Community Occupational Therapist

Sirona-Care-; Weston-super-Mare; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Agenda for Change Salary

NHS benefits

27+ days’ annual leave

NHS Pension Scheme

Job summary

Sirona care & health is seeking Band 5 Occupational Therapists to join the Integrated Neighbourhood Team in Weston. You will deliver community-based rehabilitation, working with a multidisciplinary team to maximise independence and quality of life for service-users in their homes.

The role offers NHS benefits, opportunities for professional development, and a flexible service covering extended hours across the week.

Qualifications

• Holds UK HCPC registration and a BSc in Occupational Therapy.
• Demonstrates ongoing professional development and lifelong learning.
• Understands and applies evidence-based practice in community rehab.

Responsibilities

• Conduct holistic assessments and develop care plans for acutely and chronically unwell patients.
• Provide patient-centred intervention using evidence-based approaches.
• Collaborate with service users, carers and MDT to set realistic goals.
• Arrange referrals and work within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver integrated care.
• Supervise peers and students, and contribute to training.
• Maintain accurate records and participate in training activities.

Skills

Clinical reasoning

Communication

Autonomous working

Time management

Team collaboration

Evidence based practice

Care planning

Discharge planning

Education

BSc Occupational Therapy

HCPC registered

Job description

Please note that if you apply for a position with Sirona care & health, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac Account and email accounts.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received prior to the advertised closing date.

Job overview

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.

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

Working for our organisation

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.

• Agenda for Change Salary
• full NHS benefits
• 27+ days’ annual leave
• participation in the NHS Pension Scheme

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.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find as an attachment on this vacancy.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted.

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 no-verbal with the ability to adapt communication for individuals with communication difficulties.
• Able to make clinically reasoned judgments 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.
• Working with a range of professionals in health or social care.
• Up to date knowledge of Evidence Based Practice, local and national standards.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.