Occupational Therapist
| Posting date: | 01 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £38,682.00 to £46,580.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 September 2025 |
| Location: | Cheltenham, GL53 9DZ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9327-25-0822 |
Summary
Clinical: Provide specialised occupational therapy assessment and treatment for people who face significant occupational performance and environmental challenges as detailed in relevant Integrated Care Pathway (ICP). Manage referrals for occupational therapy as received by the multi-disciplinary team including the prioritisation of cases, management of waiting lists, allocation of work to junior qualified staff and support workers ensuring that individual care is provided. To be responsible for own time management. Utilise the conceptual framework of the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) and other evidenced approaches to underpin clinical practice and support clinical reasoning. Provide specialist assessment utilising MOHO tools and other standardised assessment tools as relevant to client needs commensurate with skills and knowledge. Ensure that the service user is at the centre of goal setting and treatment formulation, in consultation with significant others as appropriate for each individual. Continuously evaluate effectiveness of assessment and treatment using appropriate outcome measures. Assess capacity and gain valid consent to assessment and treatment in line with Trust policy and legislation. Ensure risks associated with intervention and environment are assessed and managed in collaboration with multi-disciplinary team. Communicate effectively and maintain productive working relationships with service users, carers, multi-disciplinary team and relevant agencies in order to maximise treatment potential and ensure understanding of risks and benefits of occupational therapy. Apply a range of alternative individualised communication strategies with service users experiencing significant communication difficulties with support from senior occupational therapy colleagues. Ensure occupational therapy is delivered with sensitivity and responsiveness to the cultural, racial and social backgrounds and expectations of service users and carers. To prescribe adaptive equipment to enable occupational performance in line with Trust policies. Professional: To provide training and support to primary and secondary health care professionals, social care providers and carers to enable them to better meet the occupational needs of service users. Maintain accurate, informative and contemporaneous records of all interventions. Initiate referrals to other services and provide substantive letters, and formal reports as required within Trust and professional standards. Participate and contribute to all service user care planning and review meetings for your caseload. Regularly attend and actively contribute to multi-disciplinary, team and professional meetings and forums. Maintain, update and record own professional knowledge and skills through continuing professional development (CPD). Review and reflect upon own practice and performance through regular clinical, professional and managerial supervision and appraisal in accordance with Trust policy. To contribute to implementation of theory driven evidence-based practice, including research and development activities. Work within and adhere to trust policies and procedures, ensuring the code of professional conduct is upheld at all times. Leadership: To provide clinical supervision as required to occupational therapy staff. Deputise for the Band 7 Department Manager in their absence, as directed. Contribute to the fieldwork education of occupational therapy undergraduates, other students and volunteers. Contribute to the occupational therapy role in service planning and development of services as required by team leader / lead occupational therapist. Participate in recruitment and retention of occupational therapists in consultation with senior staff.