Occupational Therapist

WMJobs; Brierley Hill; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization is seeking experienced Occupational Therapists to join the Occupational Therapy Access and Prevention Team. Successful candidates will assess individuals of all ages, provide essential equipment suggestions, and engage in both community visits and office-based work. The roles offer flexible working conditions and a full induction across services to enhance skills and knowledge.

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified Occupational Therapist (HCPC registered).
• Proactive approach to influence and implement new practices.
• Strong communication skills and adaptability required.

Responsibilities

• Assess adults and children with disabilities or illnesses.
• Provide recommendations for equipment and adaptations.
• Perform complex assessments and community visits.

Skills

Proactive

Communication

Adaptability

Education

HCPC Registration

Job description

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Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council,

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.

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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.

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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 person Specification

OT Job Description

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