Advanced Therapist for Integrated Discharge Hub

Job summary
The therapies department at UHNM are looking to support a winter project for 6 months to provide increased therapy cover within the Integrated discharge hub. This is a pilot role that was tested and found to be very successful last winter and is a role that will sit within the integrated discharge hub team (IDH). This opportunity is open to all Occupational therapists and Physiotherapists at band 7 with a keen interest in discharge planning or at band 6 with a focus to develop into a stretch role with a specific interest and focus on discharge. The role will be a great opportunity to work with our MPFT colleagues in IDH and to collaborate over an essential trust project to increase home discharges and promote the therapy role. This role will provide opportunities to experience discharge planning and the role of the social care team as well as exploring the community led services available to UHNM.

The project will be running from October through to March, we would encourage opportunities for job shares and part time working as well as full time applicants.

The project will also involve weekend working and Bank Holidays.

Main duties of the job

• Being a single point of contact for the therapy teams for discharge queries and concerns
• To support the IDH with Multidisciplinary meetings on the ward.
• To improve efficiency and accuracy of therapy flags on CDT to remove these sooner and reduce LOS.
• To review the bed list on a regular basis to assess the appropriateness for ongoing need for bed-based services.
• To increase the number of patients on pathway 1 with identified and supported Therapy goals.
• To provide expert therapy experience into the IDH for triage of TOC forms.
• To reduce the number of TOCs with insufficient therapy information to make judged and balanced decisions on discharge.
• Identify patients that could have gone home if night service was available.
• Positive risk taking with discharge planning and decision making

About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Details
Date posted: 21 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 6 months
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Job share
Closing date: 04 November 2026

For questions about the job, contact:
Clare Johnson, Interim Head of Therapies, clare.johnson@uhnm.nhs.uk, 01782 675341

Essential

• Degree in Physiotherapy or Occupational therapy
• Registered with HCPC
• Extensive Post graduate experience in discharge planning
• Experience in acute hospital working
• Experience in equipment ordering and community processes
• Acts to support and enable effective teamwork
• Excellent communication skills

Desirable

• Working towards a higher qualification relevant to role e.g masters degree
• Training or education specifically related to discharge planning
• Multi organisational working and developing partnerships
• Experience of supervising and supporting staff
• Project work

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

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

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