About this role
Job summary
We're looking for a Senior Occupational Therapist to join our Integrated Neighbourhood Teams in either South Bristol or North Somerset, delivering person-centred care within the community.
This is a rewarding opportunity to help people live well at home, preventing unnecessary hospital admissions, supporting timely discharge, and delivering rehabilitation that genuinely improves quality of life. You'll see the impact of your work every day as you support people to regain independence and achieve what matters most to them.
At Sirona, we're committed to helping you grow. You'll develop specialist community skills, work within a supportive multidisciplinary team, and gain valuable experience supervising and supporting others as you build your leadership capabilities.
Our teams are forward-thinking and focused on personalised care. You'll work closely alongside Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Nurses, Specialist Practitioners, and Support Staff to deliver high-quality care in patients' homes and local communities.
We offer flexible working options, with both full-time and part-time opportunities available to support a healthy work-life balance.
We currently have two vacancies available:o One based in North Somerseto One based in South BristolPlease state your preferred location within your application.
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.
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
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).
Employer details Employer name Sirona care & health CIC
Address Worle Health Centre/Withywood Centre
125 High Street, Worle/Queens Road
Weston Super Mare/Bristol
BS13 8QA
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)