Senior Occupational Therapy

Main area Occupational Therapy Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (New Service) Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Would consider part time hours and flexible working between 22.5-37.5) Job ref 083-8288800-SL

Employer Sirona care & health CIC Employer type NHS Site The Burren Town Bristol Salary £39,959 - £48,117 Per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 01/10/2026 23:59

Senior Occupational Therapy

NHS AfC: Band 6

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Job overview

Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist looking for an opportunity to help shape a new intermediate care service?

We are seeking a motivated Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the Burren Intermediate Care Beds Service. The Burren is a new and developing service, currently funded for 12 months, providing an exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to contribute to its implementation, development and evaluation. You will play an important part in establishing effective therapy pathways and demonstrating the positive impact of a responsive, person-centred intermediate care model.

The Burren provides a dedicated step-down pathway for people who no longer require acute hospital care but continue to need rehabilitation, recovery support, assessment, discharge planning and multidisciplinary intervention. The service currently comprises 32 intermediate care beds, alongside an additional bariatric pathway.

Main duties of the job

As a Band 6 Occupational Therapist, you will provide safe, effective, evidence-based and person-centred occupational therapy intervention for people with a range of complex health and care needs.

You will undertake holistic assessments and use advanced clinical reasoning to plan, deliver and evaluate individualised rehabilitation programmes. Working collaboratively with patients, families and carers, you will identify meaningful and achievable goals that promote independence, improve quality of life and support safe and timely discharge.

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.

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 for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.

Person specification

Qualifications

• BSc, diploma or equivalent professional qualification in Occupational Therapy.
• Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Further training, study or qualifications relevant to intermediate care, rehabilitation, frailty or the management of complex conditions.

Experience

• Experience of undertaking holistic occupational therapy assessments and delivering rehabilitation interventions.
• Experience of using clinical reasoning to assess, plan, implement and evaluate person-centred intervention programmes.
• Experience of supervising and supporting junior staff or Occupational Therapy students.
• Recent experience in a community, intermediate care or rehabilitation setting.

Knowledge

• Ability to identify meaningful and achievable goals in collaboration with patients, families and carers.
• Ability to consider physical, psychological, social, leisure and occupational needs within assessment and intervention.

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.