Senior Community Occupational Therapist

Sirona care & health CIC; Bristol; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community healthcare provider in Bristol is seeking a Senior Occupational Therapist to provide high-quality, person-centered care. This role involves conducting assessments, managing a caseload, and working with a multidisciplinary team to enhance patients' quality of life. Ideal candidates will hold a BSc in Occupational Therapy and HCPC registration, with significant experience in community settings. They offer competitive salaries and benefits including NHS pension contributions.

Benefits

NHS benefits

27+ days annual leave

Participation in NHS Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• BSc or equivalent in Occupational Therapy and HCPC registration required.
• Willingness to undertake additional study and qualifications relevant to the role.
• Recent relevant experience within the community setting is essential.

Responsibilities

• Conduct holistic assessments and develop patient-centered care plans.
• Manage a caseload and coordinate team activities efficiently.
• Collaborate with patients, families, and multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Team leadership

Clinical reasoning

Time management

Caseload management

Autonomy

Community experience

Supervision experience

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

BSc in Occupational Therapy or equivalent

HCPC registration

Evidence of ongoing professional development

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Occupational Therapist to join our team in South Bristol, delivering high-quality, person-centred care in the heart of the community.

This is an exciting opportunity for an Occupational Therapist who is passionate about helping people live well at home. You will play a vital role in improving quality of life, supporting timely hospital discharge, preventing avoidable admissions and delivering meaningful rehabilitation in patients' homes.

At Sirona we are committed to supporting your professional growth, offering opportunities to build specialist community skills, strengthen multidisciplinary working and develop confidence in supervising and supporting others as you progress in your leadership journey.

Our Integrated Neighbourhood Teams are innovative and focused on what matters most to the people we support. We deliver active rehabilitation in the home environment, promoting independence, self-management and long-term wellbeing. You will see the impact of your work every day as you help people maximise their functional potential and remain in the place they call home.

You will be part of a friendly, supportive MDT, working closely with Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Nurses, Community Specialist Practitioners, Support Workers and Administrators to deliver outstanding community care.

We offer a flexible service with extended hours across seven days a week, supporting work-life balance while meeting the needs of our local community.

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

Want to find out more? Get in touch today and join our team for a shadow shift to find out if this is the right fit for you!

About us

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference 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 for all our colleagues and apprentices.

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

Job responsibilities

This vacancy is open to our relocation policy whereby we support with some relocation expenses - please contact us to find out more.

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

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 and HCPC registration
• Evidence of continuing professional development and commitment to lifelong learning
• Willingness to undertake additional study and qualifications relevant to the role. Tell us how you would be motivated to do so.

Skills, knowledge and experience

• Explain and evidence how you have effectively led a team with senior support when required
• Explain and evidence how you've made clinically reasoned judgements when working with a variety of conditions
• Explain and give evidence of supervising staff and students of own profession
• Effective time management and caseload management
• Explain and evidence how you're able to work autonomously, with the ability to know when to seek appropriate advice / guidance from senior staff.
• Recent relevant experience within the community setting
• Experience of supervising staff and students from other professions
• Working with a range of professionals in health or social care

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