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Occupational Therapist, Community
| Posting date: | 13 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | £39,959.00 to £48,117.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £39959.00 - £48117.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 April 2026 |
| Location: | Coventry, CV1 4DW |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9218-26-0449 |
Summary
To be an integral part of One Coventry Integrated Team (OCIT) To effectively manage a caseload of patients as part of a multidisciplinary team (MDT), providing specialist and evidence-based assessment and interventions to patients in both a stable and acute phase of their condition, ensuring the physical, psychosocial, behavioural, perceptual, cognitive, sensory and environmental needs of patients, are addressed. Utilising specialist knowledge and clinical reasoning, to plan and provide clinical interventions in consultation with other colleagues in the multidisciplinary team and to work in a range of settings as appropriate (e.g. patients home, short term placement or other community setting) To adopt a patient centred and sensitive approach to therapy, collaborating with patients (and/or carer(s) where appropriate) in all aspects of the therapy process (assessment, planning, intervention, evaluation, reporting). To utilise individual and/or group work skills as appropriate to achieve agreed therapeutic goals To have a high level of knowledge of a variety of conditions including neurological, orthopaedic, cognitive impairment, care of the elderly, respiratory and falls and specialist knowledge of at least one of these clinical areas To work collaboratively with Social Services and third sector providers to ensure delivery of effective safe care. To complete holistic assessments of patient needs with a focus on enablement, home first and effective utilisation of resources To take a lead for information management to ensure high quality data, which is recorded, evaluated & reported in a timely manner. To work collaboratively with the team leaders and LIT manager to participate in evaluation of the OCIT service and identify opportunities for improvement and service development. he group is currently trialling a new Integrated Neighbourhood Team (INT) model following a collaborative event with internal and external stakeholders. This pilot aims to explore team structures and assess the impact on patient experience. While no formal redesign has taken place yet, the outcomes of this trial may inform future service delivery and team configuration across the group. If you are successful in your application, please be aware that your team structure and line management may be subject to change in the future as part of this evolving model. However, any formal changes will be preceded by appropriate consultation in line with organisational policy. For further details of the role please see the attached job description. Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.