Senior Occupational Therapist

Sirona care & health CIC; Congresbury; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS benefits

Pension scheme

Annual leave 27+ days

Professional development

Job summary

Sirona care & health CIC in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire is hiring a Senior Community Occupational Therapist to deliver high-quality home-based rehabilitation. You will work within the INT, supporting discharge planning, and promoting independence in patients' own homes.

We offer Agenda for Change salary, NHS benefits, 27+ days leave, and NHS Pension. You will lead and supervise colleagues, develop leadership skills, and participate in service development within a supportive

Qualifications

• Degree in Occupational Therapy with HCPC registration
• Commitment to continuing professional development
• Willingness to undertake additional study relevant to the role

Responsibilities

• Proactive service delivery with own caseload management.
• Coordinate capacity and team workflow efficiently.
• Lead by example and role-model for the INT team.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support hospital discharges and home-based rehabilitation.

Skills

Leadership

Caseload management

Supervision

Autonomous practice

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

HCPC registration

Job description

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received prior to the advertised closing date.

Job overview

Are you an enthusiastic and passionate Occupational Therapist looking for a new opportunity? Come and join Sirona as a Senior Community Occupational Therapist, a role where you really make a difference.

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, this is the role for you!

In return, we'll 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 Sirona Integrated Neighbourhood Teams (INT) 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 Therapists, Assistant Practitioners, Nurses and Nurse Associates, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Support Workers and Administrators.

Main duties of the job

• Responsible for proactive service and own caseload management
• Responsible for capacity management, allocation of work and efficient service / team coordination
• Lead by example and be a role model for the team
• Develop and maintain strong, communicative working relationships with hospital staff, primary care, service providers and multi-disciplinary teams within health and social care to:-
• To use occupational therapy skills and techniques in functional and standardised assessment & interventions as an autonomous practitioner
• To develop additional competencies within the requirements of the multi-disciplinary approach to the INT
• Take responsibility for the development of other members of the INT including peers, junior staff, and students whilst assisting other junior staff to organise, prioritise and manage their caseload.
• Work collaboratively with the INT Manager to:-
• support team performance in key identified areas including frailty and the assessment and management of high risk patients
• maintain a culture of learning (from incidents, including root cause analysis, patient feedback, complaints and clinical audit)
• Work within your scope of practice
• Identify risks and act accordingly to minimise risk to self, service users and colleagues in line with Organisational policy and procedures
• With the support of senior colleagues, identify and work towards specific objectives and to actively participate in service development projects and audit as required.

Working for our organisation

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. It's time to turn your dream into reality!

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 we offer.

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 as an attachment on this vacancy.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See attached full job description and person specification for a full range of duties and responsibilities associated with 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.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Degree 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 & Experience

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

Application Reason

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

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.