Band 6 Occupational Therapist

# Band 6 Occupational Therapist## Job Introduction
** Package Description
** As a
** Band 6 Occupational Therapist**, you will be part of our valued team in our
** Luton Intermediate Care Rehabilitation Service
** in Luton, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:* **£38,682.00-£46,580.00(Band 6 AfC Salary) with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
*** Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
* Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
* Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
* Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
* An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ring fenced innovation funding each year
* The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission### Job Introduction We are seeking an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join our dynamic team, delivering high-quality care to patients in the community. In this role, you'll provide occupational therapy assessments, treatments, and advice in patients' homes or other relevant settings, all with the aim of promoting independence and overall well-being — in line with professional standards and protocols.

Working closely with multi-disciplinary teams across health, social care, and the voluntary sector, you will deliver personalised, evidence-based care while respecting the privacy, dignity, and confidentiality of all patients. You’ll support both patients and their families with compassion and professionalism, championing best practices and contributing to the continuous improvement of our services.

Based in Luton, you will collaborate with Physiotherapists, Nurses, fellow Occupational Therapists, and Rehab Assistants to develop and implement care plans that encourage independent living and help prevent hospital admissions.
** This is a part-time position (30 hours per week)
** with a rota covering shifts across 7 days, between the hours of 8am and 8pm.### Main Responsibilities As a Band 6 Occupational Therapist you will work interchangeably and collaboratively in response to demand and capacity.. Your main responsibilities will be:
* To be accountable for assessing, interpreting, planning and implementing Occupational Therapy treatment and care to patients within professional guidelines, with the support of team members and Team Leader.
* To undertake assessments, care planning and evaluation of patients
* To ensure work efficiently considering clinical and team priorities
* Develop and implement individualised treatment plans keeping the patient at the centre, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making.
* To act as an autonomous clinician accountable for your own clinical tasks.
* To interpret situations acting and referring on appropriately.
* To enable patients to reach their optimum level of independence.
* To deliver clinical care for a variety of patients.
* To work within the integrated multi-professional team.
* To use recognised outcome measures to evaluate the effect of therapy interventions and ensure the treatment programmes are progressing appropriately.
* To establish good relationships with patients promoting and empowering a lifelong model of self-care and appropriate activity to maintain good health.
* This job will involve frequent exposure to unpleasant working conditions e.g. Bodily fluids, including sputum, unpleasant smells…