Band 6 Occupational Therapist - Hospital and Community

Jarrodean Healthcare Recruitment; St Peter Port; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation payment

Annual bonus £1,747

No Council tax

20% income tax flat rate

36–42 days annual leave

Guernsey island lifestyle

Job summary

Jarrodean Healthcare Recruitment is seeking a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the Adult Therapies team on the Island of Guernsey. The role rotates nine months between Hospital and Adult Community teams, with opportunity to remain in Community long-term.

Requires HCPC registration and at least 1 year post-registration experience in Adult settings. Driving licence is essential; relocation support and a generous leave entitlement are included.

Qualifications

• HCPC registration is required.
• Minimum of 1 year post-registration experience in Adult Hospital Ward or Adult Community setting.
• Valid driving licence is essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage own defined caseload in a flexible OT service.
• Supervise OT students and assistants; orient junior OTs.
• Work across hospital wards, community settings, long-term care, and patients' homes as part of a MDT.

Education

HCPC registration

Post-registration clinical experience (Adult Hospital Ward/Adult Community)

Driving licence

Job description

Band 6 Occupational Therapist - Hospital and Community

Applications are invited from qualified Occupational Therapists to join the Adult Therapies team

on the beautiful Island of Guernsey, in the Channel Islands.

This role is a Hospital and Community-based role; you will join a team of five Band 6 OT's on a nine month rotation between the Hospital and Adult Community teams, although there is an opportunity to apply to remain the Community on an ongoing basis.

Hospital wards include A&E, Surgical Wards and Stroke Rehab Ward.

The Service strives to:

• prevent emergency hospital admissions and readmissions,admission to long-term care and to enable early discharge from hospital,
• work in partnership with users and carers, the voluntary sector, other agencies and other sections and groups to achieve the best possible service.

Please note; Guernsey has adopted the AfC banding system, but have applied their own salary scale.

The current Band 6 salary range is £47,860 to £64,310 plus an annual bonus of £1,747

Annual leave starts at 36 days up to 42 days with full credit for NHS service for annual leave and sick leave

This unique integrated health service delivers a diverse range of services including diagnosing and treating patients in the island's acute hospital complex, and supporting people with in the wider community.

Providing excellent care, supported by modern equipment and reliant on Healthcare professionals recruited to a high standard.

The island of Guernsey is in the Channel Islands and has a population of 65,000. It has some of Britain's finest and best-kept beaches, an especially mild and sunny climate, and an offbeat, historic harbour town in St. Peter's Port, the island's capital.

Person requirements

• Qualified Occupational with full HCPC registration.
• One year post-registration experience, in either an Adult Hospital Ward and/or Adult Community-based setting.
• The ability to manage own defined caseload.
• Experienced in supervision of Students and OT Assistants, and assisting in the orientation of junior qualified OTs.
• Willing and able to work as part of a flexible OT Service and a wider multi-disciplinary team in a variety of settings including: Service Users' own homes, community settings, long term care areas, Service Users' work place, as well as within the acute Hospital.
• A current driving licence.

The benefits of working in Guernsey include:

• A higher-than-UK salary.
• An annual bonus of £1,747
• A flat rate 20% income tax.
• No Council tax or VAT
• A relocation payment of £5,000*
• A generous allowance for private rental accommodation*
• A continental lifestyle, where the people are friendly, and crime is very low.