Occupational Therapist

Dudley Council; Brierley Hill; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Dudley Council is seeking qualified Occupational Therapists to join the Occupational Therapy Access and Prevention Team. You'll be responsible for assessing individuals with disabilities, recommending equipment, and promoting independence within their community. This full-time role offers flexible working arrangements and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

CPD and training opportunities

Agile working policy for work-life balance

Qualifications

• Must hold valid HCPC registration.
• Experience with both adult and children assessments.
• Proactive approach and willingness to implement new practices.

Responsibilities

• Assess adults and children with disabilities and provide recommendations for adaptations.
• Complete a variety of assessments including duty screening and specialist equipment.
• Work collaboratively with other teams to ensure adequate service delivery.

Skills

Proactivity

Flexibility

Communication

Education

HCPC Registration

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Job Details

An excellent opportunity has arisen to work in the Occupational Therapy Access and Prevention Team,

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Job Details

An excellent opportunity has arisen to work in the Occupational Therapy Access and Prevention Team,

Within the Occupational Therapy access and prevention team we have two teams. Our Duty team focus on screening, signposting, and urgent assessment for equipment provision. The second team is the Adaptations team who complete assessments for major adaptations in private and housing association properties and work alongside Housing OT service for bathing assessments and the Home Improvement team for DFG.

We are seeking to recruit three qualified (HCPC) permanent Occupational Therapists who are proactive in their approach, open to change and enjoy the challenge of influencing and implementing new ways of working within social care.

The successful candidates will be given a full induction across both teams to build knowledge and skills across the service.

Your role will be assessing adults and children of all ages who have a disability or illness that affects everyday living. You will make recommendations for equipment and adaptations to promote independence and wellbeing to enable people to live within the community. You will be completing a variety of duty screening, remote assessments, same day duty visits, equipment assessment and provision in addition to complex assessments for specialist equipment and adaptations.

We offer a wide range of CPD and training opportunities for development both internally and external opportunities. We welcome qualified Occupational therapist working in alternative sectors looking for carer development or those returning to practice as an OT as well those completing final year at university.

These are agile roles with a mixture of home working and office-based work in addition to community visits. The roles are full time working Monday to Friday, we have an excellent agile working policy to support work life balance.

The successful candidates must hold a valid full driving licence with business insurance and access to their own vehicle to drive around the Dudley Borough. Please complete the online application

For further information please contact us on [e-mail] or [e-mail].

NB. We reserve the right to close vacancies prior to their advertised date if we receive a large number of applications. This post is subject to medical clearance and an enhanced DBS check.

So that we can demonstrate Dudley’s commitment to diversity and inclusion and to improve bias in the recruitment process that could create barriers for candidates. Your personal data will be anonymised when you apply, to ensure that you comply with our anonymisation process, please ensure you have removed your name and date of birth from any attachments prior to uploading them to your application.

Online application forms will only be accepted for this vacancy, online facilities for jobs are available at public libraries within the Dudley Borough.

All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove their right to work in the UK.

Please note: Dudley MBC does not currently offer sponsorship for candidates without the Right to Work in the UK.

If you require support completing an online or paper application form and or interview techniques, please contact Dudley Adult and Community Learning on 01384 818 143 or [e-mail] who can support with Digital Skills and Job Applications.

If you have a disability and require assistance in making an application please contact the HR Resourcing Team via [e-mail]

If you are experiencing a problem whilst applying for a position, please follow the link below to the WM Jobs Help Page in the first instance https://help.wmjobs.co.uk/

If the WM Jobs Help Page does not resolve your issue then please contact the HR Resourcing Team via [e-mail]

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The Council’s full Privacy and Disclaimer Statement can be accessed on the website at https://www.dudley.gov.uk/privacy-disclaimer-statement/

N.B. We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised date should we receive a large number of applications

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OT Job Description

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About Dudley Council

It’s an incredibly exciting time to work in Dudley Council as we embark on numerous multi-million pound regeneration schemes which will be real game-changers for the borough. In addition to the exciting schemes such as the Midland Metro we also have the ongoing and very serious challenges of ensuring vulnerable people across the borough receive the services they deserve.

At Dudley Council we have a ‘one council’ ethos that builds an effective and dynamic organisation which grows the economy and creates jobs, creating a cleaner and greener place and supports stronger and safer communities.

We are rightly proud to be the historic capital of the Black Country and, working with our partners, Dudley Council is also committed to looking forward and helping to deliver our borough vision of ‘Forge a Future for all’ www.dudleyboroughvision2030.org.uk

We ensure communities influence council decisions and are committed to delivering services in partnership with communities. We provide flexible and responsive service in partnership and help communities help themselves.

In joining a local authority that serves 320,000 residents you will become an integral part of a council that:

• is ready to embrace change, providing an environment in which you will be encouraged to make your mark
• is aware of its key challenges and the need for a new energy to innovate the council, in order to find cost effective ways of delivering services
• has aligned its political and managerial leadership structures and is committed to protecting, securing and transforming the lives of children, families, the vulnerable and older people
• wants borough residents to have their say through our community forums
• dedicates time to meaningful consultation and listen to the views of our residents
• is working with the community to encourage active involvement of our residents
  
  
  

We want to leave a legacy of a better future for the borough that reflects Dudley borough’s potential and harnesses the ambitions of the people we serve. For more information see our Council Plan www.dudley.gov.uk/council-community/plan-policies-and-strategies/council-plan , Dudley Borough Vision for 2030, Forging a Future for All www.dudleyboroughvision2030.org.uk and key information about the borough and its communities at All about Dudley Borough www.allaboutdudley.info

Company Info

Website

http://www.dudley.gov.uk/

Telephone

01384 811300

Location

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

Council House

Priory Road

Dudley

West Midlands

DY1 1HF

United Kingdom

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