Community Occupational Therapist


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£39,959 to £48,117 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Downham Market, PE38 9JE
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	2 Oct 2026
Closing date:	25 Oct 2026

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Summary

Professional The post holder will: Be required to undertake risk assessments and act upon them appropriately. Contribute to ensuring the therapy service is adequately covered on a day to day basis. Contribute to the supervision of workload within the therapy team Actively triage referrals being made to the therapy service, placing and managing waiting lists and signposting to other services Actively contribute to multidisciplinary team meetings and other meetings where appropriate or delegating and supporting other team members to attend To attend any service development meetings, deputising for Clinical Lead OT/ B7 Physio if required Support all team members within the integrated team, respecting them, their roles and contributions. Attend, lead and develop in-house training and profession specific support groups, as required to develop current role. Maintain own continual professional development. Will be able to make own travel arrangements to patients homes, clinics, base and meetings etc, as required. Be responsible for safe use and maintenance of equipment and supplies. Remain accountable for own professional actions, as determined by the professional bodies. May be required to demonstrate own duties to students, new starters and other staff. Provide mentorship for students undertaking pre/post registration courses. Mentor existing staff and provide training in specialist area as appropriate. Provide advice/training to other staff and supervise and support band 5 and 4 staff, and students where appropriate, and contribute to the induction process for new staff/students. Actively promote leadership skills within the therapy team. Be accountable for work delegated to others. Support B4 CAP in their roles as autonomous practitioners Organisational The post holder will: Undertake mandatory training as required. Participate in a Personal Development Review process. Undertake Personal Development Plans for more relevant staff members. Take part in clinical supervision as per Trust Policy. Follow Trust policies, and local procedures, and use discretion in interpreting them according to the setting and circumstances. Comment on draft policies. Ensure absence reporting is undertaken as determined by Team Leader and Trust Policy. Contribute to clinical audit as required. Complete the staff survey as required. Complete risk assessments and incident forms as required.

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