Senior Occupational Therapist

Sirona care & health CIC

The closing date is 11 May 2025

Job summary

Are you an enthusiastic and passionate Occupational Therapist looking for a new opportunity? Come and join Sirona as a Senior Community Occupational Therapist, a role where you really make a difference.

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, this is the role for you!

In return, we'll 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.

Our 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 and Nurse Associates, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Support Workers and Administrators.

Vacancies available in Inner City & East Bristol, South Bristol, Woodspring and Weston. Please select your preference when applying.

Main duties of the job

Responsible for proactive service and own caseload management
Responsible for capacity management, allocation of work and efficient service / team coordination
Lead by example and be a role model for the team
Develop and maintain strong, communicative working relationships with hospital staff, primary care, service providers and multi-disciplinary teams within health and social care to:-
To use occupational therapy skills and techniques in functional and standardised assessment & interventions as an autonomous practitioner
To develop additional competencies within the requirements of the multi-disciplinary approach to the INT
Take responsibility for the development of other members of the INT including peers, junior staff, and students whilst assisting other junior staff to organise, prioritise and manage their caseload.
Work collaboratively with the INT Manager to:-
support team performance in key identified areas including frailty and the assessment and management of high risk patients
maintain a culture of learning (from incidents, including root cause analysis, patient feedback, complaints and clinical audit)
Work within your scope of practice
Identify risks and act accordingly to minimise risk to self, service users and colleagues in line with Organisational policy and procedures
With the support of senior colleagues, identify and work towards specific objectives and to actively participate in service development projects and audit as required.

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.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find as an attachment on this vacancy.

Date posted

24 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

083-7115358-MP-A

Job locations

Various across Bristol and North Somerset - see advert

Bristol / North Somerset

BS16 3TD

Sirona Care & Health

Tickenham Road

Clevedon

Avon

BS21 6FW

Knowle Clinic

Broadfield Road

Bristol

BS4 2DH

Withywood Centre

Queens Road, Bishopsworth

Bristol

BS13 8QA

East Trees Health Centre

100a Fishponds Road

Bristol

BS5 6SD

Worle Health Centre

125 High Street

Worle

Weston-super-mare

Avon

BS22 6HB

Fishponds Health Centre

Beechwood Road

Bristol

BS16 3TD

Job description

Job responsibilities

See attached full job description and person specification for a full range of duties and responsibilities associated with this position.

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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

See attached full job description and person specification for a full range of duties and responsibilities associated with this position.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree 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 & Experience

Essential

Explain how you have effectively led a team with senior support when required.
Explain how you've made clinically reasoned judgements when working with a variety of conditions.
Explain how you're able to work autonomously, with the ability to know when to seek appropriate advice / guidance from senior staff.
Experience of supervising staff and students of own profession.
Effective time management and caseload management.

Desirable

Recent relevant experience within the community setting.
Working with a range of professionals in health or social care.
Experience of supervising staff and students from other professions.

Application Reason

Essential

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree 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 & Experience

Essential

Explain how you have effectively led a team with senior support when required.
Explain how you've made clinically reasoned judgements when working with a variety of conditions.
Explain how you're able to work autonomously, with the ability to know when to seek appropriate advice / guidance from senior staff.
Experience of supervising staff and students of own profession.
Effective time management and caseload management.

Desirable

Recent relevant experience within the community setting.
Working with a range of professionals in health or social care.
Experience of supervising staff and students from other professions.

Application Reason

Essential

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

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.