Senior Occupational Therapist

Hertfordshire County Council; St Albans; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Occupational Therapist to join their Adult Care Services. This role involves working closely with individuals in the community, conducting holistic assessments, and developing personalized support plans. The ideal candidate will have a recognized occupational therapy qualification and a passion for promoting independence and community involvement. You'll collaborate with various stakeholders to ensure the best outcomes for clients, all while working in a dynamic and supportive environment. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference in people's lives.

Qualifications

• Registered with The Health and Care Professions Council.
• Knowledge of Care Act 2014 and Mental Capacity Act 2005.

Responsibilities

• Complete care needs assessments and develop innovative support plans.
• Engage with community partners to promote independence.

Skills

Occupational Therapy

Decision-Making Skills

Knowledge of Social Care Legislation

Community Engagement

Education

Recognised Occupational Therapy Qualification

Job description

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Job Title: Senior Occupational Therapist

Starting Salary: £41,511 progressing to £45,718

Hours: 37

Location: Apsley, Hemel Hempstead, covering St Albans

Contract Type: Permanent

Directorate: Adult Care Services

About The Team

St Albans Adult Disability Team

As an Adult Care Services occupational therapist, you will hold your own caseload and work in partnership with people living in the community across Hertfordshire. You will undertake a holistic assessment of need to identify person-centred outcomes.

We work in an enabling way with people and their families and carers, to promote independence and participation, through meaningful occupation and a strengths-based approach. Across all our services we aim to ensure that people are provided with the right support and advice, and at the right time.

Our Adult Care Services Connected Lives practice principles are very much aligned to core occupational therapy values, with the ultimate aim of connecting people to the life that they want to live.

We work collaboratively alongside social care colleagues, as well as with our health partners, housing and care providers, and a range of community support services.

The role will also include an opportunity to mentor and develop others

About The Role

We aim to enable people to make positive decisions in their lives, promote their independence and ensure they can get involved in their local community. We're a service motivated by and dedicated to social care intervention and community social work.

We’re looking for a senior occupational therapist who can engage with people, promoting and enabling inclusive community options, as well as self-directed purchased services.

This is a fast-paced environment. Our locality teams focus on complex cases and include general assessments and care planning. You'll support with:

• Completing care needs assessment
• Developing innovative support plans
• Building networks
• Raising awareness in the area and developing valuable links for the team
  
  
  

You'll work alongside community care officers, community learning disability nurses and occupational therapists to achieve the best outcomes for the people you work with.

About You

• A recognised occupational therapy qualification and be registered with The Health and Care Professions Council
• To ensure practice is consistent with The Royal College of Occupational Therapists’ Professional standards for occupational therapy practice, conduct and ethics, and the HCPC Standards of Proficiency for Occupational therapy
• Knowledge and experience of relevant social care legislation, such as the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005
• To be a confident team member with good decision-making skills
• The ability to work successfully with partners and other agencies
• A full UK driving licence and regular access to a vehicle for work purposes
  
  
  

Requirements for the senior role include actively undertaking a specialist role e.g. Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP), Best Interests Assessor (BIA), occupational therapy practice educator, or moving and handling specialist function role.

Alternatively, an agreement to undertake at least one of these roles within the first year.

We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.

This job role is within the Health and Social Care Services, level HSC11 job profile. Please locate this via:

Job profiles - Health and social care

To hear more about this opportunity please contact Adaeze Ihedioha for an informal discussion about the role.

Interview Date: TBC

Benefits of working for us

How to apply

As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.

Additional information

Disability Confident

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Safeguarding

This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.

Driving Required

You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.

English Fluency

The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.

Seniority level

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  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

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