Senior Community Occupational Therapist

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Senior Occupational Therapist to join our Integrated Network Teams (INT) in Weston and Worle.

If you are passionate about delivering high-quality, person-centred community therapy, improving quality of life, preventing unnecessary hospital admissions, and supporting rehabilitation in the home, we would love to hear from you.

Our Integrated Network Teams are innovative, forward-thinking services providing rehabilitation and support directly in people's homes and communities. You'll play a key role in maximising independence, supporting safe hospital discharge, preventing admission, and enabling long-term self-management so people can live well in their own homes.

In return, we are fully committed to your development. You will have the opportunity to build advanced community-based clinical skills, strengthen your multidisciplinary working, and develop your leadership, supervision, and service development capabilities.

You will be part of a friendly, supportive and dynamic multidisciplinary team, working alongside Physiotherapists, Nurses, Community Specialist Practitioners, Support Workers and Administrators.

We offer a flexible, responsive service operating 7 days a week with extended hours, supporting a healthy work-life balance while meeting the needs of our community.

We are advertising for 2 positions:

1 x 6 month fixed term contract to cover maternity leave (30 hours pw)

1 x permanent position (30 hours pw)

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.

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

Essential

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

Desirable

• 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

Essential

• 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.

Desirable

• 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

Essential

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