Dynamic Band 5 Occupational Therapist – 12 Month Contract

NHS Jobs; Rochford; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs in Rochford is seeking a Band 5 Occupational Therapist for a fixed-term 12-month contract. You will assess clients, plan and deliver therapy to support everyday activities, and work within a multidisciplinary team to achieve optimal outcomes.

The role emphasises evidence-based practice, accurate documentation, and liaison with Social Services and external agencies. You will contribute to service improvement and supervise junior staff in a busy community setting.

Responsibilities

• Use appropriate assessment techniques to assess individuals abilities and difficulties in relation to their desired goals in everyday activities.
• Apply knowledge of bio-psychosocial science, pathology and occupation in its widest sense in order to make basic decisions on the level of treatment intervention required.
• To undertake treatment planning, communicating and negotiating treatment plans and clinical reasoning for intervention with clients and their carers.
• To communicate agreed treatment/care plans to multi-disciplinary team colleagues and partnership agencies and liaise with them at formal and informal meetings.
• To work in collaboration with others (usually Social Services) to modify aspects of the environment in order to empower clients and facilitate optimal functional performance.
• To liaise with external agencies as appropriate to client need.
• To apply a basic range of treatment modalities to meet the needs of clients in individual and group format, utilising clinical reasoning processes to determine the most appropriate setting for intervention.
• To make clinically informed decisions in order to delegate aspects of client care to Assistants, supported by Head/Senior Occupational Therapist.
• To regularly review clients progress in order to evaluate and interpret effectiveness of treatment plans, and amend treatment accordingly, supported by Head/Senior Occupational Therapist.
• To ensure treatment offered is based on the best available evidence for effectiveness in the specialist area where it is applied.
• To keep up to date clinical records in line with professional standards and local record keeping policies.
• To provide written and verbal reports as required at any stage in the treatment process in line with Occupational Therapy clinical governance standards.
• To establish positive and mutually supportive relationships with unqualified Occupational Therapy staff.

Job description

NHS Jobs in Rochford is seeking a Band 5 Occupational Therapist for a fixed-term 12-month contract. You will assess clients, plan and deliver therapy to support everyday activities, and work within a multidisciplinary team to achieve optimal outcomes.

The role emphasises evidence-based practice, accurate documentation, and liaison with Social Services and external agencies. You will contribute to service improvement and supervise junior staff in a busy community setting.