RRIC Community Practitioner - Occupational Therapist | Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is looking for motivated professionals to join their Aylesbury team in providing expert rehabilitation and crisis intervention. The role involves working collaboratively within a dynamic community team to support patients' recovery and prevent hospitalisation. Ideal candidates will have clinical skills, a commitment to patient care, and the ability to work effectively in a team while promoting independence. This role also offers a range of NHS benefits and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Generous annual leave

Access to NHS discount schemes

Qualifications

• Experience in providing care and rehabilitation.
• Strong communication skills for working in a team.
• Commitment to patient-centered care.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist assessment of patients and carers' needs.
• Plan care programs to maximize patient independence.
• Collaborate with professionals to ensure timely care delivery.
• Demonstrate leadership and coordination in care planning.

Skills

Team collaboration

Clinical skills

Crisis management

Patient assessment

Job description

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

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.

Responsibilities

Your main duties include:

• 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.

What we 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.

What 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.

Additional Information

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.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [e-mail] quoting the vacancy reference number.

Advert Closing

This advert closes on Monday 3 Nov 2025.