Community Occupational Therapist

Our client is now seeking to recruit an experienced Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join their innovative NHS trust based in Taunton, Somerset. The post is available to start as soon as possible, offering full time hours or part time hours each week for an initial 6-month period.

The appointed therapist will be assessing people in their own homes immediately following an inpatient admission and carrying out loan working in peoples’ own homes (but have access to the wider team for support as needed). Applying therapists must have community experience to be considered for this role, as well as the ability to communicate with a wide range of professionals across health and social care.

To be considered for this role applying Physiotherapists will need:

• HCPC registration
• Relevant qualification in Physiotherapy
• Previous experience working within a community discharge team

Skills and experience needed:

• Discharge planning with a range of patients with fluctuating and life limiting conditions
• Ability to work in a busy environment with constantly changing priorities
• Previous experience of working with palliative care/hospice care – desirable
• Complex handling and moving skills – able to assess patients to get out of bed and sit out
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to develop a rapport with patients
• Good communication skills

Why Pulse?

• Variety of opportunities in both NHS and private sectors (which are not affected by IR35)
• First class support and advice from a dedicated consultant
• £300 recommend a friend bonus scheme*
• iPoint – Electronic timesheet processing app
• Access to high-quality voluntary training
• Our vacancies offer a true work/life balance
• Different payment methods – PAYE/PSC/LTD and umbrella
• HireVue online interviews
• Daily payroll

*Terms and conditions apply

Not for you but know the ideal Occupational Therapist?

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.