Occupational Therapist - Community | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Cambridge is seeking an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join their Community Rehabilitation Service. The role requires managing your own caseload, assessing and planning specialized therapy programs, and providing high-quality care within a multidisciplinary team. The ideal candidate will possess a degree in Occupational Therapy and a valid UK driving license. This position offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on patient rehabilitation in the community.

Qualifications

• Hold a full UK driving license and have access to a vehicle.
• Ability to assess and develop specialized programs for patients with complex needs.
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide rehabilitation to patients with physical disabilities.
• Manage own caseload and prioritize referrals based on clinical need.
• Ensure high quality patient care delivered by junior staff.

Skills

Autonomous practitioner

Clinical reasoning skills

Supervision of junior staff

Effective time management

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

We are currently looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist, to join the Cambridge North Community Rehabilitation Service based at Histon Police Station, 15 Impington Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9NA.

This role is based in Cambridge and the surrounding area . You would be working as part of a multidisciplinary team providing high quality rehabilitation to patients with physical disabilities in their home environment.

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.
• We are looking for a self-motivated individual who is able to work as an autonomous practitioner within the Community Therapy team to provide a high standard of care to our patients.
• Your role will include assessing, planning and developing specialist occupational therapist programmes for patients with a wide variety of complex needs.
• You will be responsible for your own caseload, prioritising referrals according to clinical need, signposting appropriately and undertaking assessment of patients with complex and multiple pathologies using, specialist clinical reasoning skills.
• Your role will also include supervision of junior staff and students, overseeing patient intervention and ensuring that Senior Therapy Assistants and Therapy Assistants deliver high quality patient care.

*DVLA have a number ofreciprocalarrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

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Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
• To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects for your own and delegated work.
• To work within codes of practice and professional guidelines.
• To undertake holistic assessment (including those with complex presentations and multi pathologies) making use of clinical reasoning skills.
• To use evidence-based practice, to ensure clinical care is effective and appropriate.
• To promote independence and wherever possible to avoid hospital admission and reduce inpatient length of stay to ensure those patients receive the appropriate care in the most appropriate setting.
• Organise and manage own time, delegating work appropriately.
• Contribute to risk assessments and health and safety assessments and including immediately reporting any changes/newly identified risks.
• To demonstrate the importance of gaining patient and carer consent in all
interventions.
• To ensure that accurate and timely written records are kept which comply with the Trust policy and HCPC guidance, reporting on any issues as appropriate.


This advert closes on Thursday 7 Aug 2025