Occupational Therapist

Beighton; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Generous annual leave

Progression to Grade 8

Professional development and training

Electric car scheme

Job summary

Sheffield City Council is expanding its Social Care Occupational Therapy Team in Sheffield. You will deliver high-quality, person-centred OT for adults at home, focusing on prevention, early intervention, and independence.

We seek HCPC-registered OTs with experience in community, hospital, or local authority settings. The role offers hybrid working, development opportunities, generous leave, and a clear progression framework to Grade 8.

Qualifications

• HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist with relevant qualifications.
• Experience in community, hospital, or local authority settings.
• Understanding of Care Act 2014 and its application in OT.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, person-centred occupational therapy in line with the Care Act 2014.
• Conduct a range of occupational therapy assessments to support needs assessments and reviews, including Direct Payment reviews.
• Provide specialist OT input via functional assessments, equipment provision, and adaptation recommendations.
• Collaborate with other social care professionals for holistic intervention.
• Promote independence, safety and wellbeing through strength-based practice and proportionate support.
• Contribute to prevention and early intervention approaches to keep people independent.
• Support innovative ways of working to minimise crises and maximise people's strengths.

Skills

Communication skills

IT literacy

Organisational skills

Collaborative working

Prevention & early intervention

Problem solving

Passion for independence

Education

BSc/MSc in Occupational Therapy

HCPC Registration

Job description

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Join Our Growing Social Care Occupational Therapy Team!

Following the successful launch of our new Social Care Occupational Therapy Team six months ago, we are now expanding the service and recruiting additional Occupational Therapists to build on the positive outcomes already being achieved across Sheffield.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing and ambitious team that is helping to transform how occupational therapy is delivered within Adult Social Care. In addition to supporting people with assessed needs, the team is developing a stronger focus on prevention and early intervention, helping people to maintain independence for longer and reducing the need for formal care and support.

Are you passionate about enabling people to live independently and safely in their own homes? Join our dynamic Home First service at Sheffield City Council and make a real difference in the lives of adults across the city.

About the Role

As a key member of our expanding Social Care Occupational Therapy Team, you will:

• Deliver high-quality, person-centred occupational therapy in line with the Care Act 2014, focused on preventing, reducing, or delaying the need for care and support.
• Conduct a range of occupational therapy assessments to support Care Act needs assessments and reviews, including Direct Payment reviews.
• Provide specialist occupational therapy input through functional assessments, equipment provision, and adaptation recommendations.
• Work collaboratively with other social care professionals to achieve a holistic approach to intervention.
• Promote independence, safety, and wellbeing through strength-based practice, commissioning proportionate, person-centred support where appropriate.
• Contribute to the development of prevention and early intervention approaches, supporting people to remain independent and connected within their communities.
• Support innovative ways of working that minimise crisis intervention and maximise people's strengths, resilience, and community assets.

What We're Looking For

We're seeking a qualified and HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist with:

• Experience in community, hospital, or local authority settings.
• Knowledge of physical and mental health conditions and their impact on function and independence.
• Skills in the functional assessment of adults with a range of physical, mental health, and learning disabilities.
• Excellent communication, IT, and organisational skills.
• A collaborative, innovative, and problem-solving approach.
• A passion for prevention, early intervention, and promoting independence.
• We will consider newly qualified Occupational Therapists with a background in health, social care, housing, or the voluntary sector.

Essential Qualifications

• BSc or MSC in Occupational Therapy or Diploma of the College of Occupational Therapists.
• HCPC Registration.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a supportive, innovative, and rapidly developing Occupational Therapy service.
• Join a team that has already demonstrated success and is continuing to grow and evolve.
• Play a pivotal role in shaping prevention and early intervention approaches across Adult Social Care.
• Access ongoing professional development, supervision, and training opportunities.
• Opportunities to contribute to service improvement and transformation projects.
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements, with a strong commitment to staff wellbeing.
• Electric car scheme.
• Generous annual leave entitlement.
• Established progression framework to Grade 8.

About Sheffield City Council

At Sheffield City Council, we're committed to helping people live healthy, independent, and fulfilling lives. Our Home First approach focuses on supporting people to remain in their own homes and communities wherever possible, and Occupational Therapists play a vital role in achieving this vision. If you want to be part of a forward-thinking service that values innovation, collaboration, and professional development, we'd love to hear from you.

Additional Information

This role involves ICT use, manual handling, and working with clients in a variety of settings.
An enhanced DBS check is required.
You must be able to converse confidently in English as per the Immigration Act 2016.

If appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.
It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.
Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our Sheff news page.