Itoc Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapist

Band 6 - £39,959 - £48,117 - Will consider B5-B6 development post for the right candidate

Integrated Transfer of Care (ITOC) Team

Permanent | 37.5 hours per week | 1 in 4 weekends | 08:00-18:00, 7 days a week operating hours

1 WTE post B6 for rotation across ITOC, Urgent Community Response and Intermediate Care Beds is also available

Main duties of the job

Make a real difference from the moment someone leaves hospital.

Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist looking for a role where your clinical expertise can genuinely change lives?

Join our innovative Integrated Transfer of Care (ITOC) Team, where you'll play a key role in helping people leave hospital safely, regain their independence and return to living well in their own homes and communities.

This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of a dynamic, multidisciplinary team alongside Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Nurses, Assistant Practitioners, Social Services and wider community teams.

Why join ITOC?

This is much more than a traditional discharge role. You'll work across a variety of settings, including A&E, Frailty and the Recovery Hub, using your clinical skills to make timely, person-centred decisions that can have an immediate and lasting impact. Our approach is simple: Home First.

You'll support people who are medically fit to leave hospital, helping them to regain their confidence, strength and independence through tailored rehabilitation, reablement and short-term interventions.

You'll also have the opportunity to support people who may otherwise be admitted to hospital, providing timely assessment and intervention that enables them to return home safely.

About us

Locala Health and Wellbeing embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from people from all backgrounds with our ambition to have a workforce that represents the wider communities we live and work within, which you can support us to achieve.

We are an organisation that celebrates and values the individuality of our colleagues lived experiences and can adapt accordingly, recognising the value inclusivity brings when delivering equitable, high-quality healthcare to our local communities. Where everyone feels valued, has the ability to develop, has flexible working opportunities, with a sense of belonging, supported by our Inclusivity Groups.

Just a few of the benefits you can enjoy: -

• Flexible working-We are committed to supporting our colleagues to have a good work-life balance and welcome conversations about flexible working wherever possible.
• Generous pension We offer a generous, defined contribution, pension scheme with matched contribution + 2% up to a maximum of 8%
• Development opportunities We have a nursing framework and offer a range of development opportunities in all roles.

Details

Date posted

13 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

2025-1814

Job locations

Mill Hill Health Centre 86 Dalton Green Lane Huddersfield, HD5 9TS United Kingdom

Liversedge

HD5 9TS

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

For more details about the duties and responsibilities for this role, please refer to the attached job description.

Job responsibilities

For more details about the duties and responsibilities for this role, please refer to the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Please refer to the attached person specification document.

Desirable

• Please refer to the attached person specification document.

Experience

Essential

• Please refer to the attached person specification document.

Desirable

• Please refer to the attached person specification document.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Please refer to the attached person specification document.

Desirable

• Please refer to the attached person specification document.

Experience

Essential

• Please refer to the attached person specification document.

Desirable

• Please refer to the attached person specification document.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Locala Health and Wellbeing

Address

Mill Hill Health Centre 86 Dalton Green Lane Huddersfield, HD5 9TS United Kingdom

Liversedge

HD5 9TS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.locala.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Locala Health and Wellbeing

Address

Mill Hill Health Centre 86 Dalton Green Lane Huddersfield, HD5 9TS United Kingdom

Liversedge

HD5 9TS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.locala.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job responsibilities

For more details about the duties and responsibilities for this role, please refer to the attached job description.

Qualifications

Essential

• Please refer to the attached person specification document.

Desirable

• Please refer to the attached person specification document.

Experience

Essential

• Please refer to the attached person specification document.

Desirable

• Please refer to the attached person specification document.