Job summary

Community Occupational Therapist - Band 6

Melksham and BOA Community Team

37.5 Hours per week - Permanent

Melksham and Bradford-on-Avon Community Team is looking for a Band 5 Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist to work full time in our dynamic and professional team.

We are a large, friendly multi-disciplinary team whose aim is to help individuals remain in their own home, reaching their maximum potential. From triage to urgent call outs, rehabilitation following a hospital stay and prevention of hospital admissions, you will work alongside our existing therapists and support workers to provide timely and skilled assessment and treatment to our diverse range of patients with physical health conditions.

The post-holder will work in patients homes and residential homes and work professionally in a multi-disciplinary team, alongside Community Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Clinical Leads, Clinical Care Coordinators and Support Workers. You will also work closely with the GP Practices in the local area.

The team is based at Melksham Community Hospital. You will be expected to work shifts including some weekends and bank holidays.

Main duties of the job

Applicants need to have good clinical skills, well developed communication skills and be able to work under pressure. The role is demanding but rewarding, and we are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and hardworking individual who can work flexibly and efficiently.

• Are you passionate about providing health care in peoples own homes?
• Do you have the commitment to make a difference to peoples lives?
• Would you like to be part of preventing unnecessary admissions to hospital and supporting people to rehabilitate and manage their conditions in their own homes?
• Are you enthusiastic about being involved in service development and keen to work in an interdisciplinary way?
• Would you like to be involved in the Home First service which aims to reduce the length of stay in acute hospitals?

If you answer yes to the above questions please apply for the opportunity to work in this busy, supportive and pro-active team.

For enquiries or to arrange an informal visit please phone the team office on 01225 701051 and speak with Kate Payne (team manager), or Rhomie Macatangay (Clinical Lead).

About us

Wiltshire Health and Care provides community based health services, enabling people to live healthy independent lives. Our Vision is to enable people to live independant and fulfilling lives for as long as possible. We are an NHS partnership organisation, focused entirely on delivering quality health and care to the people of Wiltshire - not on making a profit.

There has never been a better time to join us. Community services are expanding as part of the NHS Long Term Plan and the population of Wiltshire has never needed the energy, enthusiasm and commitment of our community-focused teams more than now. You will join a friendly and supportive team who live our values of Quality, Integrity, Partnership and Change, which were developed with our staff, patients and carers.

If you already live in or near Wiltshire, youll know that it is a great place to live and work: rolling countryside, bustling market towns and vibrant city life combined with excellent transport links and good schools. If you are looking to move to the area, we offer local employment and a chance to play a crucial role as part of your new community straight away. What are you waiting for?!