Senior Community Occupational Therapist

NHS; Bristol; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable healthcare organization in Bristol seeks a Senior Occupational Therapist to deliver exceptional community-based therapy and improve quality of life. This role involves leading assessments, developing care plans, and managing a diverse caseload in a supportive team environment. Applicants must hold a degree in Occupational Therapy and be registered with HCPC. A commitment to professional development is essential, as well as relevant community experience.

Benefits

Full NHS benefits

27+ days annual leave

Participation in NHS Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Experience within the community setting.
• Willingness to undertake additional study.

Responsibilities

• Conduct initial holistic assessments of patients.
• Develop and evaluate patient care programs.
• Collaborate with service users and families.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Ability to lead a team

Clinical reasoning skills

Experience managing frail complex patients

Supervising staff and students

Education

BSc or equivalent in Occupational Therapy

Current HCPC Registration

Commitment to lifelong learning

Job description

Interested in working in the community or further developing your skills, but wondering whether to take the leap? We can consider 12 month secondment or fixed-term opportunities to see whether it's the right move for you!

We are seeking to recruit enthusiastic a highly motivated Senior Occupational Therapist to work within our Integrated Neighbourhood Teams (INTs)

If you are passionate about delivering exceptional community-based therapy, improving quality of life for service-users and committed to rehabilitation in a home environment, we would love to hear from you!

In return, we will be fully committed to supporting your continued development. We will give you the opportunity to develop specialist community skills and enhance your multidisciplinary working as well as your ability to support/supervise other team members and develop key leadership skills.

The INTs are an innovative and dynamic service. We provide active rehabilitation to patients in their place of residence to maximise their functional potential and support them to remain independent within their homes. Our therapists support hospital discharges, admission avoidance and long term self-management, enabling patients to live better lives in their home environment.

You will be working within a friendly and supportive INT alongside other healthcare professionals, Support Workers and Administrators.

We offer a flexible service which covers extended hours operating 7 days a week.

Main duties of the job

Initial holistic assessment, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for patients who are acutely and chronically unwell; often with complex needs.

Use clinical reasoning skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate, patient- centred intervention programmes using an evidence-based practice approach, promoting high quality and harm free care

Responsible for proactive service and own caseload management

Responsible for allocation of work and efficient service/team coordination

Develop and maintain strong, communicative working relationships to prevent avoidable admissions and facilitate timely discharges.

Collaborate and negotiate with service users, carers and family in identifying achievable goals as part of the overall care plan to maximise quality of life and independence.

Facilitate appropriate referrals to other services based on your assessment

Assess and arrange the provision of equipment within scope of practice; reporting any issues

Take responsibility for the development of other members of the INT including peers, junior staff, and students

Maintain accurate, informative and legal records

Actively participate in training; this may involve assisting in the delivery

Identify risks and act accordingly to minimise risk to self, colleagues and service users

About us

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make arealdifference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits you'll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities forallour colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

Sirona care & health currently recruit overseas nursing and therapy staff through an NHS Trust Supplier and we adhere to the NHSE Code of Practice in relation to applicants from Red List countries. We are therefore, unable to accept any direct applications to this advert from candidates who are not already based in the UK.

If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BSc or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
• Current HCPC Registration
• Evidence of continuing professional development and commitment to lifelong learning

Skills, knowledge and experience

• Effective communication skills written, verbal and non-verbal with the ability to adapt communication for individuals with communication difficulties.
• Able to effectively lead a team with senior support when required
• Able to make clinically reasoned judgements when working with a variety of conditions
• Experience of supervising staff and students of own profession
• Able to reflect and critically appraise own performance
• Recent relevant experience within the community setting including management of the frail complex patient
• Willingness to undertake additional study and qualifications relevant to the role
• Experience of supervising staff and students from other professions
• Experience of the application of health, safety and risk management policies

Application Reason

• Please tell us why you have chosen to apply for this role with Sirona care & health?

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearpro rata, per annum