Community Occupational Therapist - Assertive Outreach South

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  • Stroud, Gloucestershire
  • £38,682-46,580 per year
  • Permanent
  • Part-time
  • 2 hours ago
This role is offered on a permanent basis. The hours are part-time, 22.5 hours per week. A Band 6 post within our well established multi-disciplinary Assertive outreach team based in Stroud.The Assertive Outreach Team work within the principles of Intensive and assertive Outreach review and social inclusion to provide assessment and evidence based interventions for adults experiencing dual diagnosis, complex social difficulties. You will be motivated, conscientious and reliable with experience of working in a community setting, a car driver, able to care coordinate a caseload (within the CPA policy) and have IT skills. We are able to offer flexible working.Main duties of the jobWe are looking for someone who has a good understanding and high level of commitment to the recovery process and social inclusion. You will be expected to carry out thorough, informative OT assessments which will help inform treatment plans and support applications for care packages with complex and difficult to engage service users.As a senior mental health worker in a multi-disciplinary team you will be able to offer supervision to more junior staff particularly those working on social inclusion and meaningful occupation to service users.You will be supported in your continuous professional development and supervision is in place to support (you provision of a high quality service.The post holder will have experience in working in the community, hold a professional qualification in Occupational Therapy with Health Professional Council Registration and be able to; manage a caseload, travel independently, have IT skills; having experience of working in a Community setting is required.Supervision and continuing professional development will be integral to this post.The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.About usWe have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:
  • 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
  • 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
  • 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.
This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.DetailsDate posted04 September 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 6Salary£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum (pro rata)ContractPermanentWorking patternPart-timeReference number327-25-575-AJob locationsWeavers CroftField RoadStroudGL5 2HZJob descriptionJob responsibilities
  • Provide specialist occupational therapy assessment and intervention Working Age Adult service users with severe and complex mental health needs.
  • Provide evidenced based, occupational therapy assessment and intervention to optimise the service users ability to engage in and maintain meaningful occupations in line with the principles of social inclusion and recovery
  • Undertake care co-ordination responsibilities for an allocated number of service users
  • Provide training and support of primary and secondary health care professionals, social care providers and families to enable them to better meet the occupational needs
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
  • Provide specialist occupational therapy assessment and intervention Working Age Adult service users with severe and complex mental health needs.
  • Provide evidenced based, occupational therapy assessment and intervention to optimise the service users ability to engage in and maintain meaningful occupations in line with the principles of social inclusion and recovery
  • Undertake care co-ordination responsibilities for an allocated number of service users
  • Provide training and support of primary and secondary health care professionals, social care providers and families to enable them to better meet the occupational needs
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • Degree/diploma in Occupational Therapy
  • HCPC Registration
Desirable
  • Further qualifications relevant to community practice
ExperienceEssential
  • Experience of working in the NHS in the UK in the clinical specialty
Desirable
  • Experience of supervising, appraising and providing education/training to others
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • Degree/diploma in Occupational Therapy
  • HCPC Registration
Desirable
  • Further qualifications relevant to community practice
ExperienceEssential
  • Experience of working in the NHS in the UK in the clinical specialty
Desirable
  • Experience of supervising, appraising and providing education/training to others

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