Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist looking for a rewarding role in a supportive team? We are seeking a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our Reablement Team based in Bath. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference by helping individuals regain and maintain their independence through rehabilitation and support.
As part of this role, you will work within our short-term Reablement Service, supporting individuals in their own homes or within residential and nursing homes. You will collaborate closely with a multi-disciplinary team, including Reablement Therapy Workers, Physiotherapists, Therapy Assistant Practitioners, Care Coordinators, and Administrative staff. The team also works alongside GPs, District Nurses, Social Workers, and other community services.
This role requires travel across the Bath and North East Somerset area, so a Full UK Driving License and access to a car are essential.
We offer a Band 6 Salary under Agenda for Change terms and conditions, along with an NHS Pension and enhancements for unsocial hours in line with AfC rates.
The service operates seven days a week, and all staff participate in a team rota, including weekends and bank holidays. Core working hours for Therapists are typically 8:00 – 16:00, with occasional 9:00 – 18:00 and 8:00 – 14:00 shifts.
There is also an opportunity for this position to become a rotational role, providing further development and experience across different areas.
If you’re passionate about helping people regain their independence and want to be part of a friendly, professional, and forward-thinking team, we’d love to hear from you!
Package DescriptionAs a Band 6 Reablement Occupational Therapist, you’ll be part of our valued team at St Martin's Hospital, Bath.
You will feel valued as a Reablement Occupational Therapist within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
£37,338 - £44,962 with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
Free tea and coffee at your base location
Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission
Main ResponsibilitiesAs a Reablement Occupational Therapist you will:
Carry out therapeutic assessment, diagnosis and treatment with patients using person centred goals.
Provide an evidence-based Occupational therapy service of a high standard, to patients in a community setting by undertaking comprehensive assessments, reassessments, care planning, rehabilitation and therapeutic care and support.
Hold responsibility for own case load working with rehabilitation therapy workers to deliver therapeutic programmes
Provide effective supervision to junior Occupational Therapists, Therapy Assistant Practioners and Reablement therapy workers.
The Ideal Candidate
You must hold a Degree in Occupational Therapy
You will be a Registered Occupational Therapist with HCPC
Hold a Full UK Driver’s License and have access to a car/vehicle
We’re looking for someone who is motivating, innovative and adaptable who can ensure the delivery of positive experiences to patients at every stage of their healthcare journey.
If you would like more information, please contact Kerry Lazenby at Kerry.Lazenby@hcrgcaregroup.com or Yvonne Thompson Yvonne.Thompson@hcrgcaregroup.com or call 01225 613701.
About The CompanyWe change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006 we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
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