RRIC Community Practitioner - Occupational Therapist

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; Marlow; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

NHS benefits

Job summary

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking an Occupational Therapist to join the RRIC Community Practitioner team at Marlow Community Hospital. This Band 6 post is part-time (22.5 hours per week) with flexible working patterns to cover 8am–8pm, weekends where required, and a pro rata salary of £39,959–£48,117 per annum.

The role involves triage, assessment, rehabilitation and discharge planning within a multi-disciplinary community team, with opportunities to develop clinical skills and

Qualifications

• Registered Allied Health Professional with HCPC.
• Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
• CPD and post-graduate training evidenced.
• Experience in community settings with OT involvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide triage, assessment and case management for patients.
• Plan care programmes to promote independence and avoid hospital admission.
• Allocate workloads within the RRIC team and coordinate with MDTs.
• Support early discharge and end-of-life care as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Communication

Team working

Leadership

IT skills

Education

HCPC registration

Diploma/degree in OT

CPD

Postgraduate training

Tools

Electronic systems

Job description

RRIC Community Practitioner - Occupational Therapist

Band 6

Main area Rapid Response, Urgent Care Response, Intermediate Care, Prevention of Admission Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours

• Part time
• Flexible working

22.5 hours per week (service cover 8am-8pm inclusive weekends) Job ref 434-CR7914510-J

Site Marlow Community Hospital Town Marlow Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 02/11/2026 23:59

Be part of our BHT family

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

We care for over half a million patients every year:

• Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
• Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
• Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
• Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.

Job overview

Our innovative Rapid Response & Intermediate Care service is expanding across Buckinghamshire – and we need you to join our Buckingham 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’ll 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’re 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 mission force, collaborating with colleagues across all sectors of health and social care.
• Who are you? If you’re committed to excellence, motivated by developing your clinical skills, driven by being at the cutting edge of healthcare delivery and thrive as part of our North Team (including Thame, Aylesbury and Buckingham) choose #MissionRRIC today.

Main duties of the job

#MissionRRIC

• Providing triage, comprehensive specialist assessment, review, case management and evaluation of the needs of patients and carers
• 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 pathways

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 working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We’re committed 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 within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
• A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

Disclaimer: The trust reserves the right to close the vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications and therefore early submission is recommended. Please note: Previous applicants need not apply.

Person specification

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. Elderly Long Term Conditions Respiratory Disease Cardiac Disease Trauma, Orthopaedics & End of Life

EXPERIENCE

• Demonstrate experience post or pre-registration 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 participating in research or audit project.
• Experience of working in a community/in-patient setting for a minimum of 2 years post registration
• Experience of working with single assessment process.
• Experience of electronic clinical systems.
• Experience of day-to-day staff management e.g. case allocation to Health Care Assistants

SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE

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

Special Circumstances

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

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.

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.

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.