Community Occupational Therapist in Weston-super-Mare

We are seeking to recruit enthusiastic, highly motivated Band 5 Occupational Therapists to work within our Integrated Neighbourhood Team (INT) in Weston. 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, we would love to hear from you!

In return, we will 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, Nurse Associates, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Community Support Workers and Administrators. We offer a flexible service which covers extended hours operating 7 days a week.

Main duties of the job:

• With the support of senior staff, be responsible for the initial holistic assessment, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for patients who are acutely and chronically unwell; often with complex needs arising from the frail elderly cohort.
• 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.
• Collaborate and negotiate with service users, carers and family in identifying achievable goals as part of the overall care plan, which will maximise quality of life and independence.
• Facilitate appropriate referrals to other services.
• Work within a multi-disciplinary team, to provide integrated skills and share knowledge providing specialist skills supported by a robust competency framework.
• To use occupational therapy skills, techniques in functional and standardised assessment & interventions as an autonomous practitioner.
• Assess and arrange the provision of equipment, ensuring this is provided in good working order and fitted correctly; reporting any issues appropriately.
• Supervise members of the team including peers, students and unregistered workforce in occupational therapy competencies.
• Maintain accurate, informative and legal records.
• Actively participate in training; this may involve assisting in the delivery of training.

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. 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.

Person Specification:

Qualifications Essential:

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

Skills, Knowledge & Experience Essential:

• Working knowledge of OT outcome measures.
• Effective communication skills written, verbal and non-verbal with the ability to adapt communication for individuals with communication difficulties.
• Able to make clinically reasoned judgements when working with a variety of conditions.
• Able to work autonomously, and ability to know when to seek appropriate advice / guidance from senior staff.
• Effective time management and caseload management.
• Good problem solving skills.

Desirable:

• Community work (either student or post graduate) demonstrating a broad range of clinical undergraduate experience.
• Experience of the application of health, safety and risk management policies.
• Working with a range of professionals in health or social care.
• Up to date knowledge of Evidence Based Practice, local and national standards.

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. Applicants must have current UK professional registration.