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Community Occupational Therapist (LD)

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 01 May 2025

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Job summary

This post involves working closely within a passionate and skilled Multi-disciplinary Team, consisting of Nursing, Physiotherapy, Psychiatry, Occupational Therapy, Psychology and Speech Therapy colleagues. A commitment to team working is essential and rewarding.

The post holder should be able to demonstrate excellent clinical reasoning skills, apply theory to practice and communicate effectively with patients, their families, carers and colleagues alike. It is expected that the post-holder will provide effective clinical supervision to junior qualified colleagues, OT technicians and Student OTs and be passionate about this aspect of the role.

The successful candidate will be encouraged to contribute to and utilise reflective practice. You will require current HCPC registration, and appropriate post-registration experience is essential . We welcome applications from suitably qualified and experienced candidates

If you feel you have the passion for this role and wish to experience the freedom, self-management and progressive nature of Gloucestershire Health & Care Foundation Trust Occupational Therapy then we would be delighted to hear from you.

This post requires the post holder to be able to undertake all statutory and mandatory training and post holders must be able to undertake physical interventions.

Main duties of the job

Work as a member of the North Community Learning Disability Team providing Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention to an identified caseload in addition to care co-ordination responsibilities.

Contribute to and lead team discussions and planning of care provision, supporting the team to recognise occupational needs.

To be a senior member of the multidisciplinary team providing a service across core team hours: Monday - Friday, 09:00 - 17:00

Work across the Cheltenham and North Cotswold locality service and in partnership with a range of public sector, and third sector providers to support the individual needs of service users.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

  • 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
  • 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
  • 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Date posted

17 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

Part-time

Reference number

327-25-311

Job locations

Leckhampton Lodge

Charlton Lane

Cheltenham

GL53 9DZ


Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be a senior member of the North Community Learning Disability Team (North CLDT) working with service users in the Cheltenham, Tewkesbury and North Cotswold area. The purpose of the role is as follows:

Provide specialist Occupational Therapy to service users with severe / complex needs and learning disabilities.

  • Provide evidenced-based Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention to optimise the service users ability to engage in and maintain meaningful occupations in line with the principles of social inclusion and/or recovery.
  • Undertake care co-ordination responsibilities for an allocated number of service users.
  • Contribute to training/support for primary and secondary health care professionals, social care providers and families to enable them to better meet the occupational needs of service users.
  • Supervise staff at Band 5 and below
  • Act as lead mentor for students on Occupational Therapy student programmes

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be a senior member of the North Community Learning Disability Team (North CLDT) working with service users in the Cheltenham, Tewkesbury and North Cotswold area. The purpose of the role is as follows:

Provide specialist Occupational Therapy to service users with severe / complex needs and learning disabilities.

  • Provide evidenced-based Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention to optimise the service users ability to engage in and maintain meaningful occupations in line with the principles of social inclusion and/or recovery.
  • Undertake care co-ordination responsibilities for an allocated number of service users.
  • Contribute to training/support for primary and secondary health care professionals, social care providers and families to enable them to better meet the occupational needs of service users.
  • Supervise staff at Band 5 and below
  • Act as lead mentor for students on Occupational Therapy student programmes

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience working with people with learning disabilities

Desirable

  • Proven experience in a community setting

Attitudes

Essential

  • Demonstrable passion for MDT working and service development

Skills

Essential

  • Evidence of experience as a mentor / supervisor of students and others

Desirable

  • Experience of occupational Therapy role in a community setting
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience working with people with learning disabilities

Desirable

  • Proven experience in a community setting

Attitudes

Essential

  • Demonstrable passion for MDT working and service development

Skills

Essential

  • Evidence of experience as a mentor / supervisor of students and others

Desirable

  • Experience of occupational Therapy role in a community setting

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Leckhampton Lodge

Charlton Lane

Cheltenham

GL53 9DZ


Employer's website

https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Leckhampton Lodge

Charlton Lane

Cheltenham

GL53 9DZ


Employer's website

https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Team Manager

Peter Day

peter.day@ghc.nhs.uk

03004212072

Date posted

17 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

Part-time

Reference number

327-25-311

Job locations

Leckhampton Lodge

Charlton Lane

Cheltenham

GL53 9DZ


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