Clinical lead Occupational Therapist

North Northamptonshire Council; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

North Northamptonshire Council is seeking a Band 7 Occupational Therapist to join its Therapy North team. The role involves conducting specialized occupational therapy assessments, implementing interventions that promote independence, and managing the therapy team. An ideal candidate will have a Degree in Occupational Therapy and be registered with HCPC, while also demonstrating strong computer skills and a commitment to continuing professional development. Benefits include competitive salary, generous leave entitlement, and hybrid working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension scheme

28-33 days leave plus bank holidays

Hybrid and flexible working arrangements

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• HCPC Registration required.
• Evidence of ongoing CPD.
• Car driver with a full driving license.

Responsibilities

• Complete specialized occupational therapy assessments.
• Lead in areas like community, dementia, and reablement.
• Assist with managing the Therapy team.

Skills

Computer skills

Communication

Team management

Education

Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy

Job description

About the role

Are you passionate about Occupational Therapy? Do you like helping people? Would you like to support people in our community? Are you looking to progress or looking for a change?

We are looking to recruit a Band 7 Occupational Therapist to join our vibrant, driven and hardworking Therapy North team.

What will you be doing?

Your overall purpose will be:

1. To complete highly skilled and specialised occupational therapy assessments with the implementation of safe interventions which promote independence, minimise risk of hospitalisation and residential care.
2. To specialise and lead in one or more OT discipline such as community, dementia, reablement, manual handling and any other developing professional area.

1. To assist with the management and development of the Therapy team in Northamptonshire ensuring professional standards are met.

About you

Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy.

HCPC Registration.

Evidence of ongoing Continuing Professional Development - CPD Portfolio.

This post will require satisfactory DBS clearance.

Computer skills-the ability to use all Microsoft products to a high standard.

Car driver with a full drivers licence, access to a vehicle or suitable transport during working hours.

Ability to demonstrate awareness / understanding of equal opportunities and other people's behaviour, physical, social and welfare needs.

We reserve the right to close this application early should we receive sufficient applications

Our benefits

Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we're transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people.

You'll find that we have a wide range of careers that may be more surprising than you think!

Why choose us?

We offer a vibrant working environment with:

• a competitive salary
• a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
• lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
• generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
• hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.

We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.

About us

Our values define who we are and how we operate, by forming the foundation for how we interact with our customers, colleagues and provide our services. They are also at the forefront of our decision making and delivery and are:

Customer-focused
Respectful
Efficient
Supportive
Trustworthy

Our Key Commitments

Our key commitments help ensure that the priorities we make, now and in the future, maintain the necessary breadth of focus in those areas that we believe matter most.

We are proud to be a recognised Disability Confident Employer and is committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role.

North Northamptonshire Council re-signed the Armed Forces Covenant in June 2024 which highlights the Council's pledge to support the Armed Forces community. The council obtained the silver status award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) and we are now currently working towards achieving Gold status.

We aim to be a carbon neutral Council by 2030.

Further information can be found at Jobs and careers | North Northamptonshire Council (northnorthants.gov.uk)