Occupational Therapist D2A

Salary
Grade 9 Level 1 \- 4 (£38,212 \- £42,849 per annum)

Contractual hours
37

Basis
Full time

Employment type
Permanent

Package
Hybrid

Job category/type
Social Care and Social Workers

Date posted
01/07/2026

Job reference
ADSC005781

If you’re an Occupational Therapist who thrives on fast‑paced, person‑centred work and wants to make a tangible difference to people living in York, this role of Discharge to Assess (D2A) OT could be the perfect next step.

The Opportunity

You’ll use your clinical assessment skills and a strength‑based approach to support adults with a wide range of physical conditions. You will enable safe, timely support for people who have been discharged from hospital to a short stay unit. Working directly in the short stay unit, and within people’s homes, you’ll complete holistic assessments, develop tailored interventions, and review progress to ensure the best possible outcomes.

You’ll work autonomously day‑to‑day, with support from the wider social care team and will receive clinical supervision from an Occupational Therapist, ensuring you always have professional guidance when you need it. You’ll also have access to OT‑specific CPD events delivered by the Council.

Why Join Us?

You’ll be part of a supportive, forward‑thinking team that values autonomy, professional growth, and collaborative working. This is a role where your clinical expertise genuinely shapes people’s recovery and independence.

What You’ll Be Doing

Working with social workers and the wider MDT to develop person\-centred support, you will be conducting functional assessments across a broad range of physical and medical conditions, this includes moving and handling assessments.

This role is suitable as a job share opportunity.

As this role is public facing, applicants will need to demonstrate, at interview, their competency to converse and provide advice and guidance to members of the public, in spoken English to CEFR level C2: Can express themselves spontaneously at length with a natural conversational flow, avoiding or backtracking around any difficulty so smoothly that the person with whom they are conversing is hardly aware of it.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for this role. Each role at CYC is different and your working arrangements will be determined based on the requirements of the role and in collaboration with you and your needs as part of the recruitment process. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team.

City of York Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. We require the successful candidate to undertake an enhanced Criminal Record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service. *Please note, we do not have a sponsorship licence to sponsor individuals for visas to work in the UK, therefore we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.*

The Council is committed to investing in the talent and wellbeing of our staff and can offer a generous annual leave allowance, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, comprehensive Health \& Wellbeing initiatives and a reward package which recognises your contribution. We can offer flexible working practices, community engagement and volunteer activities and, as part of our commitment to you, promote continuous Learning \& Development. In addition we also offer a growing range of discounts, rewards and savings.

For further information or an informal discussion please contact Sally Ward OT Team Manager at Sally.Ward@york.gov.uk or on 01904 551063\.

Closing date: Wednesday 15 July at 12 midnight

Interview date: Week commencing Monday 27 July.

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