Sirona care & health CIC

Senior Occupational Therapist - South Gloucestershire

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Job summary

Are you passionate about delivering exceptional community-based therapy, allowing service users to improve their quality of life and optimise their function? Are you committed to a Home First ethos, where people can rehabilitate and recover in their own environment, optimising their physical and emotional wellbeing? If the answer is YES, then please apply now!

The Sirona Integrated Network Teams (INT) are an innovative and dynamic service. Our therapists support hospital discharges, admission avoidance and long term self-management, enabling patients to live better lives in their home environment.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Senior Occupational Therapist to join our busy and dynamic team, supervising colleagues and promoting independence and choice for our service users and their carers.

You will be working within a friendly and supportive team alongside Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Support Workers and Administrators. We collaborate closely with our Specialist Services, Acute, Community and Social Care partners. We offer a flexible service which covers extended hours operating 7 days a week, to support our service user needs.

Working arrangements include weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis.

Main duties of the job

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.
Use clinical reasoning skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate, patient-centred intervention programmes, using evidence based practice approach.
Responsible for allocation of work and team coordination.
Develop strong, communicative working relationships with hospital staff, primary care, service providers and multi-disciplinary teams.
Collaborate and negotiate with service users, carers and family in identifying goals as part of a care plan to maximise quality of life and independence.
Facilitate appropriate referrals to other services or investigations.
Focus on achieving and demonstrating overall improvements in health care for patients who are complex/frail, have urgent care needs and long-term conditions
Use occupational therapy skills in functional and standardised assessment.
Assess and arrange the provision of equipment and adaptations from appropriate agencies ensuring this is in good working order.
Take responsibility for development of members of the INT including line management duties whilst assisting to organise and manage their caseload.
Participate in training; delivering as appropriate.
Identify risks and act accordingly to minimise risk.

About us

We are Sirona care & health, a Community Interest Company committed to providing local communities with a range of high quality specialist health care services across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. For us, it’s about the personal approach; we take pride in what we do and deliver the high standard of care that we’d expect for ourselves and our families.

Benefits:

NHS AfC21/22 – Salary, Terms and Conditions and NHS Pension scheme

Flexible Working

27-33 days annual leave

Dedicated in-house Learning and Development Team – We offer an extensive corporate and local induction programme to all new starters

Continuous Professional Development – A wide variety of clinical and non-clinical training is available to all members of staff throughout their careers

Health and Wellbeing - Employee Assistance Programme provider, free in-house Physiotherapy Team for all staff

Staff Recognition - Annual Sirona Awards for Excellence

Discounts and Benefits

Date posted

14 December 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£33,706 to £40,588 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B9083-SIR2714-12

Job locations

Patchway Health Clinic

Thirlmere Road

Patchway

Bristol

BS34 5PD

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role before applying.

This vacancy qualifies for the Sirona Employee Referral Scheme Tier 1 - referrals must be made prior to the closing date.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role before applying.

This vacancy qualifies for the Sirona Employee Referral Scheme Tier 1 - referrals must be made prior to the closing date.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Able to effectively lead a team with senior support when required.
Effective communication skills written, verbal and non-verbal.
Able to adapt communication for individuals with communication difficulties.
Able to function effectively as a team member.
Able to make clinically reasoned judgements when working with a variety of conditions.
Able to work autonomously and seek appropriate advice/guidance from senior staff.
Experience of supervising staff and students of own profession.
Effective time management and caseload management.
Able to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
Competent IT skills.
Knowledge of and ability to implement current local and national initiatives.
Significant experience in a Physiotherapist role post-graduation.
Recent relevant experience within the community setting including management of the frail complex patient.
Experience of supervising staff and students from other professions.
Experience of the application of health, safety and risk management policies.
Working with a range of professionals in Health or Social care.

Desirable

Recent relevant experience within the community setting including management of the frail complex patient.
Experience of supervising staff and students from other professions.
Experience of the application of health, safety and risk management policies.
Working with a range of professionals in Health or Social care.

Qualifications

Essential

Bsc or equivalent in Occupational Therapy.
HCPC registered.
Evidence of on-going CPD/Reflective Practice.

Desirable

Willingness to undertake further study and qualifications relevant to the role.

Additional Criteria

Essential

Hold a UK Driving Licence and have access to reliable transport for the purposes of the post.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Able to effectively lead a team with senior support when required.
Effective communication skills written, verbal and non-verbal.
Able to adapt communication for individuals with communication difficulties.
Able to function effectively as a team member.
Able to make clinically reasoned judgements when working with a variety of conditions.
Able to work autonomously and seek appropriate advice/guidance from senior staff.
Experience of supervising staff and students of own profession.
Effective time management and caseload management.
Able to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
Competent IT skills.
Knowledge of and ability to implement current local and national initiatives.
Significant experience in a Physiotherapist role post-graduation.
Recent relevant experience within the community setting including management of the frail complex patient.
Experience of supervising staff and students from other professions.
Experience of the application of health, safety and risk management policies.
Working with a range of professionals in Health or Social care.

Desirable

Recent relevant experience within the community setting including management of the frail complex patient.
Experience of supervising staff and students from other professions.
Experience of the application of health, safety and risk management policies.
Working with a range of professionals in Health or Social care.

Qualifications

Essential

Bsc or equivalent in Occupational Therapy.
HCPC registered.
Evidence of on-going CPD/Reflective Practice.

Desirable

Willingness to undertake further study and qualifications relevant to the role.

Additional Criteria

Essential

Hold a UK Driving Licence and have access to reliable transport for the purposes of the post.

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

Patchway Health Clinic

Thirlmere Road

Patchway

Bristol

BS34 5PD

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Sirona care & health CIC

Address

Patchway Health Clinic

Thirlmere Road

Patchway

Bristol

BS34 5PD

Employer's website

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