Rehabilitation Officer Vision Impairment

Richmond and Wandsworth Council; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A Local Authority Council in England seeks a Rehabilitation Officer for Vision Impairment to deliver impactful support for residents with sensory loss. This full-time, permanent role involves conducting assessments, providing rehabilitative training, and ensuring compliance with safeguarding regulations. A Diploma in Rehabilitation Work Visual Impairment is essential. The successful candidate will join a collaborative team committed to fostering professional development and improving community services.

Benefits

40 days annual leave

Flexible working

Generous pension plan

Qualifications

• Understanding of safeguarding adults and children's responsibilities within Social Services.
• Experience in assessing needs and providing rehabilitative services.
• Ability to learn and retain knowledge of local services.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments of individuals' needs and risks regarding sensory loss.
• Provide rehabilitative support including daily living skills and mobility training.
• Maintain CQC 'Good' rating for Adult services.

Skills

Communication skills

Decision-making skills

Time management skills

Collaborative work

Education

Diploma/Foundation Degree in Rehabilitation Work Visual Impairment

Job description

Rehabilitation Officer Vision Impairment

£38,976 - £52,767

Permanent

Full Time

Richmond, Wandsworth & Hybrid (travel required across both boroughs to complete visits)

£38,976 - £52,767

Join us in Transforming Lives Across Richmond and Wandsworth!

Are you ready to make a real difference?

The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth present a unique opportunity to be part of a team who are working together to create a ground-breaking better service partnership across both boroughs, where passionate professionals unite to deliver outstanding services across both boroughs.

As a qualified Rehabilitation Officer for Vision Impairment, you'll be at the heart of our dynamic Sensory Service Team, working within the Front Door Service. We're proud of our collaborative, multi-disciplinary approach and our commitment to proactive, life-changing support for residents with Vision Loss, Hearing Loss, or Dual Sensory Loss.

This is your chance to empower individuals, helping them overcome challenges and achieve greater independence. You'll use your expertise in legislation and safeguarding, along with your excellent communication, decision-making, and time management skills, to deliver and evaluate impactful rehabilitation interventions.

If you're driven by purpose and eager to help people build confidence and skills for a brighter future, we want to hear from you! We are a supportive team and we are willing to support and develop you if you have newly qualified with a Diploma/Foundation Degree in Rehabilitation Work Visual Impairment or equivalent.

About the role

• Rehabilitation Vision Impairment: You will use a strength-based approach to undertake Sensory Loss assessments of individual and carers needs and risks in the community. This will involve you working in partnership with key agencies to support with the aim of maximising independence, wellbeing and choice.
• Regulatory Compliance: You need to demonstrate a thorough understanding of relevant legislation and local authority responsibilities in the safeguarding of vulnerable adults. In addition, good communication, decision-making and time management skills are essential.
• Experience: You would play an important role in the Sensory team providing effective, accessible, customer-focused support in relation to sensory loss. This involves providing accurate assessment, planning and providing rehabilitation support including daily living skills, mobility training, equipment provision, communication support and low vision assessments as well as providing good quality information and advice to people contacting via telephone, correspondence and in person.
• CQC Rating: You will contribute to maintaining our 'Good' rating from CQC for Adult services, reflecting the high quality of support provided.
• Professional Development: Embracing opportunities for personal and professional growth in an ever-changing environment, you will be fostering a culture of ongoing learning within the service.

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Diploma/Foundation Degree in Rehabilitation Work Visual Impairment or equivalent.
• An understanding of safeguarding adults and children and within that, the responsibilities of Social Services and the role specifically.
• Experience of providing assessment of needs, planning, implementing, providing and evaluating rehabilitative services aimed at maximising and maintaining independence, safety, dignity and choice.
• Understanding of the importance of supervision and training.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both verbally and in writing, using appropriate IT.
• Ability to learn and retain up-to-date knowledge of local services.
• Ability to work collaboratively with others, promoting equality and respect for diversity.
• If you are passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of vulnerable people, possess the required qualification and thrive in a challenging yet highly rewarding environment, we invite you to apply for this opportunity.

Closing Date: 9th Jan 2025

Shortlisting Date: W/C 9th Jan 2025

Interview Date: TBC

We may close this vacancy early once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

For an informal conversation please contact Sandra Powell Assistant Service Manager via [e-mail]

Richmond & Wandsworth Better Service Partnership are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.