Main area: Community
Grade Band: 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Cover required between 9am and 5.00pm)
Job ref: 327-25-069
Employer: Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Collingwood House
Town: Gloucester
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 09/02/2025 23:59
Community Occupational Therapist
Band 5
We love what we do and we think you will, too! At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county. We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you’. The ethos of the team is a rehabilitative, person-led approach to recovery and self-management, to ensure we offer care close to home, avoiding unnecessary admissions to bed-based services and supporting timely discharge from hospital. The post holder will be part of a rotation between the Home First/Reablement team, the Core team and the Referral Centre team, all within Gloucester ICT. The post holder will work as an integral member of the Integrated Community Team to provide a service through assessing, collaborative goal planning, delivering and evaluating treatment for adults over the age of 18 with a physical disability as follows: Using recognised models of practice and evidence-based interventions and outcome measures to underpin all practice. Assessing and treating own caseload of patients/clients, adopting a health coaching approach for all interventions. Providing supervision and support to OT Assistants, Students and Reablement colleagues as appropriate. Providing occupational therapy advice to other disciplines and promoting the role of OT within the wider team. Participate in departmental research/project work when opportunities arise. Main duties of the job
Carrying out evidence-based assessment, intervention and evaluation of occupational performance needs of patients with physical disabilities. Be competent in risk assessments and managing risk autonomously within the home environment. To advise other professionals e.g. district nurses, carers. Liaise with partner agencies to ensure patients access to environmental adaptations via the Disabled Facilities Grant process. To manage a diverse caseload of patients with complex needs. Understand the nature, aetiology and expected progression of a wide variety of diseases/disabilities and to plan appropriate interventions. Understand the psychological and sociological impact of disease/disability on patients and carers. Provide training, advice on lifestyle changes and adaptations to the physical, psychological and social environment to meet the occupational performance needs of the patient. To plan and implement individual interventions by setting goals in collaboration with the patient. Attend appropriate specialist courses and cascade training to colleagues. To monitor and support supervisees e.g. Occupational Therapy Assistants, students. Person specification
Qualifications
HCPC registered Occupational Therapy qualification Experience
Ability to demonstrate judgement in complex clinical/operational problems, which require investigating, analysing, assessing and resolving. Awareness of the application of Models to address Occupational Performance issues. Ability to monitor and manage own and teams performance. Ability to deliver uni/multi-disciplinary training. Experience of working as a registered Occupational Therapist. Staff supervision. Specialist training or equivalent competency in environmental adaptations through prior experience. Moving and Handling experience. Experience or training in a rehabilitation approach utilising patient-centred goals to maximise function. When joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer: Free car parking at many of our sites. 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service. A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification. A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners. Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when working unsocial hours. Flexible, family-friendly and agile working opportunities. Recognition and long service awards. Fast Track physiotherapy. Access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes; including Cycle to Work, Car scheme and discounts on travel, leisure and retailers. Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application. For more information please see the attached 'Additional Information for Applicants' document. You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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Band 5
We love what we do and we think you will, too! At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county. We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you’. The ethos of the team is a rehabilitative, person-led approach to recovery and self-management, to ensure we offer care close to home, avoiding unnecessary admissions to bed-based services and supporting timely discharge from hospital. The post holder will be part of a rotation between the Home First/Reablement team, the Core team and the Referral Centre team, all within Gloucester ICT. The post holder will work as an integral member of the Integrated Community Team to provide a service through assessing, collaborative goal planning, delivering and evaluating treatment for adults over the age of 18 with a physical disability as follows: Using recognised models of practice and evidence-based interventions and outcome measures to underpin all practice. Assessing and treating own caseload of patients/clients, adopting a health coaching approach for all interventions. Providing supervision and support to OT Assistants, Students and Reablement colleagues as appropriate. Providing occupational therapy advice to other disciplines and promoting the role of OT within the wider team. Participate in departmental research/project work when opportunities arise. Main duties of the job
Carrying out evidence-based assessment, intervention and evaluation of occupational performance needs of patients with physical disabilities. Be competent in risk assessments and managing risk autonomously within the home environment. To advise other professionals e.g. district nurses, carers. Liaise with partner agencies to ensure patients access to environmental adaptations via the Disabled Facilities Grant process. To manage a diverse caseload of patients with complex needs. Understand the nature, aetiology and expected progression of a wide variety of diseases/disabilities and to plan appropriate interventions. Understand the psychological and sociological impact of disease/disability on patients and carers. Provide training, advice on lifestyle changes and adaptations to the physical, psychological and social environment to meet the occupational performance needs of the patient. To plan and implement individual interventions by setting goals in collaboration with the patient. Attend appropriate specialist courses and cascade training to colleagues. To monitor and support supervisees e.g. Occupational Therapy Assistants, students. Person specification
Qualifications
HCPC registered Occupational Therapy qualification Experience
Ability to demonstrate judgement in complex clinical/operational problems, which require investigating, analysing, assessing and resolving. Awareness of the application of Models to address Occupational Performance issues. Ability to monitor and manage own and teams performance. Ability to deliver uni/multi-disciplinary training. Experience of working as a registered Occupational Therapist. Staff supervision. Specialist training or equivalent competency in environmental adaptations through prior experience. Moving and Handling experience. Experience or training in a rehabilitation approach utilising patient-centred goals to maximise function. When joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer: Free car parking at many of our sites. 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service. A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification. A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners. Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when working unsocial hours. Flexible, family-friendly and agile working opportunities. Recognition and long service awards. Fast Track physiotherapy. Access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes; including Cycle to Work, Car scheme and discounts on travel, leisure and retailers. Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application. For more information please see the attached 'Additional Information for Applicants' document. You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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