Experienced Occupational Therapist

Stockport Council; Stockport; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Stockport Council is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist to join the Equipment and Adaptations Team within Adult Social Care. You will work with adults to carry out holistic assessments and identify equipment or minor adaptations to promote independence, safety and wellbeing.

The role requires professional judgement, balancing risk with independence, and using creative solutions while managing resources effectively.

Qualifications

• Qualified occupational therapist registered with HCPC.
• Experience in Community, Health or Adult Social Care settings.
• Strong assessment and clinical reasoning skills.
• Experience in recommending equipment and adaptations.
• Knowledge of the Care Act 2014.
• Excellent communication and partnership working skills.
• Commitment to promoting independence and strengths-based practice.
• Ability to manage a varied caseload in a busy service.

Responsibilities

• Carry out holistic and functional assessments with adults.
• Identify equipment/adaptations to promote independence, safety and wellbeing.
• Explore options like self-management, community resources and technology-enabled care.
• Recommend equipment and minor adaptations when appropriate.
• Apply professional judgement balancing risk and independence.

Skills

Assessment skills

Clinical reasoning

Equipment recommendations

Risk balancing

Independence focus

Communication & partnership

Education

HCPC registration (Occupational Therapist)

Job description

Experienced Occupational Therapist
SO3 (£41,177- £46,579) This role is eligible for an Essential Car User allowance of up to £963 per annum
37 hours, Full-Time
Temporary (12 months)
Hybrid: Stopford House, 2 days per week office based, with homeworking

Application Deadline: 11:59pm Sunday 11th October 2026
Shortlisting Date: Thursday 15th October 2026
Interview Date: Thursday 22nd October 2026
Interview Type: face to face

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Your Role

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Occupational therapist, to join our Equipment and Adaptations Team within Adult Social Care. You will work with adults with a wide range of needs completing holistic and functional assessments and identifying solutions that promote independence, safety and wellbeing. This will include exploring a range of options, such as self-management strategies, community resources, technology enabled care and recommending equipment and minor adaptations before considering more complex interventions where these are necessary and appropriate.

The successful candidate will be confident in applying professional judgement, balancing risk and independence and finding creative solutions that achieve the best outcomes for people whilst making effective use of resources.

About You

You will be a qualified occupational therapist, registered with HCPC and have experience working within a Community, Health or Adult Social Care setting.

You will bring

• Strong assessment and clinical reasoning skills
• Experience of recommending equipment and adaptations
• Skilled in balancing positive risk taking with safe and effective practice
• Able to identify proportionate and cost-effective solutions that maximise independence, prevent, reduce or delay the need for ongoing support.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation including Care Act 2014
• Excellent communication and partnership working skills
• A commitment to promoting independence and strengths-based practice
• The ability to manage a varied caseload and work effectively within a busy service

About Us

The Prevention, Wellbeing and Independence service is committed to supporting people to live a gloriously ordinary independent life, in their own homes for as long as possible. The Equipment and Adaptation team is a well-established multi-disciplinary team of professionals who encourage Occupational Therapists to apply their skills creatively, challenge traditional ways of working and make a meaningful difference to the lives of Stockport residents.

At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.

We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.

This post is also open as secondment opportunity for Stockport Council Employees, however, you must seek the permission of your current manager prior to making an application.

The successful applicant’s appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not currently qualify.

Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed to shortlisted for Assessment if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.

Find out if you meet the criteria here: https://www.greater.jobs/our-guaranteed-assessment-scheme

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Stockport Council is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce culture - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities to join our workforce.

We want our employees to have a good work life balance and in many job roles we can offer a range of flexible/hybrid working arrangements. We also have inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support our workforce. We will listen to, learn from, and develop our workforce.

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