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Salary:£43,454 - £45,536 per annum (Inclusive of 12.5% market supplement)
Hours per week:37 hours
Interview date:Week commencing Tuesday 22 April 2025
Wiltshire Reablement - Empowering Independence
Become a pivotal member of our Reablement Team and have a positive impact on individuals' lives following illness, injury, loss of confidence or hospital admission.
Main duties of the job
Reablement offers Occupational Therapists the unique opportunity to work proactively with customers in their own homes to achieve greater independence, promote their well-being and minimise long-term care needs.
As an Occupational Therapist, you will conduct strengths-based assessments, work with customers and their families to design and implement creative reablement plans to enable them to achieve their goals.
The Reablement Service is led by occupational therapists alongside occupational therapy assistants and support workers, and benefits from support from our Principal Occupational Therapist. The occupational therapy role is highly valued within Wiltshire Council, and we provide a unique opportunity to work in a team managed by an occupational therapist in a service that offers a range of opportunities for career progression including regular training, coaching and leadership programmes.
Were looking for applicants who hold a qualification in Occupational Therapy, along with a minimum of two years post-qualification experience. Holding a valid full UK driver's license is essential, as you'll be conducting visits to clients in their own homes or other settings, such as hospitals.
About us
Wiltshire Council is a friendly, welcoming place to work, with a 'One Council' ethos. Thats why we focus on getting the things that matter to our people right.
The Experienced Occupational Therapist position comes with a 12.5% market supplement payment. All market supplement payments are subject to review on an annual basis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Specific duties and responsibilities
- Manage a busy caseload including complex and challenging cases; provide support and
guidance for the management of complex and challenging cases. Be able to reprioritise work
according to individual customer and service needs.
- Undertake strengths based occupational therapy assessments working with customers with
complex occupational needs and contentious situations (including assessment of mental
capacity where appropriate); using your professional judgement to adapt your approach to the
individual needs of the customer.
- Design and implement innovative reablement plans for people living in complex situations to
enable customers to meet their goals and reduce need for ongoing support and minimise
demand for long term care. This will include liaison and negotiation with family members and
support staff on options to encourage independence and safe practice.
- Demonstrate competence in complex risk assessment and positive risk taking. Work with
customers to manage risk and record actions and strategies agreed. Support other team
members with management of risk.
- Coordinate the customers reablement journey, in collaboration with the customer and/or
family members. This will involve regular contact with the customer, members of the
reablement team and relevant partners to evidence decision making in reviewing goals,
planning interventions responding to change and evaluating progress for customers with
complex physical, emotional or social needs.
- Undertake complex moving and handling risk assessments, using your expertise to record the
recommendations in an format appropriate to the customers and/or carers needs. Monitoring
and evaluating risk and sharing information with the relevant parties including demonstration
of recommended techniques.
- Assess for and recommend minor and major adaptations in accordance with the Care Act and
Housing legislation and guidance with customers with complex physical or social barriers,
within the reablement service. Use expert professional skills and judgement to analyse,
discuss and negotiate options with the customer to improve accessibility within their own
home or recommend re-housing. Establish and maintain good working relationship and carry
out joint visits and assessments with other professionals e.g. GP's, Consultants and Health
Therapists working with the customer. Seek advice from and refer to other disciplines as
appropriate
- Consider the needs of carers in line with Care Act eligibility and make referrals to partner
agencies for assessment and support as required.Practice within the current legal framework, including health, social care and housing
legislation; and Wiltshire Council policies and procedures. Provide guidance and advice to
support other members of the team to work within the legal framework, policies and
procedures.
- Contribute proactively to the effective working of the team with positive attitude by sharing
knowledge, offering advice and support and by preparedness to be involved in the
development of services
- Take active responsibility for your own continuing professional development including
attendance at statutory and non statutory training and participation in development
opportunities
- Fully engage and prepare for own supervision and appraisal through self-evaluation, ensuring
that continual professional development is evidenced.
- To have a good awareness of safeguarding in line with Wiltshire policy, including making
referrals and participation in safeguarding investigations.
- Provide professional supervision and support to Occupational Therapists and other members
of the team, promoting evidence-informed practice. Ensure that supervision is timely and
recorded and that any practice and other concerns are communicated with senior staff/ line
managers
- Actively engage in individual and group supervision and embed learning in practice.
- Participate in appraisal and team meetings and contribute to individual and team
development.
- Record all occupational therapy and reablement contacts in a timely way, onto the Social
Care records in accordance with work targets set by the Team Manager and Supervisor.
- Understand and utilise universally available services within the voluntary and community
sector, as well as maintaining knowledge of services commissioned by the Council to support
effective provision of information to customers. Promote the use of universal services with
reablement team members and the wider service.
