Job summary
We are recruiting for an Occupational Therapist to join our Early Intervention and Prevention Service, with the opportunity to rotate across our three teams within Adult Social Care.
We will consider newly qualified or soon to qualify Occupational Therapists, and we have a preceptorship program to support you. We can also support Occupational Therapists returning to practice.
At Bracknell Forest, we pride ourselves on being a council which is stable and well-managed where our employees can thrive in a supportive environment. We understand the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer a variety of flexible working practices, including options for remote working and arrangements that allow you to work from home, dependent on the needs of the service.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, confident and reliable Occupational Therapist who is passionate about strength-based approaches and committed to helping Bracknell Forest residentslive independently and thrive.
As an Occupational Therapist you will be committed to promoting independence and well-being through new ways of working and forward-thinking interventions. You will have a varied caseload and work with our clients to reduce dependence, prevent deterioration and delay reliance on traditional services.
Main duties of the job
- To work with people to coordinate the identification of their needs and undertake comprehensive assessments of adults with disabilities. To work with those with diverse or complex presentations in a way that maximises independence, choice and control that are Care Act compliant and cost effective.
- Responsible for your own caseload, working collaboratively with those in the People Directorate.
- To be an autonomous practitioner and accountable for all aspects of your work, including management of individuals in your care and your own supervision and appraisal.
- To assess for, plan and provide interventions around manual handling, seating and small aids / adaptations.
- Participate in safeguarding assessments and planning when required.
About us
Although our operating model consists of three distinct teams, we are one service and we work together closely, which leads to good relationships and opportunities for learning from each other.
You will gain an invaluable breadth of experience across Adult Social Care and will be supported to develop your knowledge and confidence.
Working across our three Adult Social Care teams:
Adult Social Care Hub: As an Occupational Therapist in our Adult Social Care Hub you will be working with people right at the start of their journey with social care. The Hub is the first contact for people with physical health issues, learning disabilities or for older adults with health problems.
Early Intervention and Prevention (EIP) Service: You will be working in a large, supportive, multi-disciplinary team. We are a truly integrated team. We work hard alongside the people we support to maximise their independence, help them to remain at home for as long as possible with reduced reliance on external support.
Adult Community Team (Long Term): As an Occupational Therapist on the Adult Community Team (Long Term) you will have the time to build a relationship with the person you are supporting, to improve their well-being and make a significant difference to every aspect of their day to day lives. This could be through specialist pieces of equipment, major adaptations, or being there for help, advice and support.
Our team receive regular supervision and attend MDT meetings.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work as an Occupational Therapist as part of the Adult Community Team in our Early Intervention & Preventions Team. This team is made up of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Nurses, Support Coordinators, Social Workers and Managers as well as working alongside our In House CQC registered Intermediate Care Service.
- To provide reablement to maximise independence and support people to remain in their own communities, facilitate timely discharge from hospital, avoid unnecessary hospital admission and enable people to stay at home at the end of their lives.
- There will be opportunity to rotate across our Adult Social Care Hub and long-term teams.
- To work with people, including their advocates and carers, to provide a reablement, service, to develop person-centred SMART goals and support plans designed to maximise independence, choice and control, and that are legal and affordable
- To act as a key worker, ensuring that people have timely assessment, reablement and regular review of their progress and needs
- Responsible for own caseload, working collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team and others across Adult Social Care and partners
- To be an autonomous practitioner and accountable for all aspects of your work, including management of individuals in your care and your own supervision and appraisal.
- Document all work in line with legislation and local policy and procedures.
- To be responsible for your continuous professional development, attending all mandatory training and specialist training where appropriate.
- To be involved in the training and mentoring of other staff within the service area and the training of Occupational Therapy Students.
- Participate in safeguarding assessments and planning when required.
- To take an active part in Team Meetings and other meetings to which you may be invited.
- There will be one last shift a week from 12 - 8pm
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work as an Occupational Therapist as part of the Adult Community Team in our Early Intervention & Preventions Team. This team is made up of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Nurses, Support Coordinators, Social Workers and Managers as well as working alongside our In House CQC registered Intermediate Care Service.
- To provide reablement to maximise independence and support people to remain in their own communities, facilitate timely discharge from hospital, avoid unnecessary hospital admission and enable people to stay at home at the end of their lives.
- There will be opportunity to rotate across our Adult Social Care Hub and long-term teams.
- To work with people, including their advocates and carers, to provide a reablement, service, to develop person-centred SMART goals and support plans designed to maximise independence, choice and control, and that are legal and affordable
- To act as a key worker, ensuring that people have timely assessment, reablement and regular review of their progress and needs
- Responsible for own caseload, working collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team and others across Adult Social Care and partners
- To be an autonomous practitioner and accountable for all aspects of your work, including management of individuals in your care and your own supervision and appraisal.
- Document all work in line with legislation and local policy and procedures.
- To be responsible for your continuous professional development, attending all mandatory training and specialist training where appropriate.
- To be involved in the training and mentoring of other staff within the service area and the training of Occupational Therapy Students.
- Participate in safeguarding assessments and planning when required.
- To take an active part in Team Meetings and other meetings to which you may be invited.
- There will be one last shift a week from 12 - 8pm
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with HCPC with a recognised Occupational Therapy qualification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with HCPC with a recognised Occupational Therapy qualification.
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).
