# RRIC Community Practitioner - Occupational Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/rric-community-practitioner-occupational-therapist/737bdb2b-dc05-43c1-9f2b-583d14c1297e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/rric-community-practitioner-occupational-therapist/737bdb2b-dc05-43c1-9f2b-583d14c1297e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust - **Town:** Aylesbury - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time, Job share, Flexible working, 30 hours per week (service cover 8-8pm inclusive weekends) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-29T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-15T14:12:22.941Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Buckinghamshire/Buckingham/Buckinghamshire_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Rapid_Response_Urgent_Care_Response_Community_Physiotherapy_Intermediate_Care_Prevention_Admission/Rapid_Response_Urgent_Care_Response_Community_Physiotherapy_Intermediate_Care_Prevention_Admission-v8084412 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8084412?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview RRIC: join our team Our innovative Rapid Response & Intermediate Care service works across  Buckinghamshire – and we need you to join our  Aylesbury Team - Your mission: To provide expert interventions and rehabilitation as part of a dynamic, tight-knit team that reacts quickly when people are in crisis. - Your aim: To help patients stay in their own home, empowering recovery and preventing unnecessary hospitalisation. You will also support early discharge from hospital and patients at the end of life. - Your role: Add your expertise to our multi-disciplinary community team working with  Physiotherapists,  Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Specialist Paramedics, Paramedics, Pharmacists, Community Healthcare Assistant Practitioners or Healthcare Assistants. - Who are we? We are part of Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, based in 7 locations across the county, including a North and a South Urgent Community Response Squad.  Together we operate as one  collaborating with colleagues across all sectors of health and social care. - Who are you? If you are committed to excellence, motivated by developing your clinical skills, driven by being at the cutting edge of healthcare delivery and thrive as part of a team Disclaimer: The trust reserves the right to close the vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications and therefore early submission is recommended. Please note: Previous applicants need not apply. ### Main duties of the job Your main duties include: - Providing triage, comprehensive specialist assessment, review and evaluation of the needs of patients and carers using your OT skills and experience - Being responsible for planning programmes of care to promote health gain and maximise independence, actively case managing patients through their journeys - Allocating appropriate workloads to members of the Rapid Response & Intermediate Care (RRIC) team - Working with a range of professionals in order to ensure care is appropriate and delivered in a timely manner.Demonstrating professional skills and competence in leadership, care planning / co-ordination, and care and treatment delivery.Support the development of clinical pathway ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert. If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application. If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on \[email protected\] quoting the vacancy reference number. ## Job Details RRIC: join our team Our innovative Rapid Response & Intermediate Care service works across Buckinghamshire – and we need you to join our Aylesbury Team Your mission: To provide expert interventions and rehabilitation as part of a dynamic, tight-knit team that reacts quickly when people are in crisis. Your aim: To help patients stay in their own home, empowering recovery and preventing unnecessary hospitalisation. You will also support early discharge from hospital and patients at the end of life. Your role: Add your expertise to our multi-disciplinary community team working with Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Specialist Paramedics, Paramedics, Pharmacists, Community Healthcare Assistant Practitioners or Healthcare Assistants. Who are we? We are part of Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, based in 7 locations across the county, including a North and a South Urgent Community Response Squad. Together we operate as one collaborating with colleagues across all sectors of health and social care. Who are you? If you are committed to excellence, motivated by developing your clinical skills, driven by being at the cutting edge of healthcare delivery and thrive as part of a team Disclaimer: The trust reserves the right to close the vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications and therefore early submission is recommended. Please note: Previous applicants need not apply. ## Job Description Your main duties include: Providing triage, comprehensive specialist assessment, review and evaluation of the needs of patients and carers using your OT skills and experience Being responsible for planning programmes of care to promote health gain and maximise independence, actively case managing patients through their journeys Allocating appropriate workloads to members of the Rapid Response & Intermediate Care (RRIC) team Working with a range of professionals in order to ensure care is appropriate and delivered in a timely manner.Demonstrating professional skills and competence in leadership, care planning / co-ordination, and care and treatment delivery.Support the development of clinical pathway ## Responsibilities For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert. If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application. If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on \[email protected\] quoting the vacancy reference number. ## Person Specification ### EXPERIENCE **Essential** - Demonstrate experience post or preregistration placements in relevant clinical areas for therapists:- Care of Elderly Orthopaedics Neurology Respiratory Palliative Care Long term conditions - In depth experience of working within multi-agency/multi-disciplinary team. **Desirable** - Experience of working in an NHS community/in-patient setting for a minimum of 2 years post registration. - Experience of electronic clinical systems - Experience participating in research or audit project. - Experience of day-to-day staff management e.g. case allocation to Health Care Assistants - Experience of working with single assessment process. ### SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES **Essential** - Valid and current UK driving licence and car to be able to travel to locations throughout Buckinghamshire. ### SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE **Essential** - Demonstrate profession specific clinical assessment planning delivery and evaluation skills. **Desirable** - Knowledge of legal requirement for working with vulnerable adults and those who lack capacity - Ability to manage complex cases - Ability to develop and maintain partnership working - Knowledge of modernisation agenda within the NHS and social care - IT Skills - Report writing skills - Teaching patients, carers, and colleagues ### EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING **Essential** - Registered Allied Healthcare Professional with HCPC -Occupational Therapist - Degree/ Diploma in Occupational Therapy - Experience of recent Continuous Professional Development. - Relevant post graduate clinical training e.g. Advanced History Taking & Assessment Long Term Conditions Respiratory Disease Cardiac Disease Trauma, Orthopaedics & End of Life ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 216.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10377038) - [personal specification (pdf, 264.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10377039) - [functional requirements form (pdf, 192.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10377040) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.