Pathway 2 Occupational Therapist

Are you a band 6 or experienced Band 5 OT looking for a new challenge to support patients to regain independence & function? Are you wanting a short term opportunity to try inpatient rehab? Are you wanting to build your knowledge & understanding of patient flow & bedded units?

Intermediate care services in Somerset are well established and have been hugely successful in shaping policy at a national level. In Intermediate Care we are committed to investing in people; forging new partnerships between health, social care, the care agency sector and voluntary services.

In Somerset we have proven that when we work together, we can achieve truly great things for people.

We are seeking a committed and enthusiastic OT to join our MDT. We are a friendly and supportive MDT.

We have an opportunity in Oake Meadows nursing home, our bedded unit in Taunton.

You need to be a car driver with a valid driving licence or have access to transport with appropriate business insurance in order to travel throughout the Trust, to meet the needs of the service.

Main duties of the job

In this post, you will be supported to :

Develop, use and be creative with your OT skills to work holistically and look deeper than the original diagnosis

Have the freedom and support to act in patients' best interests "what matters to you"

Connect with, assess and treat patients who may have diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions

Work with patients, to set personalised goals and individual treatment programmes

Work with patients, their families and the MDT to plan and implement discharge

Organise, prioritise and plan your own caseload

Clinically supervise other members of the team

Take a role in the development of the Intermediate Care Service within Somerset

Your professional supervision, includes support from the team leader who is an experienced AHP therapist, working with you in intermediate care. Links with other occupational therapists within the intermediate care service will be supported.

The Occupational Therapy leads and Occupational Therapists across all agencies in Somerset are working together to implement our OT strategy with the aims of better experience for staff, better experience of care, better outcomes and values.

As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression, and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.

The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.

There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan - there is truly something for everyone!