Senior Occupational Therapist — Intermediate Care (Band 6)

Sirona Care & Health C.I.C.; West of England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Agenda for Change pay

NHS benefits

27+ days annual leave

NHS Pension Scheme

Job summary

Sirona care & health CIC is seeking an experienced Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the Burren Intermediate Care Beds Service in Bristol. The role focuses on developing and evaluating a new intermediate care pathway, delivering person-centred rehabilitation and discharge planning.

You will conduct holistic assessments, use advanced clinical reasoning, and work with patients, families and carers to set achievable goals enabling safe transitions and optimum quality of life.

Qualifications

• BSc, diploma or equivalent professional qualification in Occupational Therapy.
• Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Further training relevant to intermediate care, rehabilitation, frailty or complex conditions.
• Experience in holistic occupational therapy assessments and rehabilitation interventions.
• Experience using clinical reasoning to plan and evaluate person-centred programs.
• Experience supervising junior staff or OT students.
• Recent community, intermediate care or rehabilitation experience.
• Ability to identify meaningful goals with patients, families and carers.
• Ability to consider physical, psychological, social, leisure and occupational needs in assessments.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, effective, evidence-based and person-centred OT interventions.
• Undertake holistic assessments and plan, deliver and evaluate rehabilitation programs.
• Collaborate with patients, families and carers to set meaningful goals and promote independence.
• Support safe and timely discharge through multidisciplinary input.

Skills

Holistic assessment

Clinical decision making

Goal setting with patients

Collaborative teamwork

Supervising junior staff

Education

BSc Occupational Therapy

HCPC registration

Intermediate care training

Job description

Sirona care & health CIC is seeking an experienced Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the Burren Intermediate Care Beds Service in Bristol. The role focuses on developing and evaluating a new intermediate care pathway, delivering person-centred rehabilitation and discharge planning.

You will conduct holistic assessments, use advanced clinical reasoning, and work with patients, families and carers to set achievable goals enabling safe transitions and optimum quality of life.