Job summary An Occupational Therapist uses their knowledge and skills of occupation to provide assessments and therapeutic activities for individual and/or groups of patients. The post holder will: Provide a personalised intermediate care service to adults in their own home within Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven areas. This also includes providing therapy support to patients in Castleberg Hospital. Perform occupational therapy assessment of patients with a diverse range of presentations and complicated physical and psychological conditions, to provide a diagnosis, develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme in conjunction with the rest of the team. Provide a key role in working in partnership with medical colleagues, multidisciplinary teams (MDT) and carers to set realistic objectives and to help to facilitate goal and discharge planning to enable safe discharge from our service. Work to support the team in its delivery of interventions, to skill share with other professionals to support the full breadth of the service (competency training is offered to support this skill sharing method of delivering intervention). This is a community post therefore you will be required to have a driving licence and access to a car Main duties of the job Please see job description and person specification on the advert, this will include the essential and desirable criteria. About us We are always looking for enterprising and innovative approaches to the way we provide our services. We are a national centre for telemedicine and introduced telehealth to the UK offender healthcare sector and also provide the service to patients in their care homes. Community matters to us and we are supported by 400 dedicated volunteers and have strong links with Bradford University, Craven College and Leeds City College to ensure we inspire the workforce of the future. We want to attract staff who embrace our behaviours of compassion, a commitment to quality of care and working together for patients - we want to make these part of our DNA. Date posted 23 January 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 5 Salary £29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 423-6921958 Job locations Skipton General Hospital Skipton BD23 2RJ Job description Job responsibilities Please see job description and person specification on the advert, this will include the essential and desirable criteria. Job description Job responsibilities Please see job description and person specification on the advert, this will include the essential and desirable criteria. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Degree or equivalent pre-registration award in Occupational Therapy UK Registrations with the Health Care Professions Council Desirable Relevant post graduate courses Skills Essential Current driving licence and have access to own transport Occupational Therapy assessment and treatment skills Desirable Experience of working in community settings Supervisory and leadership skills Person Specification Qualifications Essential Degree or equivalent pre-registration award in Occupational Therapy UK Registrations with the Health Care Professions Council Desirable Relevant post graduate courses Skills Essential Current driving licence and have access to own transport Occupational Therapy assessment and treatment skills Desirable Experience of working in community settings Supervisory and leadership skills 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). 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 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). 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 Airedale NHS Foundation Trust Address Skipton General Hospital Skipton BD23 2RJ Employer's website https://www.airedale-trust.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)