Occupational Therapist - Reablement
We have an exciting opportunity for motivated Occupational Therapists to join our adult social care service in Southampton to support our reablement service. We have just redesigned our reablement service and have far reaching and ambitious plans to build a sustainable adult social care service that supports our residents to live independent and fulfilling lives in communities that work together for the benefit of all.
Southampton recognises the essential role of Occupational Therapy in helping people live independent lives and are seeking innovative, creative Occupational Therapists to help build a new service.
The main purpose of the role is to deliver an Occupational Therapy Service within adult social care to support a therapy led approach within reablement. You will gain experience in provision of equipment and minor adaptations to support independence, moving and handling, goal focused reablement planning, support wellbeing and prevention and signposting to other community services.
You will work with colleagues and partner agencies to ensure a high quality, responsive and professional social care occupational therapy service leading to positive outcomes for adults with care and support needs.
The successful applicant must be:
- Innovative, creative and solution focused.
- Enthusiastic about driving improvements and providing excellent social care.
- Committed to personal development and sharing best practice.
We offer a robust supervision and appraisal framework within social care and opportunities for training and development. You will need effective interpersonal skills and to show skills to support a flexible and positive approach to problem solving.
Main duties, tasks & skills required.
Occupational Therapist role:
- To provide an Occupational Therapy service to adults with care and support needs, their families, and carers in line with statutory requirements.
- To complete occupational therapy assessments in relation to adults’ personal independence and occupations, in accordance with current legislation and in conjunction with other team members or professional workers.
- To advise and, where possible, teach methods of carrying out daily activities to help individuals overcome a disability and promote independent living.
- To recommend and provide, where appropriate, standard, specialised and moving and handling equipment and give guidance to clients and their carers in its use.
- To provide advice, information, and guidance on other services available from social services and other agencies.
- To communicate effectively with clients and colleagues, to maintain written and electronic records in accordance with Directorate policies and to be aware of the Directorate’s ‘Access to Records’ policy.
- To promote the Occupational Therapy service to users, colleagues, and other agencies and to identify and contribute to future service developments.
- To work closely with colleagues in health care teams, private and voluntary sectors, and other directorates, to achieve the best possible outcome for clients and their carers.
What we can offer you:
Salary: The salary band for this role is £41,771 - £46,141 per annum. The starting salary is £41,771 with annual progression through the salary bands.
Here at SCC we have a range of different benefits, a few examples can be found below.
- Excellent local government pension with 15.2% employer contribution
- Death in service benefit of x3 salary, and optional salary sacrifice shared cost AVC (additional voluntary contribution)
- Generous holiday 25–31 days, based on role and service
- Flexible working options (role-dependent)
- Family-friendly policies - Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Shared/Unpaid Parental Leave, Time off for Dependents
- Training and development, including coaching and mentoring
- Health and wellbeing support - Employee Assistance Programme, Menopause Pledge, Mental Health First Aiders and access to a variety of staff networks
- Veteran-friendly employer with the Armed Forces Covenant
- Retail discounts and savings through the Southampton City Council benefits platform
- Discounted memberships at local sports and fitness centres
- Sustainable travel benefits - low emission car scheme, cycle to work, season ticket loans
- Employee volunteering scheme with 2 paid days leave to volunteer
For further information on our benefits package please visit: Employee benefits (southampton.gov.uk)
Contact details for informal discussion:
For further information and details regarding the role, please contact Shelley Reid (Senior Practitioner OT) - Shelley [email protected] Or Kerry Moore (Registered Manager – Reablement) - [email protected]
Recruitment contact details:
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 023 8083 4033
For more information about SCC please visit Southampton City Council
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