Reablement Occupational Therapist - Band 5
The closing date is 28 December 2025
Job summary
Occupational Therapist - Band 5
Location - St Martins Hospital, Bath
Full time 37.5 Hours
Join our dynamic Reablement Service and play a pivotal role in helping people regain independence, confidence, and control over their daily lives. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist to deliver short-term, goal-focused reablement interventions in individuals homes and within residential or nursing settings.
In this rewarding role, you will use your clinical expertise to assess functional ability, develop personalised rehabilitation plans, and work collaboratively with service users to help them achieve meaningful goals. You'll make a real difference by empowering people to live as independently as possible following illness, injury, or a decline in function.
What you'll do
Carry out comprehensive functional assessments in homes, residential, or nursing environments
Develop personalised care and rehabilitation plans in collaboration with service users
Use occupational therapy interventions to maximise independence in daily living activities
Encourage individuals to take an activerole in their own rehabilitation and informed decision-making
Support safe hospital discharge and help prevent avoidable hospital admissions
Monitor progress, review goals, and adapt interventions accordingly
Work closely with the multidisciplinary team to stabilise care plans and identify long-term support needs
Main duties of the job
About the Reablement Service
Our Reablement Service provides short-term, intensive support aimed at helping people:
Avoid unnecessary hospital admissions
Achieve safe and timely discharge from hospital
Engage in planned, purposeful rehabilitation
Stabilise and review ongoing care needs
Regain maximum functional independence
Determine appropriate levels of ongoing care or therapy
What were looking for
A qualified Occupational Therapist registered with HCPC
Strong clinical reasoning and assessment skills
Experience in community, rehabilitation, or reablement settings (desirable but not essential)
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
A collaborative, person-centred approach to practice
Ability to work independently and manage a varied caseload
This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a forward-thinking team where your skills and ideas are valued.
As the service evolves, your role may develop to meet changing needsany changes will be discussed with you and your line manager.
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
11 December 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£31,049 to £37,796 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
HCRGCG/TP/111228/17924
Job locations
HCRG Care Group
Bath
Avon
BA2 5RP
Employer details
Employer name
HCRG Care Group
Address
HCRG Care Group
Bath
Avon
BA2 5RP
Employer's website
https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)
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