Job summary
Senior Occupational Therapist
Are you passionate about making a positive and lasting difference for the people of Hull?
Are you looking for a new challenge as an Adult Social Care Senior Occupational Therapist? Then join our evolving OT workforce. We are looking for experienced Occupational Therapists for Senior OT roles. The salary point for grade 9 is 39,862- 42,839 pro rata, with an additional £3000 market rate supplement (subject to annual review). We have roles within the Active Recovery *7 day service and the Locality Team.
Recognising the workforce demand these posts are enhanced with a market rate pay supplement in excess of the top of the substantive grade. An annual review will take place which could reduce, increase or remove the enhancement subject to market conditions.
In Hull, Occupational Therapy is a vital function of Adult Social Care, ensuring that individuals can maintain their independence and live life to the fullest in their own homes. We have established a close working relationship with multi-disciplinary teams across adult social care, and health.
Main duties of the job
If you are a HCPC registered Occupational Therapist, with experience of a senior role, or ready to move up into a senior role we have opportunities for professional development that will enable you to broaden your experience across Adult Social Care. We will provide support and opportunities to enhance and progress your leadership skills and your clinical expertise as well as to be involved with our research partnership with the Curiosity Partnership. We offer a preceptorship period to support people transitioning from a different area of work.
As a Senior Occupational Therapist, the role will support the understanding and embedding of a trauma informed approach to people accessing adult social care. You will apply the principals of rights based inclusive practice. You will use solution focussed conversations, and agree goals with people as part of a proportionate assessment process. Where appropriate to contribute to, or lead on the statutory assessment and review of individuals care and support needs under the Care Act 2014.
As a valued leader, you will be providing supervision and clinical oversight to other registered and none registered Occupational Therapy staff, as well as carrying a complex case load. You will contribute and lead on service development, policy and process for Occupational Therapy and ensure OT is embedded within the wider Social Care offer.
About us
You will also have the opportunity to work with a varied case load including:
- Long term neurological conditions
- Life limiting illnesses
- Offenders within prison and in the community
- Homelessness
- Short term intervention with those recovering from illness/ injury
- Learning difficulties and autism
- Children transitioning into adulthood (16-25)
- Carers
Sound interesting? We also offer a variety of flexible working arrangements by negotiation. Please let us know as part of your interview. *7 day working includes weekends on a rota basis with alternative days off in the week
Please contact Megan Porteous on 01482 822819if you have any questions or would like to discuss the available opportunities further.
This role is not available for sponsorship therefore is only open to applicants who have the right to work in the UK.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To view the job description, please access this through the Hull City Council website on the below link:
https://www.hullcc.gov.uk/jobs/occupational-therapists-public-health-directorate-senior-occupational-therapist/33135.job
We also have additional information about the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To view the job description, please access this through the Hull City Council website on the below link:
https://www.hullcc.gov.uk/jobs/occupational-therapists-public-health-directorate-senior-occupational-therapist/33135.job
We also have additional information about the role.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- A knowledge and commitment to making Safeguarding Personal and promoting wellbeing, coproduction and welfare of vulnerable adults.
- An understanding of the different roles of health, social care and voluntary sector in supporting and delivering wellbeing
- A full and deep understanding of the professional role and knowledge of an Occupational Therapist.in the context of strengths-based approaches to social care, coproduction, and personalisation
- An ability to understand the process of a specialist assessment and activity analysis to develop a functional outcome.
- Must have a specialist knowledge and understanding of the Care Act, MCA DOLS, and Human Rights Act and their relevance Occupational Therapy practice.
- A Working knowledge and understanding of the Personalisation agenda and Personal Budgets.
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post qualifying practice, where the post holder has acquired practical experience and knowledge of a range of disabilities.
- Experience of working in a community setting undertaking home visits and assessments
- An understanding of co-production, personalisation and person centred practice
- Experience of working in a team, supportive of colleagues and flexible in approach to team working
- Experience of working in a multi-agency environment
- Significant experience in the safe moving and handling of individuals including training/demonstrating skills to others.
Qualifications
Essential
- Must have at least Diploma/BSc in Occupational Therapy or equivalent and have HCPC registration.
- Completed Care Act, MCA DoLs and Human Rights Act training including Making Safeguarding Personal Safe guarding adults training
- Post graduate qualification in clinical supervision or professional practice education, Or will undertake this within 1 year
Skills
Essential
- Motivation to work with vulnerable adults
- Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people and/or vulnerable adults.
- Innovate and create to meet disabled peoples independence, their housing or care needs.
- Must have creative ability, enabling skills and clinical reasoning, together with highly developed skills in complex and person centred Occupational Therapy Assessment and Intervention.
- An ability to input and extract information using I T.
- Data analysis and interpretation
- Initiative, judgement and commitment.
- Excellent presentation and communication skills written and verbal.
- An ability to read Architects drawing and work to scale.
- Ability to support staff with complex cases
- Thinking/ Mental Demands -The post holder faces a variety of problems requiring the identification and selection of a solution from several possible options. The process requires analysis, interpretation and evaluation of views and data, necessitating prolonged periods of concentration and mental effort.
