Main area Physiotherapist Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Flexible working options can be discussed eg. compressed hours. Countywide service covers 8-8pm with weekend working, both on rota basis.)
Job ref 267-CH7094454
Site Community Therapy Service- West Town Witney
Salary £37,338 - £44,962 Per annum, Pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 20/04/2025 23:59 Interview date 01/05/2025
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion. If you’re excited about this job opportunity and meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.
We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce and actively encourage applications from under-represented groups, including people with disabilities, men from all socio-economic backgrounds, people from diverse ethnic backgrounds, and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.
Good luck and we hope to hear from you.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Occupational Therapist to work in an award-winning Community Therapy Team in West Oxfordshire, based in Witney.
Working within the planned and preventative pathway and also responding to urgent and same-day referrals, you will be able to make a real difference to the patients of West Oxfordshire.
The team is made up of Occupational Therapists, Mental Health OT, Physiotherapists, Assistant Practitioners, Rehab Assistants, Clinical Specialists, and is managed by the Clinical Lead.
Main duties of the job
As an Occupational Therapist, you will work within a rehabilitation team managing a caseload of clients providing a high-quality, appropriate, cost-effective, and efficient intensive rehabilitation service for adult patients in Oxfordshire.
You will deliver safe and effective rehabilitative patient care and discharge, working in partnership with colleagues in the multidisciplinary team within the community and acute sectors, supporting the efficient use of resources across the whole system and delegating duties as appropriate.
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health, and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath, and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics, and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible.
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
At Oxford Health, we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
* Excellent opportunities for career progression
* Access to tailored individual and Trust-wide learning and development
* 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
* NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants, and retailers
* Lease car scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Mental Health First Aiders
* Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
* Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We encourage further learning and development opportunities. As a Band 6, there is an opportunity for you to undertake the MSc Frailty module offered by the trust to help support your clinical development.
Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification, and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.
The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interviews and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for an interview.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Occupational Therapy Degree or equivalent
* HCPC registration
* Band 5 NHS experience or working in social services
Experience
* Good knowledge of rehab community services
* Previous NHS or UK Adult social Services
Skills
* Able to travel for work
* All new starters have a thorough induction process, both local and Trust-wide, which aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
* Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
* We’re advocates of flexible working and many of our roles offer a range of employment options to help you balance your work and personal life.
* Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
* We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence, driven by the belief that a fair, just, and fully inclusive organisational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible and we work hard to ensure that our diverse workforce reflects the communities that we serve.
* We welcome applications from all sections of the community, are an Equal Opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees and where possible will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfil the role to recognise your full potential. All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behaviour our core values – safe, caring, and excellent.
* We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
* Oxford is a world-renowned centre of excellence for research. Oxford Health works closely with the University of Oxford department of Psychiatry and the Department of Primary care, has a Biomedical Research Centre dedicated to improving mental health and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford site. The Trust also hosts the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) which carries out applied research that directly impacts patient health and wellbeing.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Rachael Pickers Job title Clinical Lead Physiotherapist Email address Rachael.Pickers@oxfordheath.nhs.uk Telephone number 07464 494066 Additional information
At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.
Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.
Interviews will be held face to face at Windrush House in Witney and the date is an indication, please contact us if not convenient.
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