Sirona care & health CIC

Senior Community Occupational Therapist

The closing date is 22 April 2026

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Senior Occupational Therapist to join our Integrated Network Teams (INT) in Weston and Worle.

If you are passionate about delivering high-quality, person-centred community therapy, improving quality of life, preventing unnecessary hospital admissions, and supporting rehabilitation in the home, we would love to hear from you.

Our Integrated Network Teams are innovative, forward-thinking services providing rehabilitation and support directly in people's homes and communities. You'll play a key role in maximising independence, supporting safe hospital discharge, preventing admission, and enabling long-term self-management so people can live well in their own homes.

In return, we are fully committed to your development. You will have the opportunity to build advanced community-based clinical skills, strengthen your multidisciplinary working, and develop your leadership, supervision, and service development capabilities.

You will be part of a friendly, supportive and dynamic multidisciplinary team, working alongside Physiotherapists, Nurses, Community Specialist Practitioners, Support Workers and Administrators.

We offer a flexible, responsive service operating 7 days a week with extended hours, supporting a healthy work-life balance while meeting the needs of our community.

Main duties of the job

Initial holistic assessment, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for patients who are acutely and chronically unwell; often with complex needs.

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

Responsible for proactive service and own caseload management

Responsible for allocation of work and efficient service/team coordination

Develop and maintain strong, communicative working relationships to prevent avoidable admissions and facilitate timely discharges.

Collaborate and negotiate with service users, carers and family in identifying achievable goals as part of the overall care plan to maximise quality of life and independence.

Facilitate appropriate referrals to other services based on your assessment

Assess and arrange the provision of equipment within scope of practice; reporting any issues

Take responsibility for the development of other members of the INT including peers, junior staff, and students

Maintain accurate, informative and legal records

Actively participate in training; this may involve assisting in the delivery

Identify risks and act accordingly to minimise risk to self, colleagues and service users

About us

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make arealdifference 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 forallour colleagues and apprentices.

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

Date posted

09 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year pro rata, per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

083-7849036-WW-B

Job locations

Worle Health Centre

125 High Street, Worle

Weston Super Mare

BS22 6HB

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted.

This vacancy is open to our relocation policy whereby we support with some relocation expenses - please contact us to find out more.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted.

This vacancy is open to our relocation policy whereby we support with some relocation expenses - please contact us to find out more.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

BSc or equivalent 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 and experience

Essential

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

Desirable

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

Application Reason

Essential

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

BSc or equivalent 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 and experience

Essential

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

Desirable

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

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Sirona care & health CIC

Address

Worle Health Centre

125 High Street, Worle

Weston Super Mare

BS22 6HB

Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sirona care & health CIC

Address

Worle Health Centre

125 High Street, Worle

Weston Super Mare

BS22 6HB

Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)