Community Occupational Therapist

Sirona care & health CIC; Warmley; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join their team in South Gloucestershire. The ideal candidate will deliver community-based therapy, improve quality of life for service-users, and support rehabilitation efforts. You will engage in multidisciplinary teamwork while managing your own caseload. The role offers competitive benefits, including NHS pension and generous leave.

Benefits

Agenda for Change Salary

NHS benefits

27+ days' annual leave

NHS Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• HCPC registration is required.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Knowledge of outcome measures for occupational therapy.

Responsibilities

• Conduct holistic assessments and manage patient care.
• Collaborate with service users and families to create care plans.
• Facilitate referrals to other services.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Autonomous working

Time management

Community work experience

Education

BSc or equivalent in Occupational Therapy

Job description

We are seeking to recruit enthusiastic, highly motivated Band 5 Occupational Therapists to work within our Integrated Neighbourhood (INT) in South Gloucestershire.

If you are passionate about delivering exceptional community-based therapy, improving quality of life for service-users and committed to rehabilitation in a home environment, we would love to hear from you!

In return, we will be fully committed to supporting your continued development. We will give you the opportunity to develop specialist community skills and enhance your multidisciplinary working as well as your ability to support/supervise other team members and develop key leadership skills.

The Sirona Integrated Neighbourhood Teams (INT) are an innovative and dynamic service. We provide therapy and support to patients in their place of residence to maximise their functional potential and support them to remain independent within their homes. Our therapists support P1 hospital discharges, prevention of admission and long term self-management, enabling patients to live better lives in their home environment.

You will be working within a friendly and supportive INT alongside other Therapists, Assistant Practitioners, Nurses, Nurse Associates, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Community Support Workers and Administrators.

We offer a flexible service which covers extended hours operating 7 days a week, all year round. Shifts are a mixture of 8-6 & 10-8 (4 days a week). Weekends 1:3/4 equivalent.

Main duties of the job

• With the support of senior staff, be responsible for the initial holistic assessment, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for patients who are acutely and chronically unwell; often with complex needs arising from the frail elderly cohort
• Use clinical reasoning skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate, patient-centred intervention programmes using an evidence-based practice approach, promoting high quality and harm-free care.
• Collaborate and negotiate with service users, carers and family in identifying achievable goals as part of the overall care plan, which will maximise quality of life and independence.
• Facilitate appropriate referrals to other services
• Work within a multi-disciplinary team, to provide integrated skills and share knowledge providing specialist skills supported by a robust competency framework
• To use occupational therapy skills, techniques in functional and standardised assessment & interventions as an autonomous practitioner
• Assess and arrange the provision of equipment, ensuring this is provided in good working order and fitted correctly; reporting any issues appropriately
• Supervise members of the team including peers, students and unregistered workforce in occupational therapy competencies
• Maintain accurate, informative and legal records
• Actively participate in training; this may involve assisting in the delivery of training

About us

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits we offer.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BSc or equivalent in Occupational Therapy & HCPC registered.
• Evidence of continuing professional development and commitment to lifelong learning.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Working knowledge of OT outcome measures.
• Effective communication skills written, verbal and non-verbal with the ability to adapt communication for individuals with communication difficulties.
• Able to make clinically reasoned judgements when working with a variety of conditions.
• Able to work autonomously, and ability to know when to seek appropriate advice / guidance from senior staff.
• Effective time management and caseload management.
• Community work (either student or post graduate) demonstrating a broad range of clinical undergraduate experience.
• Experience of the application of health, safety and risk management policies.
• Up to date knowledge of Evidence Based Practice, local and national standards.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.