Job Introduction
Job Title: Senior Occupational Therapist
Starting Salary: £42,839 opportunity to progress to £47,181 per annum + £1000 welcome payment, lease car & relocation - terms apply - per annum (pro rata for part time)
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: Hertfordshire
Contract Type: Permanent, Fixed Term or Secondment Opportunities
Directorate: Adult Care Services
About the teams
Gateway Housing Solutions
Apsley, Hemel Hempstead
24 hours per week
the Housing Solutions team offer specialist assessment across Hertfordshire for major housing adaptations. The team has a blend of community based Occupational Therapists and Community Care Officer Trusted Assessors who complete specialist housing needs assessments to identify major adaptation solutions to enable a person to have better access to the facilities within their homes.
We explore personal strengths, their family and friends’ support networks, and using expert knowledge we connect people with things that will help individuals and families to get on with their lives, achieving prevention, reducing or delaying the need for statutory provision of care services.
Older Peoples West
Harpenden and Villages
Apsley, Hemel Hempstead
37 hours per week
St Albans
Apsley, Hemel Hempstead
24 hours per week
The Older Person Service is a dynamic service that works across the community under the Care Act to safeguard, assess, plan support and review adults and cares with long term health and social care needs. We can offer Hybrid working arrangements, flexible working practices, community engagement and volunteer activities and, as part of our commitment to you, as well as promote your continuous Learning & Development.
Older Peoples East
Welwyn Hatfield and Broxbourne Team
Farnham House, Stevenage
37 hours per week
Could you bring your experience and passion for improving outcomes for people over age 65 and their carers with social care needs to the Older Person Service?
We are re-energising our adult social care model of Connected Lives approach that has a strong ethos of strength-based working, identifying personal goals and ensuring personal, family and community resources are utilised to achieve positive outcomes for people.
The Older Person Service is a dynamic service that works across the community under the Care Act to safeguard, assess, plan support and review adults and cares with long term health and social care needs.
About the role
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Working collaboratively with other partners and teams within Adult Care Services
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Developing innovative support plans
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Promote and support strength based assessment and practice approach to all interventions to maximise independence, health and well being to prevent or reduce the need for Adult Social Care
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Working creatively with residents to ensure their safety and independence
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Raising awareness in the area and developing valuable links for the team
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Supporting other Therapists and Community Care Officers
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Provide information and advice to enable an individual to confidently and safely participate in their daily life, includes grading of tasks and activities and adapting their environments
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You will undertake a specialism eg Moving and Handling, BiA, AMP or Occupational Therapy practice educator
About you
Essential:
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HCPC Registered Occupational Therapist
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Full driving licence and regular access to a vehicle
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2 years post qualifying experience as an Occupational Therapist
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Knowledge and experience in social care sector
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Experience of completing assessments and making recommendations
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Ability to work on your own as well as part of a team
Desirable:
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Knowledge of Care Act 2014
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Knowledge of Mental Capacity Act 2005
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, level 11 job profile. Please locate this via:
Job profiles - Health and social care
To hear more about this opportunity please contact [email protected] for an informal discussion about the role.
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.
Secondment
This position is open to secondments. If you work for HCC or any other Local Authority and would like to be considered as a Secondment contract, please ensure you complete the Secondment Form as part of your application. If you do not, your application will be considered as a Fixed Term Contract only.
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.
