Job summary
Are you a confident, dedicated, and compassionate Band 5 Occupational Therapist looking to take the next step in your career? Are you committed to clinical excellence and passionate about working in a team where staff are genuinely valued every day?
We are seeking an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join our dynamic team, delivering high-quality care to patients in the community. In this role, you'll provide occupational therapy assessments, treatments, and advice in patients' homes or other relevant settings, all with the aim of promoting independence and overall well-being in line with professional standards and protocols.
Working closely with multi-disciplinary teams across health, social care, and the voluntary sector, you will deliver personalised, evidence-based care while respecting the privacy, dignity, and confidentiality of all patients. Youll support both patients and their families with compassion and professionalism, championing best practices and contributing to the continuous improvement of our services.
Based in Luton, you will collaborate with Physiotherapists, Nurses, fellow Occupational Therapists, and Rehab Assistants to develop and implement care plans that encourage independent living and help prevent hospital admissions.
This is a full-time position (37.5 hours per week)with a rota covering shifts across 7 days, between the hours of 8am and 8pm.
Main duties of the job
As a Band 6 Occupational Therapist you will work interchangeably and collaboratively in response to demand and capacity.Your main responsibilities will be:
- To be accountable for assessing, interpreting, planning and implementing Occupational Therapy treatment and care to patients within professional guidelines, with the support of team members and Team Leader.
- To undertake assessments, care planning and evaluation of patients
- To ensure work efficiently considering clinical and team priorities
- Develop and implement individualised treatment planskeeping the patient at the centre, ensuringpatient and carer participation in decision making.
- Toactasanautonomousclinicianaccountableforyourownclinical tasks.
- To interpret situations acting and referring on appropriately.
- To enable patients to reach their optimum level of independence.
- To deliver clinical care for a variety of patients.
- To work within the integrated multi-professional team.
- To use recognised out come measures to evaluate the effect of therapy interventions and ensure the treatment programmes are progressing appropriately.
- This job will involve frequent exposure to unpleasant working conditions e.g. Bodily fluids, including sputum, unpleasant smells and occasional exposure to hostility in the form of verbal and physical aggression.
Please see job description attached for full list of responsibilities.
About us
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2
Details
Date posted
01 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
HCRGCG/TP/1580/16079
Job locations
HCRG Care Group
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU4 0QQ
Employer details
Employer name
HCRG Care Group
Address
HCRG Care Group
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU4 0QQ
Employer's website
https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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