Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Home First DORS
How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Band 7 Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist.
Home First DORS (Discharge, Outreach and Recovery Support)
Are you passionate about supporting people to regain independence and achieve meaningful recovery following mental health crisis?
Home First DORS is an award-winning, innovative partnership between Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SPFT) and VCSE partners, providing recovery-focused outreach and specialist occupational therapy to support timely discharge, prevent avoidable admissions and promote independence in the community.
Across hospital and community settings, Home First DORS offers specialist occupational therapy assessment, intervention and consultation for people with complex mental and additional physical health needs, supporting safe, timely and sustainable recovery.
We are seeking an enthusiastic, innovative Band 7 Occupational Therapist to join our developing Home First DORS service in West Sussex.
This role offers the chance to support timely discharge, prevent unnecessary admissions and promote recovery through occupational therapy in people’s homes and communities. Working with DORS recovery workers, inpatient teams, social care, housing and community mental health services, you will bring specialist OT expertise to people with complex mental health and additional physical health needs.
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
You Will
- Provide specialist occupational therapy assessments and interventions for adults with complex mental and physical health needs.
- Support timely and sustainable discharge from inpatient mental health services.
- Work collaboratively with DORS recovery workers, offering clinical advice, consultation and joint interventions.
- Undertake functional, environmental and home-based assessments.
- Identify and recommend equipment, minor adaptations and Technology Enabled Care where appropriate.
- Promote recovery, independence and engagement in meaningful occupations.
- Attend MDT meetings, ward reviews, discharge planning meetings and community reviews to identify appropriate referrals across West Sussex.
- Contribute to service development, quality improvement and evaluation of outcomes.
- Provide professional leadership and support to colleagues across the Home First DORS pathway.
- Develop strong partnerships with acute, community, social care, housing and voluntary sector services.
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
Why Join Us?
This Role Offers The Opportunity To
- Shape and further develop an innovative Home First and DORS model.
- Work across hospital and community settings in West Sussex.
- Develop specialist skills in discharge planning, rehabilitation and recovery-focused practice.
- Influence system-wide approaches to patient flow and alternatives to admission.
- Access professional supervision, leadership development and Trust-wide OT and AHP networks.
- Be part of a supportive occupational therapy profession committed to quality, innovation and continuous improvement.
- Attend OT CPD network and development hubs
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Anna Solieri
- Job title: Principal Occupational Therapist
- Email address: anna.solieri@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 07738 757875
Anna works from Monday to Thursday 09.00am to 17.00.
Louise Vinton
Allied Health Professional Lead West Sussex Division
Chanctonbury Building, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Swandean, Arundel Road, Worthing, BN13 3EP
- Main number: 0300 304 0055
- Mobile: 07391408838
I work Monday to Friday 09.00am to 17.00pm
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills