Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
29 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Extensive NHS or equivalent experience in specialist area e.g. community or community services
- Experience
Experience of team leadership, management and positive role modelling
- Experience
Student practice placement educator and experience of having students
- Experience
Experience of using/fitting adaptive equipment
- Experience
Supervisory experience
- Other Factors
Ability to fulfil the travel requirements of post
- Other Factors
Able to meet physical & moving and handling requirements of post. i.e. re-positioning of a patient, use of moving & handling equipment, approved manual physical movement practices of patient
- Other Factors
Able to deal sensitively and safely with blood and bodily fluids
- Personal Attributes
Able to maintain confidentiality and professionalism within the environment that they are working
- Personal Attributes
Able to demonstrate awareness of own limitations and need to ask for help
- Personal Attributes
Evidence of ability to communicate effectively including difficult conversations
- Personal Attributes
Committed to personal and team development
- Personal Attributes
Ability to adapt and demonstrate flexibility in changing service needs
- Personal Attributes
Is dynamic and proactive
- Personal Attributes
Shows evidence of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
- Personal Attributes
Reliable
- Education & Qualifications
Professional Qualification to degree level or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
- Education & Qualifications
HCPC Registration
- Education & Qualifications
Significant post graduate experience and CPD relevant to role / Specialist courses (or equivalent experience)
- Education & Qualifications
Evidence of or willingness to undertake further training at Masters level
- Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Broad and specialist knowledge of relevant patient conditions and therapy interventions
- Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Computer Skills including word processing and e-mail
- Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Demonstration of knowledge of core and highly specialist Therapy skills
- Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Broad, developed and advanced knowledge of relevant conditions and therapy interventions
- Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Extensive evidence of ongoing CPD in relevant area
- Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Experience of multi-disciplinary communication, assessments and record keeping
- Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Able to make independent, sound, advanced clinical decisions and problem solve
- Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Able to manage and facilitate others in dealing with busy case load and prioritise
- Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Ability to work autonomously using highly specialist knowledge, skills and initiative in sometimes complex situations acknowledging role boundaries
Desirable
1 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Education & Qualifications
Leadership/Management qualification
Job overview
We are seeking an experienced and innovative Band 7 Occupational Therapist to join our existing community Frailty Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapists working in our East PCN.
The post-holder will work as part of our multi-disciplinary PCN Wellbeing Team, which includes two other Frailty Occupational Therapists, Social Prescribers, a Health and Wellbeing Coach and Safeguarding Care Coordinators.
This role is an extended scope, advanced practice role working in the community with people in their own homes. The purpose of the role is to provide advanced Occupational Therapy clinical assessments, interventions and planning. This includes advanced care planning discussions. Liaising closely with the MDT including the GPs at the surgeries to facilitate and support these assessments. To proactively manage frailty and ageing well in the community, reducing un-necessary hospital admissions and supporting individuals to achieve the best possible quality of life.
We look forward to welcoming you to our small but highly committed team.
Informal discussions prior to application are welcome.
Main duties of the job
To undertake comprehensive frailty assessments from an advanced clinical Occupational Therapy perspective. Delivering specialist Occupational Therapy interventions to support independence, function, safety and quality of life.
Deliver person centred, specialist Occupational Therapy intervention and goal planning, working collaboratively with the person, their support network, GPs and the wider MDT to improve patient outcomes.
Identifying risks, proactive planning and strategies to reduce unnecessary hospital admissions in collaboration with the wider MDT.
Facilitation and proactive engagement in Occupational Therapy practice placement education.
Car driver essential to role.
See job description for further details.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view the Job description and person specification attached to this vacancy in the supporting documents.
Applicant requirements
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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This advert is for Band 7 Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist - Frailty East PCN with Wye Valley NHS Trust in Hereford, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Occupational Therapist role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 pa, pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 11 Sep 2026.
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