Community Occupational Therapist

Sirona care & health; Weston-super-Mare; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

27+ days annual leave

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Sirona care & health in Weston is seeking Band 5 Occupational Therapists to join our Integrated Neighbourhood Team. You will deliver patient-centred, home-based rehabilitation and support independent living in the community.

You will work within a friendly MDT, provide holistic assessments, plan and evaluate interventions, and help with equipment provision and training. NHS benefits and development opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• Qualified Occupational Therapist with HCPC registration.
• Experience in community-based therapy is desirable.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct initial holistic assessments, implement and evaluate programmes of care for acutely and chronically unwell patients, often frail elderly.
• Apply clinical reasoning to plan, implement and evaluate patient-centred interventions.
• Collaborate with service users, carers and families to identify achievable goals within the care plan.
• Facilitate referrals to other services as needed.
• Work in a multi-disciplinary team to share skills and knowledge with robust competency framework.
• Deliver occupational therapy in functional and standardised assessments as an autonomous practitioner.
• Assess and arrange equipment, ensuring safe and proper fit; report issues.
• Supervise team members, peers, students and unregistered staff in OT competencies.
• Maintain accurate, informative and compliant records.
• Participate in training and contribute to service development.

Skills

Holistic assessment

Clinical reasoning

Multi-disciplinary team

Autonomous practice

Supervision

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

We are seeking to recruit a motivated Band 5 Occupational Therapists to work within our Integrated Neighbourhood Team (INT) in Weston.

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 active rehabilitation to patients in their place of residence to maximise their functional potential and support them to remain independent within their homes. Our therapists support hospital discharges, admission avoidance 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.

• 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
  

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. It's time to turn your dream into reality!

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.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Hannah Cartwright Job title: Integrated Network Team Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07966770044