Do you have a passion or desire to work with people in the community? Mildenhall and Bury Town Integrated Neighbourhood Teams (INT) are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist into their teams. This is a rare opportunity to hold a permanent post within an established therapy team based in the community. Working with colleagues from across health and social care you will be based at Technology House or Mildenhall Hub and take an active part in the development and provision of therapy services as part of your role. Using Occupational Therapy skills to assess and implement treatment plans for patients holding a variety of needs, the role provides the opportunity to have a direct impact on the people you will work with. Increasing participation in meaningful activities in creative and dynamic ways with people in their own environments. You will also have the opportunity to develop and grow within your Occupational Therapy role, learning new skills and developing knowledge relevant to your role within the community. If strong multidisciplinary working with colleagues across health and social care, ongoing opportunities for learning and development and being at the forefront of impactful and progressive ways of working with people in their own homes sounds like something you’re ready for then we look forward to hearing from you. As an Occupational therapist within the community Integrated Team you will have the opportunity to develop as an autonomous practitioner. Utilising your skills as an Occupational therapist daily in peoples home to support patients working towards what matters to them. You will promote and support people working towards independence in their homes and creatively problem solve with people to enable them to achieve their goals. You will see patients daily with a variety of needs. These will range from urgent visits to support patients with an acute need, work with patients who are in a period of reablement and work with those patients who have identified an increasing difficulty and would like to work towards preventing deterioration of performance of meaningful activities. As a registered professional you will be required to manage your own diary and caseload ensuring patients have SMART goals and have appropriate therapy interventions. You will be required to undertake regular continuous professional development appropriate to your role and scope of practice. The community integrated team is a dynamic place to work this will require you to actively contribute to the development of the INT therapy service acute and wider alliance initiatives. You will need to be a car owner and driver. We operate a 7 day service within core hours 8am to 6pm. BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings. The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500 beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge. Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital. We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team. With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be. We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can BeKnown for whoever you are. Join us. What will you BeKnown for? For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Pippa Sharp Job title: Team Manager Email address: Pippa.Sharp@Wsh.nhs.uk