Rapid Response, Urgent Care Response, Community Physiotherapy, Intermediate Care, Prevention of[...]

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Buckinghamshire seeks an Occupational Therapist to join their Rapid Response & Intermediate Care team in Aylesbury. The role involves providing expert assessments and interventions to support patients' recovery and prevent hospital admissions, working within a collaborative multidisciplinary team. The organization offers flexible working opportunities, professional development, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

NHS pension schemes

Health and wellbeing services

Qualifications

• Registered Allied Healthcare Professional with HCPC - Occupational Therapist.
• Experience of recent Continuous Professional Development.
• In-depth experience of working within multi-agency/multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Providing triage, assessment, and care programmes for patients.
• Working collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary community team.
• Managing complex cases and promoting health gain.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Team collaboration

Patient education

IT Skills

Report writing

Education

Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy

Registered Allied Healthcare Professional with HCPC

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Client:

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Location:

Aylesbury, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Job Views:

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Posted:

12.08.2025

Expiry Date:

26.09.2025

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Job overview

RRIC: join our team

Our innovative Rapid Response & Intermediate Care service works across Buckinghamshire – and we need you to join our Aylesbury Team

• Your mission: To provide expert interventions and rehabilitation as part of a dynamic, tight-knit team that reacts quickly when people are in crisis.
• Your aim: To help patients stay in their own home, empowering recovery and preventing unnecessary hospitalisation. You will also support early discharge from hospital and patients at the end of life.
• Your role: Add your expertise to our multi-disciplinary community team working with Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Specialist Paramedics, Paramedics, Pharmacists, Community Healthcare Assistant Practitioners or Healthcare Assistants.
• Who are we? We are part of Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, based in 7 locations across the county, including a North and a South Urgent Community Response Squad. Together we operate as one collaborating with colleagues across all sectors of health and social care.
• Who are you? If you are committed to excellence, motivated by developing your clinical skills, driven by being at the cutting edge of healthcare delivery and thrive as part of a team

Disclaimer: The trust reserves the right to close the vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications and therefore early submission is recommended.

Main duties of the job

• Providing triage, comprehensive specialist assessment, review and evaluation of the needs of patients and carers using your OT skills and experience
• Being responsible for planning programmes of care to promote health gain and maximise independence, actively case managing patients through their journeys
• Allocating appropriate workloads to members of the Rapid Response & Intermediate Care (RRIC) team
• Working with a range of professionals in order to ensure care is appropriate and delivered in a timely manner.
  Demonstrating professional skills and competence in leadership, care planning / co-ordination, and care and treatment delivery.
  Support the development of clinical pathway

Working for our organisation

Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! -

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We’recommitted to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Person specification

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

• Valid and current UK driving licence and car to be able to travel to locations throughout Buckinghamshire.

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

• Registered Allied Healthcare Professional with HCPC -Occupational Therapist
• Degree/ Diploma in Occupational Therapy
• Experience of recent Continuous Professional Development.
• Relevant post graduate clinical training e.g. Advanced History Taking & Assessment Long Term Conditions Respiratory Disease Cardiac Disease Trauma, Orthopaedics & End of Life

EXPERIENCE

• Demonstrate experience post or preregistration placements in relevant clinical areas for therapists:- Care of Elderly Orthopaedics Neurology Respiratory Palliative Care Long term conditions
• In depth experience of working within multi-agency/multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience of working in an NHS community/in-patient setting for a minimum of 2 years post registration.
• Experience of electronic clinical systems
• Experience participating in research or audit project.
• Experience of day-to-day staff management e.g. case allocation to Health Care Assistants
• Experience of working with single assessment process.

SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE

• Demonstrate profession specific clinical assessment planning delivery and evaluation skills.
• Knowledge of legal requirement for working with vulnerable adults and those who lack capacity
• Ability to manage complex cases
• Ability to develop and maintain partnership working
• Knowledge of modernisation agenda within the NHS and social care
• IT Skills
• Report writing skills
• Teaching patients, carers, and colleagues

PPE requirements:Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.

Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.

Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.

Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.

Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.

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