the multi-disciplinary team.
• Interpret and analyse multiple sources of highly complex clinical information to form accurate therapy diagnoses in the physical management of patients.
• Formulate and deliver comprehensive therapeutic interventions alongside the ward therapy teams, based on expert clinical skills, evidence-based practice, and patient preferences.
• Work with the hyperacute rehabilitation team and ward therapy teams to establish and support appropriate discharge planning and onward referrals.
• Work with the ward therapy teams to evaluate patient progress against agreed treatment goals and be able to use advanced clinical reasoning skills to modify plans accordingly. Act as a patient advocate negotiating changes to clinical treatment plans as appropriate.
• Determine a patient's mental capacity to understand and to gain informed consent for treatment; work within a legal framework with patients who lack the capacity to consent and are deprived of their liberty.
• Co‑ordinate intervention where there is a need to collaborate across multiple disciplines and provide advice or education as appropriate.
• Maintain accurate written records using an electronic patient record system and maintain fidelity to professional standards.
• Determine and mitigate risk of patient and staff harm using the agreed risk assessment frameworks and the Trusts manual handling policy and ensure team processes are designed to mitigate clinical risk.
• Demonstrate physical ability to carry out therapy assessment and interventions including manual therapy techniques and therapeutic handling.
• Demonstrate highly developed dexterity, coordination and palpatory skills for assessment and manual treatment of patients.
• Represent the hyperacute rehabilitation team and/or individual patients at multi-disciplinary team meetings as required to ensure delivery of coordinated care.

Qualifications and experience required:

• Degree in Occupational Therapy.
• Registered with the Health & Care Professions Council.
• Significant experience at Band 6 or 7.
• Experience in specialist field to master’s level or equivalent.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such a submission for Disclosure will be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.