Specialist Occupational Therapist

Job summary

We have exciting opportunities in a new service for B6 Occupational Therapists to join each of our Integrated Community Teams (ICTs) which operate across Primary Care linked localities of Cheltenham, Forest of Dean (including Tewkesbury, Newent and Staunton), Cotswolds and Stroud.

Each ICT includes Occupational Therapists, Community Nurses, Physiotherapists, and a Home First service. We work closely with a range of teams from within our own organisation and key local system partners including, Adult Social Care, GPs, residential homes, acute hospitals, community hospitals, housing and voluntary organisations.

Main duties of the job

Within this new service, your initial focus will be to offer OT assessment and interventions to individuals with short term, recovery-focused needs including:

• Significant health episode with rapid decline in Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
• Sudden unexpected deterioration at end of life, requiring support to remain in preferred place of care.
• Recent acute event or hospital discharge with ongoing clinical risk, not on a Home First pathway.

The post holder will be involved in the decision making and flow of Occupational Therapy referrals within your locality by supporting clinical triage when needed, and using your clinical expertise, relationships and knowledge to ensure a timely OT response to reduce the risk and maintain a person at home.

Our philosophy is that supported self-management is key to personalised and positive outcomes for people.

About us

We 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.

Details

Date posted

24 June 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

327-26-416-A

Job locations

Across all Integrated Community Teams, which means multiple sites

Cheltenham, Cotswolds, Stroud & Forest of Dean (including Tewkesbury Newent and Staunton)

Multiple, across all integrated community teams.

GL3 4HP

United Kingdom

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