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Job summary
Looking for your next Occupational Therapy opportunity? Come and join our established rotational team, where innovation, collaboration and patient-centred care are at the heart of everything we do.
You'll have the opportunity to use your clinical expertise and creativity to develop and deliver tailored treatment programmes, helping individuals improve their independence, wellbeing and quality of life. Working autonomously, you'll provide evidence-based interventions while playing a key role in supporting safe and effective discharges.
As part of our multidisciplinary team, you'll work closely with GPs, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Physiotherapists, Support Workers and Social Workers, all committed to delivering outstanding care through our "home is best" philosophy.
Whether you're looking to broaden your experience or further develop your skills, this is the chance to grow within a welcoming team environment.
Main duties of the job
- To perform occupational therapy assessments, to aid diagnosis and treatment of patients who may have diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions; including orthopaedic, vascular, neurological, cognitive problems.
- To assist in the discharge planning process as part of the wider MDT.
- To hold responsibility for own case load and be responsible for a defined area of the service or a particular patient type, working with supervision where required. Supervision takes the form of regular formal training, regular clinical supervision sessions and access to informal supervision from senior staff.
- To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
- to provide support/supervision for the occupational therapy students, assistant practitioners, rehab support workers and activities co-ordinator.
- To assist Senior therapists in service development, including the development of group
About us
Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference 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 for all our colleagues and apprentices.
Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.
Details
- Date posted: 16 July 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 5
- Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
- Reference number: 083-8149043-SL
- Job locations: South Bristol Community Hospital (Rehab Unit), Hengrove Promenade, Bristol, BS14 0DE, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role 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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Occupational Therapy and registered with HCPC
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) maintained in portfolio
Desirable
- Evidence of Postgraduate study/course
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Able to make clinically reasoned judgement when working with a variety of conditions
- Competent IT skills
- Able to work autonomously, and ability to know when to seek appropriate advice / guidance from senior staff
- Able to adapt communication for individuals with communication difficulties
Desirable
- Community work demonstrating a broad range of clinical undergraduate experience
- Experience of the application of health, safety and risk management policies
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This advert is for Community Occupational Therapist (Rotational) with Sirona care & health CIC in Bristol, South West, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Occupational Therapist role. The advertised salary is £32,073 to £39,043 a year. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 30 Jul 2026.
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