Sirona care & health CIC

Senior Community Occupational Therapist

The closing date is 26 April 2026

Job summary

We are seeking an enthusiastic, highly motivated Senior Occupational Therapist to join our Integrated Network Teams (INTs) in South Gloucestershire.

If you are passionate about delivering high-quality, community therapy and improving quality of life--preventing unnecessary hospital admissions and promoting independence at home--we would love to hear from you.

In return, we are committed to supporting ongoing professional development. You will have opportunities to develop specialist community-based skills, strengthen multidisciplinary working, and gain experience in supporting and supervising colleagues, alongside building key leadership capabilities.

Our INTs are an innovative and dynamic service, providing function-based rehabilitation via support worker visits guided by therapists' care plans. These visits focus on activities of daily living within individuals' homes, helping maximise functional potential and maintain independence. Therapists play a vital role in supporting hospital discharges, preventing admissions, and enabling long-term self-management--empowering patients to live well at home; Working closely with local authority partners to ensure individuals requiring longer-term rehabilitation or care are referred appropriately.

You will be part of a friendly, supportive multidisciplinary team, working alongside AHPs, Nurses, Specialist Practitioners, Support Workers, and administrative staff. There is frequent, collaborative cross-disciplinary working between AHPs.

Main duties of the job

Initial holistic assessment, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for patients who are acutely and chronically unwell; often with complex needs.

Use clinical reasoning skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate, patient- centred intervention programmes using an evidence-based practice approach, promoting high quality and harm free care.

Responsible for proactive service and own caseload management

Responsible for allocation of work and efficient service/team coordination

Develop and maintain strong, communicative working relationships to prevent avoidable admissions and facilitate timely discharges.

Collaborate and negotiate with service users, carers and family in identifying achievable goals as part of the overall care plan to maximise quality of life and independence.

Facilitate appropriate referrals to other services based on your assessment

Assess and arrange the provision of equipment within scope of practice; reporting any issues

Take responsibility for the development of other members of the INT including peers, junior staff, and students

Maintain accurate, informative and legal records

Actively participate in training; this may involve assisting in the delivery

Identify risks and act accordingly to minimise risk to self, colleagues and service users

Actively support junior colleagues within the team on a day to day basis

Proactive engagement in improving service delivery & implementing service changes

About us

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make arealdifference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits you'll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities forallour colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.

Date posted

16 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year pro rata, per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

083-7930459-WW

Job locations

Warmley Business Park

Suites 1 and 2, Warmley Business Park, 83 Tower Road North, Warmley,

Bristol

BS30 8XP

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

BSc or equivalent in Occupational Therapy and HCPC registration
Evidence of continuing professional development and commitment to lifelong learning

Desirable

Member of the British Association of Occupational Therapists

Skills, knowledge and experience

Essential

Explain and evidence how you have effectively led a team with senior support when required
Explain and evidence how you've made clinically reasoned judgements when working with a variety of conditions
Explain and give evidence of supervising staff and students of own profession
Effective time management and caseload management
Explain and evidence how you're able to work autonomously, with the ability to know when to seek appropriate advice / guidance from senior staff.

Desirable

Recent relevant experience within the community setting
Experience of supervising staff and students from other professions
Working with a range of professionals in health or social care

Application Reason

Essential

Please tell us why you have chosen to apply for this role with Sirona care & health?

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

BSc or equivalent in Occupational Therapy and HCPC registration
Evidence of continuing professional development and commitment to lifelong learning

Desirable

Member of the British Association of Occupational Therapists

Skills, knowledge and experience

Essential

Explain and evidence how you have effectively led a team with senior support when required
Explain and evidence how you've made clinically reasoned judgements when working with a variety of conditions
Explain and give evidence of supervising staff and students of own profession
Effective time management and caseload management
Explain and evidence how you're able to work autonomously, with the ability to know when to seek appropriate advice / guidance from senior staff.

Desirable

Recent relevant experience within the community setting
Experience of supervising staff and students from other professions
Working with a range of professionals in health or social care

Application Reason

Essential

Please tell us why you have chosen to apply for this role with Sirona care & health?

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Sirona care & health CIC

Address

Warmley Business Park

Suites 1 and 2, Warmley Business Park, 83 Tower Road North, Warmley,

Bristol

BS30 8XP

Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sirona care & health CIC

Address

Warmley Business Park

Suites 1 and 2, Warmley Business Park, 83 Tower Road North, Warmley,

Bristol

BS30 8XP

Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)