Community Occupational Therapist

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Main area: Community Therapy

Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Part time - 35 hours per week (Monday- Sunday 08:00-16:00- occasional weekend working may be required)

Job ref: 382-NBC18-26

Site: Whitegate Health Centre

Town: Blackpool

Salary: £39,959 - £48,117 pa

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 04/06/2026 23:59

We welcome and encourage applications from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS. Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining a healthy home‑life balance. Working patterns such as part time working, self‑rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.

Job overview:

Are you passionate about supporting individuals on their rehabilitation and recovery journey? Do you believe in rehabilitation that empowers people to regain independence, confidence, and wellbeing? If so, we would love to welcome you to our team. We are looking for a dedicated, compassionate and professional Band 6 Occupational Therapist who wants to make a genuine difference in the lives of people working within our Community Therapy West Team.

Main duties of the job:

• Qualification in Occupational Therapy
• Experience in community‑based rehabilitation or recovery work
• Strong communication, empathy, and problem‑solving skills
• Ability to motivate and encourage individuals at varying stages of recovery
• A commitment to holistic, strengths‑based rehabilitation

What You’ll Do:

• Provide person‑centred rehabilitation therapy in clients’ homes and community settings
• Support clients to develop daily living skills, mobility, confidence, and independence
• Deliver structured intervention plans and monitor progress
• Work collaboratively with physiotherapists, OTs, nurses and wider MDTs
• Facilitate group‑based rehabilitation, wellbeing sessions, or community outreach and in‑reach
• Promote safety, dignity, and empowerment in every aspect of care

The service has recently undergone an exciting restructure to help support and empower our patients even further with specialities for service development being fundamental in our approach.

Working for our organization:

What We Offer:

• A supportive, forward‑thinking rehabilitation environment
• Ongoing training, supervision, and professional development
• Flexible working patterns to support work‑life balance
• Opportunities to shape and grow community rehabilitation services
• The chance to create meaningful, lasting impact in people’s recovery journeys

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

Work within and adhere to the College of Occupational Therapists (COT) Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct, The Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) standards of practice, The Trust relevant policies and guidelines. The post holder is an autonomous practitioner, responsible for provision of highly specialised assessment, treatment, intervention and discharge planning of clients referred to the service. Responsible for managing a caseload of patients with a variety of complex conditions including chronic, disabling and life limiting illnesses. Carry out specialist assessment and treatment including the prescription of essential equipment as part of the therapeutic intervention. Specifically assessing issues related to the barriers which prevent the individual carrying out activities of daily living e.g. mobility, moving and handling, functional restrictions, activity tolerance, hand eye coordination, positioning, cognitive impairment, social and psychological issues, environmental restrictions. The post holder will act as a source of expertise and demonstrate advanced knowledge, skill and experience in their role. Assist the Clinical Specialist in planning, co‑ordinating, delivering and evaluating the therapy service. Educate other health care professionals, multi‑agency professionals and therapy students within the speciality. Work in the community as a lone practitioner in line with the Trust Lone Worker Policy. The post holder may be responsible for deputising for the Clinical Specialist as appropriate.

Person specification:

• Education and Qualification: Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy, HCPC Registration, Accredited fieldwork educator
• Experience and Knowledge: Post registration experience in the relevant clinical area, Knowledge of current best practice, An understanding of the principles of clinical governance, Understanding of professional conduct and confidentiality, Knowledge of relevant legislation, eligibility criteria/policies and procedures, Experience of supervising junior/support staff, Experience of delivering training to colleagues in health and/or other agencies, Experience of research, audit, reflective practice or outcome measures, Knowledge of NHS systems, Previous use of computer based data collection system
• Skills and Ability: Portfolio of documented evidence of Continuing Professional Development, Able to relate theory to complex clinical situations, Caseload Management Skills, Clinical planning and organisational skills, Able to plan and conduct assessment and intervention, Ability to identify priorities and meet deadlines, Able to take initiative for development purposes, Ability to work under pressure and recognise when support is required, Implement judgement and analytical skills, Ability to make independent clinical and professional decisions taking into consideration Trust/Departmental Policies/Procedures, Experience of project work at departmental level, Public speaking/presentation skills, Ability to lead in a given situation, Hold an up-to-date UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle or able to make alternative transport arrangements, Experience of leading a team or service, An awareness of current NHS trends which influence service provision, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.