Occupational Therapist-Surrey Downs H&C in Dorking

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated Occupational Therapist to join the multidisciplinary community team at Dorking Community Hospital, part of the Surrey Downs Health and Care partnership hosted by Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The post holder will provide specialist occupational therapy assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation for patients with complex needs including frailty, multiple co‑morbidities, admission avoidance, and discharge‑to‑assess pathways. Working across community and home settings, you will support individuals to maintain independence, improve functional ability, and achieve safe discharge from hospital services.

You will manage your own clinical caseload, work autonomously while collaborating with the multidisciplinary team, and contribute to service development, supervision of junior staff and students, and quality improvement initiatives. This role is ideal for an Occupational Therapist looking to further develop their community rehabilitation skills, clinical leadership, and integrated care experience within a supportive and innovative healthcare partnership.

To provide a comprehensive and coordinated range of specialist occupational therapy therapeutic and preventative services within the community hospital, which maintain or improve people’s health, independence and quality of life. Applying specialist knowledge and skills across the total range of complex health conditions, procedures and practices gained through practical experience, underpinned by theoretical knowledge.

Care group includes frailty, complex co‑morbidities, discharge to assess and admission avoidance. To assess and implement specialist treatment programmes as an autonomous practitioner, maintaining associated clinical records. To work unsupervised reporting back to the clinical lead on a regular basis and to work as part of the wider MDT.

To participate in the day‑to‑day management of the service provision undertaking tasks as delegated by leadership, supporting new graduates and less experienced therapists, and non‑registered staff members on a daily basis. To provide formal supervision to nominated staff members and students.

Surrey Downs Health and Care deliver care closer to people’s own communities through our Primary Care Networks, Community Hospitals, Specialist Services and our innovative partnership of local NHS organisations. Surrey Downs Health and Care has a track record of providing person-centred care that goes beyond organisational boundaries to do what is best for the individual.

This partnership includes the three GP federations GP Health Partners, Dorking Health Care and Surrey Medical Network representing practices that operate in the Surrey Downs area, Epsom and St Helier’s University Hospitals NHS Trust, and Surrey Council County.

Historically, there have been boundary lines between the organisations that provide care to people in their homes, in GP surgeries and in hospitals, but we have always been united in our mission to provide great care to the people who need us. It’s on those grounds that the Surrey Downs Health and Care was formed – we want local people to receive the care that they need in the right environment. By bringing together our expertise, we can improve patient care and enable local people to access the right support, care and treatment more easily than ever before. In bringing this partnership together, we are working to the same set of values that will translate into better care for our residents.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jane Clarke – Job title: Operational Manager Email: janeclarke2@nhs.net Telephone number: 07776 666412