Occupational Therapist - CLA04186

Clackmannanshire Council; Alloa; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Living wage accredited employer

Hybrid working

Job summary

Clackmannanshire Council in Scotland is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist to join the Locality Team within Adult Social Care. You will undertake comprehensive assessments, develop care plans, and coordinate services to promote independence and safety for adults in their homes and communities.

This frontline role offers a flexible hybrid working pattern with a focus on person-centred care, collaboration with partners, and a commitment to living wage principles.

Qualifications

• Ability to conduct functional, environmental and holistic assessments.
• Develop care plans and assess care and support needs.
• Coordinate services and manage risk to promote independence.

Responsibilities

• Undertake functional, environmental and holistic assessments to identify barriers to independence.
• Provide professional advice on mobility, transfers and personal care.
• Undertake care management responsibilities, including reviewing care and support needs and coordinating services.

Job description

The Locality Team is part of Adult Social Care within the Clackmannanshire and Stirling

Health and Social Care Partnership. The team plays an important role in supporting

Clackmannanshire Council’s strategic aim of delivering the right care, at the right time,

in the right place.

Working with adults and their carers across the local community, the team provides

assessment, care management and support to promote independence, safety and

welbeing. Through a person-centred and strengths-based approach, the team works

colaboratively with individuals, families and partner agencies to identify needs,

manage risks and support people to remain as independent as possible within their

own homes and communities.

About the Role

This is a varied and rewarding frontline Occupational Therapy role within the Locality

Team. As a key member of our service, you wi l undertake functional, environmental

and holistic assessments to identify barriers to independence and recommend

appropriate interventions that enable adults to live safely and independently within

their homes and communities.

The role includes assessing for and recommending equipment, minor and major

adaptations, undertaking moving and handling assessments, and providing

professional advice on mobility, transfers, personal care and functional ability. You wi l

also undertake care management responsibilities, including assessing and reviewing

care and support needs, developing care plans, managing risk and coordinating

services to achieve positive outcomes.

Working closely with service users, carers, Social Work coleagues, Health professionals,

Housing, equipment providers and other partner agencies, you wi l help develop

practical and sustainable solutions that promote independence, safety and welbeing.

The role also involves contributing to Adult Support and Protection processes and

wider statutory responsibilities where required.

The post operates on a hybrid and flexible working basis, combining community-based

assessments, office-based colaboration and home-working opportunities, with a

minimum expectation of 40% of working time being office-based. This provides

flexibility while maintaining a strong focus on direct work with individuals, effective

partnership working and responsive service delivery across Clackmannanshire.

Working within a varied and demanding environment, you wi l use your professional

knowledge, clinical reasoning and assessment ski ls to manage an alocated caseload,

prioritise competing demands and make evidence-informed recommendations.

This is an exce lent opportunity for a motivated and ski led Occupational Therapist who

is passionate about promoting independence, enabling people to remain safely at

home and delivering high-quality, person-centred services as part of a supportive and

colaborative team.

Further Information

For further information or an informal discussion about the post, please contact James

Lennon, Occupational Therapist Team Manager at [e-mail].

Additional Information

Please note that although this is a full time post, we are willing to consider applicants looking to work between 25 and 35 hours per week.

Clackmannanshire Council is currently promoting the recruitment campaign “Get into Care for Adult Care”. Further documents can be viewed below – these do not relate to the job advertised.

Clackmannanshire Council welcomes applications from everyone and we value diversity in our workforce. We are committed to being an exemplar employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. For this vacancy, we would welcome applications from ethnic minority groups, who are currently under represented in our workforce.

Clackmannanshire Council operates a flexible hybrid approach for those roles that allow this type of working. Attendance at the office will be required to meet the needs of the business and for example to build team and stakeholder relationships. The exact pattern of working will be agreed with you as part of the recruitment process.

Clackmannanshire Council is a living wage accredited employer.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and / or Protected Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. You will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer of employment being made by Clackmannanshire Council. Further guidance will follow in your conditional offer of employment on how to apply. Please note you will be required to pay for the cost of this application if your salary is over £38,000 per annum, which will be deducted from your first pay. Further information can be found here

You will be required to undergo a disclosure check prior to a formal offer of employment being made by Clackmannanshire Council. The cost of this check will be detailed in your conditional offer of employment if you are successful. Further information can be found here

https://www.mygov.scot/disclosure-levels

Please note that if you are selected for interview you will be notified by e-mail.