Senior Occupational Therapist

Job summary

We are pleased to be able to offer a band 6 Occupational Therapist role working in reading. We are a community team covering reading locality. We are an integrated team including Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Therapy assistants, and admin support. The service supports multiple pathways including Community Reablement , Falls, 2day urgent pathway and Community Physiotherapy. This is an exciting time to join BHFT, as we develop services to work in an integrated way within the community in reading and across Berkshire West. The successful candidate will be required to provide/ willing to develop skills in providing high quality, responsive services working as an integral member of the team. You will also work closely with social services and voluntary organization for adults with a wide range of physical impairments and mental health conditions. The successful candidate will work autonomously under the guidance of senior clinicians (as required) having a clinical responsibility for a designated caseload.

Main duties of the job

o Support hospital discharge referrals to promote the independence of service users on the caseload and identify any long-term needs.o Support falls pathway completing environment and clinical assessments to reduce risk of service users from falls within their homeso Provision of equipment to promote independence and safety.o Hold a caseload and work autonomouslyo Work flexibly to ensure urgent referrals are adequately managedo Supporting colleagues in the delivery of compassionate, safe and structured careo Plan and provide treatment in collaboration with others as appropriateo Provide guidance and appropriate delegation to therapy assistants in the team

The "must haves" for you to be considered for this role:

• Excellent communications skills

• Understanding of intermediate care with experience of rehabilitation and hospital discharge

• Car driver with ability and readiness to be flexible within working days

About us

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.

The trust employs almost 5,000 people over more than 100 sites and community settings across Windsor & Maidenhead, Slough, Bracknell Forest, Wokingham, Reading and West Berkshire.

For our people who work here that means we want Berkshire Healthcare to be a great place to work where everyone can thrive and grow. Some of the benefits of joining our team:

• Salary ranging from£35,392 - £42,618 per annum
• Flexible working opportunities and a strong emphasis on your work, life balance
• Annual leave - 27 days for new starters, plus bank holidays. Increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years NHS service. Pro rata for part time staff
• Excellent learning and development opportunities
• Salary sacrifice scheme for a new car
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave for eligible staff
• Advanced IT enablement and support
• Confidential telephone care service providing independent support and advice for staff.
• And so much more