Community Band 6

Pulse is currently seeking a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our well-established private client’s trust based in Hampshire. The role is available to start as soon as possible, offering full-time hours per week for an ongoing period.

A band 6 OT is required in the community therapy team to support the influx on priority referrals to the service, carrying out the treatment and assessment of patients within the community. Applying therapists must have experience of assessment within the community and potentially experience of being able to undertake crisis response within a community setting.

The Occupational Therapist’s duties are, but not limited to:

• Enable people with physical disabilities to be as independent and as safe as possible
• Provide advice, arrange equipment or recommend alterations to the home; ensure safe and competent use of such equipment
• Help people make the most of their abilities, and work with them to find solutions to the problems that limit their ability to be independent
• Working as part of an early intervention team, preventing secondary referrals to hospital services
• Easier and safer ways of managing everyday activities i.e. washing, dressing, household tasks and activities
• Offer an Assessment of Carer’s or parent’s needs and provide appropriate advice as required
• To be professionally and legally responsible for all aspects of own work, including management of patients and other professional activities

To be considered for this role, you must:

• Be HCPC registered
• Have completed the relevant degree/qualification in physiotherapy
• Have previous experience in a similar role
• Hold a valid UK driving licence and have access to your own vehicle during work hours

What next?

If you are an empathetic physiotherapist with excellent interpersonal skills and a genuine concern for the health and well-being of patients, please apply today or contact our team for more information.

Benefits of locum work:

• Daily payroll
• Variety of work opportunities in NHS and private sectors
• Expand your skill set more quickly
• Flexible hours of work

Why Pulse?

• Online interviews via HireVue
• First-class support and advice from our specialist consultant teams
• ipoint – Electronic Timesheet smartphone app
• Assistance with travel and finding accommodation
• Streamlined compliance process, utilising new online technology
• Access to high-quality voluntary training
• £300 Recommend a Friend bonus scheme*

*Terms and conditions

Not for you but know the ideal Physiotherapist?

If you are registered with Pulse and recommend a friend to us, you can earn £300 per recommendation once they have worked over 200 hours*.

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.