Occupational Therapy Assistant - Integrated Networks, BRIDGEND COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL

Guardian Jobs; Stonehouse; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading council as an Occupational Therapy Assistant, where you'll support adults with complex needs to achieve greater independence. This exciting role is perfect for creative and enthusiastic individuals who are dedicated to community service. You'll work in a collaborative environment, ensuring personalized care and enhancing quality of life for those you support.

Qualifications

• Ability to greet customers through the medium of Welsh is essential.
• Experience in working with adults with complex needs.
• Dedication to community and partnership development.

Responsibilities

• Support adults to maximize their independence and achieve their goals.
• Collaborate with GPs and team members to assess individual needs.
• Utilize a strength-based, outcome-focused model in service delivery.

Skills

Creativity

Enthusiasm

Ambition

Welsh Language Skills

Job description

Occupational Therapy Assistant - Integrated Networks
Job description
37 hours per week

This is an exciting time to join our Integrated Cluster Network Teams. The cluster teamwork and support to develop a team around the person and their family or those important to them. The people we support can have long term complex challenges around their physical health, mental health and emotional well-being. It works with both older and younger adults. We aim to provide a holistic support to allow to live their lives as they wish to and ensure voice, choice, independence and control in their lives We, are seeking to appoint creative, enthusiastic, ambitious full time permanent Occupational Therapy Assistant within the Integrated Cluster Networks. The Teams consist of Social Workers, District Nurses, Occupational Therapists; Physiotherapists; Dietetics; Speech and Language Therapists; Pharmacy technicians, Community Psychiatric Nurses and various technicians. We work closely with G.P. surgeries and the third sector partner agencies to assess and support the needs of adults affected by long term complex and adverse conditions as well as their careers and families.

Using a strength-based outcome focused model, the teams support adults and their carers to achieve positive outcomes within their lives and encourage wider inclusion in local communities. Under the supervision and management of the senior OT, the particular focus of this role is in maximising the independence of individuals who are in receipt of managed care support; and to ensure that the level of commissioned care is proportionate to individuals’ capabilities. We specifically wish to target those individuals who have long-term reablement goals/outcomes and to prevent admission into hospital or early admission into long-term care.

Under the management of the registered OT, we will support the ideal candidate to develop innovative approaches to OT practice. We work closely with GPs and other cluster partners and utilise the Contingency Care Model to prevent unnecessary admissions to hospital and care homes, as part of our role to maximise the independence and choice. The continued development of this dynamic service model will require work on widening partnership opportunities with statutory partners; the third sector and with individuals from the community.

We are keen to develop resilient community connections, groups and services in Bridgend. The position will either be based in our office in Pyle or in Glanrhyd. We will offer focussed and committed development opportunities for the successful candidate.

We encourage informal conversation on visit prior to interview. Please contact the service manager Chris Lloyd – email [e-mail] or tel [phone].

The ability to greet customers through the medium of Welsh is a requirement for this post.

Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees.

An Enhanced with Childrens Barred list criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) is a requirement for this post.

The council’s Hybrid Working Policy applies to this post. This provides a framework for establishing how you will undertake working hours between your home and the office.

Closing Date: 02 July 2025

Shortlisting Date: 09 July 2025

Interview Date: 21 July 2025

Benefits to working at Bridgend County Borough Council

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