Inpatient Pathway Occupational Therapist

Job summary

Come and make a difference by joining our innovative Intermediate Care Reablement Team. The role of Occupational Therapy is essential in supporting people to transition back to their home environment, by focusing on what they want to, need to, have to and most importantly LIKE to do to ensure they life have purpose value and meaning.

The team consists of a Discharge Co-ordinator, OTs, Physios, Reablement Support Workers & Adult Social Care Workers all working with a shared vision of putting the person at the centre of their care. The role is based within a care home team, which is walking distance from the centre of Taunton and the ethos is to enable people to be as independent as possible. We see people not only for their ongoing rehabilitations and support needs once discharged from the Acute hospital, but also through to the next stage of their journey into their home environment. This role works in collaboration with ongoing services to enable a person to maximise their potential in all aspects of occupations that are important to them.

We have a fantastic Band 6 full-time opportunity. We have flexible working if required to support you with your work-life balance and competing needs.

If you enjoy making a difference and using your reablement skills with complex patients and you want to be part of a supportive, innovative therapy team then come and talk to us. You can expect to have regular supervision, annual appraisal and Inservice Training.

Main duties of the job

In this post, you will be supported to:

Develop, use and be creative with your OT skills to work holistically and look deeper than the original diagnosis

Have the freedom and support to act in patients best interests & what matters to you

Connect with, assess and treat patients who may have diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions

Work with patients, to set personalised goals and individual treatment programmes

Work with patients, their families and the MDT to plan and implement discharge

Organise, prioritise and plan your own caseload

Clinically supervise other members of the team

Take a role in the development of the Intermediate Care Service within Somerset

Your professional supervision, includes support from the team leader who is an experienced AHP therapist, working with you in intermediate care. Links with other occupational therapists within the intermediate care service will be supported.

The Occupational Therapy leads and Occupational Therapists across all agencies in Somerset are working together to implement our OT strategy with the aims of better experience for staff, better experience of care, better outcomes and values.

The post holder will be required to work their hours over 7 days, including out of hours, weekends and bank holidays, to meet the needs of the service. You must be a car owner and have use of your car for business purposes.

About us

At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:

• Flexible working options to help you balance work and life
• NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security
• Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax
• A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential

Additionally, you'll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.

We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.

Why Somerset? Somerset offers the perfect blend of idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty, and breathtaking coastlines, with vibrant cities like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away - and only two hours to London.

The region is home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future.

Somerset truly has it all - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.