- To help achieve the demanding national and local targets for service delivery with a high referral rate whilst meeting the more immediate expectations of a wide variety of individuals, and developing a new operating model for Adult Social Care. Attends and contributes to planning meetings for service development.
- The post holder works in an area of constant change due to legislative and policy changes and manages staff and works with individuals and carers in what are often difficult situations.
- Decision-making The post holder is required to make frequent decisions relating to their principal accountabilities. It is necessary to exercise initiative to make decisions which come within professional guidelines and also meet the City Council or Government policies. This is done with only limited supervision/managerial direction.
- Statutory responsibilities and policies, including professional codes of conduct, will need to be interpreted with only limited managerial direction.
- Use of professional judgement to determine needs of people balanced against risk to the individual, staff and carers
Desirable
- Proficient in use of database (e.g. Liquid Logic)
Interpersonal/Communication/Written Skills
Essential
- Ability to establish professional, effective working relationships with a range of partners/colleagues and vulnerable adults.
- Highly developed influencing, caring, advocacy, negotiating, diplomatic and training skills are required to meet the needs of a wide range of people of all ages and backgrounds, non-specialists and professionals including those with special educational needs or who have English only as a second language. The post holder needs the skills to deliver complex, contentious and sensitive information.
- Ability to supervise staff.
- Ability to prioritise work and meet tight deadlines.
- Exchanging in writing complicated or sensitive information with some of the agencies mentioned in Working Relationships, having regard to individual confidentiality and data protection. Writing complex reports to others in order to gain support for decisions or to influence decisions or policies.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- A knowledge and commitment to making Safeguarding Personal and promoting wellbeing, coproduction and welfare of vulnerable adults.
- An understanding of the different roles of health, social care and voluntary sector in supporting and delivering wellbeing
- A full and deep understanding of the professional role and knowledge of an Occupational Therapist.in the context of strengths-based approaches to social care, coproduction, and personalisation
- An ability to understand the process of a specialist assessment and activity analysis to develop a functional outcome.
- Must have a specialist knowledge and understanding of the Care Act, MCA DOLS, and Human Rights Act and their relevance Occupational Therapy practice.
- A Working knowledge and understanding of the Personalisation agenda and Personal Budgets.
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post qualifying practice, where the post holder has acquired practical experience and knowledge of a range of disabilities.
- Experience of working in a community setting undertaking home visits and assessments
- An understanding of co-production, personalisation and person centred practice
- Experience of working in a team, supportive of colleagues and flexible in approach to team working
- Experience of working in a multi-agency environment
- Significant experience in the safe moving and handling of individuals including training/demonstrating skills to others.
Qualifications
Essential
- Must have at least Diploma/BSc in Occupational Therapy or equivalent and have HCPC registration.
- Completed Care Act, MCA DoLs and Human Rights Act training including Making Safeguarding Personal Safe guarding adults training
- Post graduate qualification in clinical supervision or professional practice education, Or will undertake this within 1 year
Skills
Essential
- Motivation to work with vulnerable adults
- Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people and/or vulnerable adults.
- Innovate and create to meet disabled peoples independence, their housing or care needs.
- Must have creative ability, enabling skills and clinical reasoning, together with highly developed skills in complex and person centred Occupational Therapy Assessment and Intervention.
- An ability to input and extract information using I T.
- Data analysis and interpretation
- Initiative, judgement and commitment.
- Excellent presentation and communication skills written and verbal.
- An ability to read Architects drawing and work to scale.
- Ability to support staff with complex cases
- Thinking/ Mental Demands -The post holder faces a variety of problems requiring the identification and selection of a solution from several possible options. The process requires analysis, interpretation and evaluation of views and data, necessitating prolonged periods of concentration and mental effort.
- To help achieve the demanding national and local targets for service delivery with a high referral rate whilst meeting the more immediate expectations of a wide variety of individuals, and developing a new operating model for Adult Social Care. Attends and contributes to planning meetings for service development.
- The post holder works in an area of constant change due to legislative and policy changes and manages staff and works with individuals and carers in what are often difficult situations.
- Decision-making The post holder is required to make frequent decisions relating to their principal accountabilities. It is necessary to exercise initiative to make decisions which come within professional guidelines and also meet the City Council or Government policies. This is done with only limited supervision/managerial direction.
- Statutory responsibilities and policies, including professional codes of conduct, will need to be interpreted with only limited managerial direction.
- Use of professional judgement to determine needs of people balanced against risk to the individual, staff and carers
Desirable
- Proficient in use of database (e.g. Liquid Logic)
Interpersonal/Communication/Written Skills
Essential
- Ability to establish professional, effective working relationships with a range of partners/colleagues and vulnerable adults.
- Highly developed influencing, caring, advocacy, negotiating, diplomatic and training skills are required to meet the needs of a wide range of people of all ages and backgrounds, non-specialists and professionals including those with special educational needs or who have English only as a second language. The post holder needs the skills to deliver complex, contentious and sensitive information.
- Ability to supervise staff.
- Ability to prioritise work and meet tight deadlines.
- Exchanging in writing complicated or sensitive information with some of the agencies mentioned in Working Relationships, having regard to individual confidentiality and data protection. Writing complex reports to others in order to gain support for decisions or to influence decisions or policies.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