- Ensure that Council Policies and Procedures are followed at all times.
- Be an ambassador for the Council at all times, always representing the Council positively,
professionally and appropriately at meetings with customers, external partners and agencies.
- Attend Civil Emergencies when a rest centre is set up
- Make decisions on Blue and Bus Badge appeals.
Specific requirements for this post
- Ability to travel on a daily basis and to undertake visits to customers in their own homes or in
other settings e.g. hospital.
- There will be a requirement to occasionally work outside of standard hours, including
weekends to meet the needs of the service, for example assessing customers abilities at
different times of the day or provide support to other members of the reablement team. The
number of out of hours worked will not exceed 10% of the total contracted hours per week. To
be flexible and work in other reablement teams as required
Job description
Job responsibilities
Specific duties and responsibilities
- Manage a busy caseload including complex and challenging cases; provide support and
guidance for the management of complex and challenging cases. Be able to reprioritise work
according to individual customer and service needs.
- Undertake strengths based occupational therapy assessments working with customers with
complex occupational needs and contentious situations (including assessment of mental
capacity where appropriate); using your professional judgement to adapt your approach to the
individual needs of the customer.
- Design and implement innovative reablement plans for people living in complex situations to
enable customers to meet their goals and reduce need for ongoing support and minimise
demand for long term care. This will include liaison and negotiation with family members and
support staff on options to encourage independence and safe practice.
- Demonstrate competence in complex risk assessment and positive risk taking. Work with
customers to manage risk and record actions and strategies agreed. Support other team
members with management of risk.
- Coordinate the customers reablement journey, in collaboration with the customer and/or
family members. This will involve regular contact with the customer, members of the
reablement team and relevant partners to evidence decision making in reviewing goals,
planning interventions responding to change and evaluating progress for customers with
complex physical, emotional or social needs.
- Undertake complex moving and handling risk assessments, using your expertise to record the
recommendations in an format appropriate to the customers and/or carers needs. Monitoring
and evaluating risk and sharing information with the relevant parties including demonstration
of recommended techniques.
- Assess for and recommend minor and major adaptations in accordance with the Care Act and
Housing legislation and guidance with customers with complex physical or social barriers,
within the reablement service. Use expert professional skills and judgement to analyse,
discuss and negotiate options with the customer to improve accessibility within their own
home or recommend re-housing. Establish and maintain good working relationship and carry
out joint visits and assessments with other professionals e.g. GP's, Consultants and Health
Therapists working with the customer. Seek advice from and refer to other disciplines as
appropriate
- Consider the needs of carers in line with Care Act eligibility and make referrals to partner
agencies for assessment and support as required.Practice within the current legal framework, including health, social care and housing
legislation; and Wiltshire Council policies and procedures. Provide guidance and advice to
support other members of the team to work within the legal framework, policies and
procedures.
- Contribute proactively to the effective working of the team with positive attitude by sharing
knowledge, offering advice and support and by preparedness to be involved in the
development of services
- Take active responsibility for your own continuing professional development including
attendance at statutory and non statutory training and participation in development
opportunities
- Fully engage and prepare for own supervision and appraisal through self-evaluation, ensuring
that continual professional development is evidenced.
- To have a good awareness of safeguarding in line with Wiltshire policy, including making
referrals and participation in safeguarding investigations.
- Provide professional supervision and support to Occupational Therapists and other members
of the team, promoting evidence-informed practice. Ensure that supervision is timely and
recorded and that any practice and other concerns are communicated with senior staff/ line
managers
- Actively engage in individual and group supervision and embed learning in practice.
- Participate in appraisal and team meetings and contribute to individual and team
development.
- Record all occupational therapy and reablement contacts in a timely way, onto the Social
Care records in accordance with work targets set by the Team Manager and Supervisor.
- Understand and utilise universally available services within the voluntary and community
sector, as well as maintaining knowledge of services commissioned by the Council to support
effective provision of information to customers. Promote the use of universal services with
reablement team members and the wider service.
- Ensure that Council Policies and Procedures are followed at all times.
- Be an ambassador for the Council at all times, always representing the Council positively,
professionally and appropriately at meetings with customers, external partners and agencies.
- Attend Civil Emergencies when a rest centre is set up
- Make decisions on Blue and Bus Badge appeals.
Specific requirements for this post
- Ability to travel on a daily basis and to undertake visits to customers in their own homes or in
other settings e.g. hospital.
- There will be a requirement to occasionally work outside of standard hours, including
weekends to meet the needs of the service, for example assessing customers abilities at
different times of the day or provide support to other members of the reablement team. The
number of out of hours worked will not exceed 10% of the total contracted hours per week. To
be flexible and work in other reablement teams as required
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
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).
