Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist Band 7

Sirona care & health CIC

The closing date is 07 April 2025

Job summary

The Sirona Adult Learning Disability Health Service (SALDHS) is a centre of excellence for specialist learning disability health needs. We cover 3 localities where multidisciplinary teams enable our service users to access health services through direct care, liaison with other services and offering support and training on how to work with people who have a learning disability and how to make reasonable adjustments. The service prides itself on delivering high quality support to service users with a variety of physical and mental health issues alongside their Learning Disability. All staff are required to use a range of communication and listening skills to work effectively with our service users. Where necessary you will be required to work at other bases or work remotely from home.

The role will focused on developing O.T. practice with service users whose functional abilities are impacted by a variety of physical conditions. which impact on the individuals ability to undertake essential functional activities. Providing support to the ADLHS team; working with a wide and complex diverse service user population with Learning Disabilities.

Main duties of the job

To provide a highly specialised Occupational Therapy assessment and implement patient-centred treatment programmes for people with Learning Disabilities within their homes or current place of residence as part of the SALDHS, working alongside the rest of the MDT.
To provide Learning Disability and Specialist Occupational Therapy specific advice, support and training to other Sirona staff and wider to other agencies as necessary
Clinical line management responsibility, to provide leadership, clinical support, development, and supervision of the multi-disciplinary SALDHS.
To provide professional support to all relevant practitioners within their discipline across the SALDHS.
To promote a positive approach to change, to facilitate the continued development of the SALDHS.
Coordinate the multi-professional team closely with the Locality and Professional leads and Clinical and Operational Lead for SALDHS.
To hold a highly specialist clinical caseload including independent management of people with Learning Disabilities with complex presentation

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.

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.

Date posted

21 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

083-6896986-MC-A

Job locations

Castlewood

Tickenham Road

Clevedon, North Somerset

BS21 6FW

Job description

Job responsibilities

Sirona care & health currently recruit overseas nursing and therapy staff through an NHS Trust Supplier and we adhere to the NHSE Code of Practice in relation to applicants from Red List countries. We are therefore, unable to accept any direct applications to this advert from candidates who are not already based in the UK.

If you are currently require a visa to work in the UK, there must be a minimum of 12 months from your start date until the expiry date.

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you are currently require a visa to work in the UK, there must be a minimum of 12 months from your start date until the expiry date.

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

Person Specification

Proffessional

Essential

oDiploma/ degree in Occupational therapy
oTo be able to travel between a variety of locations within BNSSG. A motorised vehicle is required.

Desirable

oBroad experience of the core areas of Occupational Therapy, including: Postural Management, Sensory Integration Approach, Mental Health, Equipment provision
Experience in delivering Occupational Therapy to adults with learning disabilities in a community setting

Skills

Essential

Experience of day-to-day supervision of more junior members of staff

Desirable

oAble to work collaboratively within own and multidisciplinary health and social care teams

Person Specification

Proffessional

Essential

oDiploma/ degree in Occupational therapy
oTo be able to travel between a variety of locations within BNSSG. A motorised vehicle is required.

Desirable

oBroad experience of the core areas of Occupational Therapy, including: Postural Management, Sensory Integration Approach, Mental Health, Equipment provision
Experience in delivering Occupational Therapy to adults with learning disabilities in a community setting

Skills

Essential

Experience of day-to-day supervision of more junior members of staff

Desirable

oAble to work collaboratively within own and multidisciplinary health and social care teams

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.