Occupational Therapist

Job overview

We are looking for a passionate and skilled Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our Integrated Community Team here in the beautiful Cotswolds.

This is a permanent, part-time position (30 hours per week) based in Bourton-on-the-Water, covering the North Cotswolds. You'll be working in a well-established MDT that includes Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Community Nurses, and Home First colleagues—all committed to promoting independence and well-being for our local population.

You will carry out specialist functional assessments in clients’ homes and play a key role in supporting individuals across the rehabilitation journey—from early intervention and reablement, through to minor and major adaptations.

Where appropriate needs are identified you will make recommendations for adaptations such as level access showers, stair lifts, extensions, and access modifications. This will involve liaison with housing teams, grants officers, surveyors, and contractors to progress DFG applications,

As this is a community-based role, you will be visiting patients in their own homes on a daily basis. Therefore, a full valid UK driving licence and access to a car are essential. Mileage expenses will be reimbursed in line with organisational policy.

We offer a supportive and collaborative working environment, with a strong team ethos, regular supervision, annual appraisals, and excellent opportunities for continuing professional development.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for someone who

• Is a qualified Occupational Therapist, HCPC registered.
• Has experience of working with adults with physical disabilities and/or long-term conditions
• Has a strong understanding of housing legislation, DFG processes, and relevant guidance (e.g., Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996)
• Is confident in risk assessment and clinical reasoning in complex environments
• Works well autonomously and within a multidisciplinary team
• Has excellent communication and report writing skills
• Is motivated to support people to live with dignity and independence in their own homes.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To manage as an independent skilled practitioner, using advanced clinical reasoning, critical thinking, reflection and analytical skills. To be accountable for own professional actions
• To be competent in assessing a person’s support needs and identifying specific support and where rehabilitation would improve independence.
• To monitor, evaluate and modify goals/treatment using appropriate outcome measures to ensure effectiveness of interventions.
• To be competent in environmental risk assessments and managing risk autonomously within the home environment.
• To promote a positive risk taking approach to facilitate retention of patient independence and well-being.
• To manage clinical risk within own patient caseload. This may involve complex decision making regarding patients being safe to remain in their place of residence or requiring admission to hospital.
• To assess patients’ capacity, gain valid informed consent to treatment and where such capacity is lacking/absent, to work within a legal framework to manage the patient appropriately.
• To provide spontaneous and planned advice and instruction to relatives, carers, other disciplines and agencies to promote understanding of the aims of occupational therapy for each individual patient, and to ensure continuation of the individualised goal plan that has been set in collaboration with the patient/family/carer. This will include moving and handling advice and falls prevention.
• To attend and initiate multidisciplinary / multi agency team meetings and case conferences to ensure the coordination of patient care. This will include review of patient progress, setting of short and long-term goals, and discharge planning

We provide a Multi-professional preceptorship programme that is aligned to the National Preceptorship Framework for Nursing and have been awarded the Interim quality mark from NHS England. Our programme is provided to all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners. In addition to the programme we also offer all preceptees the opportunity of enrolling and completing the level 7 (Masters) 15 credit validated module “Preceptorship for Healthcare” (AP7026).

Newly qualified Social Workers are offered the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment programme (ASYE) which is similar to a preceptorship programme.

The Trust is required to work in line with the Government’s UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit - https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.