Senior Occupational Therapist – Band 6 - Longleat Ward
The closing date is 17 August 2025
Job summary
Are you an innovative, enthusiastic, organised and experienced Occupational Therapist with at least 18 months post registration experience and a strong interest in rehabilitation?
Would you like to work in a friendly and supportive inpatient team within a community hospital?
We are currently looking for aBand 6 Occupational Therapist, to join our inpatient therapy team on Longleat ward at Warminster community Hospital in Wiltshire. This role offers an excellent opportunity to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering holistic, patient centred and evidence-based care.
HCRG Care Groupis a forward thinking, innovative service provider delivering treatment and care for a wide-ranging population across a mixture of rural and suburban settings. The service provides support to three acute trusts and is constantly developing new services to provide the best level of care to the people of Wiltshire.
Longleat wardis a 25 bed IP ward with a multi-disciplinary approach to the patient pathway. Patients are admitted to our ward from our 3 acutes for ongoing care. Conditions can be varied and complex and include orthopaedics, neurological, musculoskeletal, frailty, dementia and end of life.
Main duties of the job
To be successful in the post you must demonstrate a keen interest in care of the older person and be able to deliver high quality patient rehabilitation and discharge planning of complex patients within a community hospital ward environment using evidence-based practice. You must be able to prioritise and organise your caseload, support in the development of B5 OT staff, students and be experienced in supporting and delegating to therapy assistants.
You will be an excellent communicator, enthusiastic, flexible, work autonomously using strong clinical assessment and reasoning skills as well as supporting and leading on complex discharges.
About us
HCRG Care Groupprovides community-based health services, enabling people to live healthy independent lives. We are an NHS partnership organisation, focused entirely on delivering quality health and care to the people of Wiltshire.
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.
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.
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
06 August 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/44687/16358
Job locations
HCRG Care Group
Warminster
Wiltshire
BA12 8QS
Employer details
Employer name
HCRG Care Group
Address
HCRG Care Group
Warminster
Wiltshire
BA12 8QS
Employer's website
https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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