Occupational Therapist (Frailty Team, Age Matters | Trent Care Network (PCN)

Occupational Therapist (Frailty Team, Age Matters – Trent Care PCN)

Job Title: Occupational Therapist – Frailty Team
Team: Age Matters – Trent Care PCN
Location: Across Trent Care Primary Care Network (GP practices, homes, community)
Salary: Band 6
Hours: Full Time – 37.5 hours/week
Contract: 18-Month Fixed Term
Reports to: PCN Clinical Director / Age Matters Team Lead

About the Role
Trent Care PCN is seeking an experienced and motivated Occupational Therapist to join our Age Matters Team. This role is part of a proactive, multidisciplinary approach to frailty and preventative care, working across a variety of community and clinical settings.

You will support patients aged 16+ with frailty or functional difficulties, offering holistic assessments, short-term rehabilitation, and care coordination in line with the DES PCN Contract and Lincolnshire’s Five-Year Older People’s Strategy. Your work will help prevent hospital admissions and promote safe, independent living.

​Key Responsibilities

• Conduct person-centred OT assessments and functional reviews

• Use recognised frailty identification tools to guide early intervention

• Carry out home visits, assess environmental risks, and support rehabilitation

• Work collaboratively within the MDT, including GPs, physiotherapists, social prescribers, and community partners

• Contribute to care planning, discharge coordination, and health promotion

• Maintain clinical records in line with professional standards

• Deliver training and service development activities within the PCN​

Essential Criteria

• Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy

• HCPC registration

• Experience working with older adults or those with frailty

• Strong assessment, care planning, and communication skills

• Community working experience

• Ability to work independently and within a team

• Full driving licence and ability to travel across the PCN area

Desirable Criteria

• Knowledge of the DES PCN Contract and Lincolnshire’s strategic priorities

• Experience in integrated or primary care teams

• Training in dementia care, falls prevention, or digital health solutions

What We Offer

• A supportive and evolving team environment

• Opportunity to shape proactive care within a forward-thinking PCN

• Clinical supervision, development opportunities, and MDT collaboration

To apply or request further information, please email grace.bowker@nhs.net.