West Sussex County Council

Occupational Therapist

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Job summary

Would you like to work as part of a strong and dynamic Occupational Therapy service? We are looking for an Occupational Therapist to join our Community team to be based in either Horsham or Goring by Sea.

NB. You will be required to travel throughout the County including to locations that are not always easily accessible by public transport. The role will also involve complex physical interventions, including transporting, demonstrating, and using community equipment.

Main duties of the job

In this role you will be required to undertake strengths-based assessments, applying relevant legislation and utilising Occupational Therapy skills and knowledge to develop and implement a plan of support, aimed at improving wellbeing and delivering outcomes for people. You will be working within a supportive environment to apply your occupational therapy skills to develop and implement support plans, aimed at improving wellbeing and delivering outcomes, including utilising community assets, and ensuring that eligible needs are met.

About us

West Sussex County Council is all about making a positive difference to the people we work with and their communities. This is a wonderful opportunity for an Occupational Therapist to join a supportive and welcoming team really making a difference to peoples quality of life. Together, the team focus on prevention, enablement, reablement and safety, to promote wellbeing and independence. It's rare to get truly flexible working opportunities, butwe can honestly say that flexible working and a focus on work life balance really is the culture here atWest Sussex County Council.

The team has a supportive and caring culture and that shows in their everyday work but don't just take our word for it hear from the team themselves:

"I think we work well as a team. I feel well supported by the manager and the senior practitioner, who listen to the teams needs and react. I like the fact that as a service WSCC and RIS are extremely flexible and adjust my working to help my work life balance"

"The team are very supportive with everyone being very generous in terms of sharing knowledge, experience and availability for joint visits. I feel as though the team is passionate about delivering person centred therapy and believe in the core principles of reablement"

"It's good to be able to organise your own calendar and have that autonomy, whilst still being accountable. Lots of learning opportunities as we have quite a varied caseload and there are always people to support with difficult case"

Date posted

06 November 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£38,626 to £41,511 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

F0052-CAFHE05434

Job locations

West Sussex County Council - Parkside

Madeira Ave

Horsham

West Sussex

RH12 1AB

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description linked to this job listing for further information including key skill and experience requirements for this position.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description linked to this job listing for further information including key skill and experience requirements for this position.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Diploma / BSc Occupational Therapy or recognised equivalent Occupational Therapy qualification.
Registration with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

Desirable

Valid, full driving licence. Desirable

Experience

Essential

Experience of undertaking assessments and occupational therapy intervention planning, implementation, and review by means of creative and pragmatic solutions.
Experience of working in partnership with those who access the service and maintaining a focus on the needs and strengths of the people, and the outcomes they want to achieve, whilst handling conflict and disagreement.
Experience of managing risk within a risk enablement approach
Good, up-to-date working knowledge of relevant legislation e.g., Care Act (2014), Mental Capacity Act (2005) etc.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Diploma / BSc Occupational Therapy or recognised equivalent Occupational Therapy qualification.
Registration with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

Desirable

Valid, full driving licence. Desirable

Experience

Essential

Experience of undertaking assessments and occupational therapy intervention planning, implementation, and review by means of creative and pragmatic solutions.
Experience of working in partnership with those who access the service and maintaining a focus on the needs and strengths of the people, and the outcomes they want to achieve, whilst handling conflict and disagreement.
Experience of managing risk within a risk enablement approach
Good, up-to-date working knowledge of relevant legislation e.g., Care Act (2014), Mental Capacity Act (2005) etc.

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

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

West Sussex County Council

Address

West Sussex County Council - Parkside

Madeira Ave

Horsham

West Sussex

RH12 1AB

Employer's website

https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

West Sussex County Council

Address

West Sussex County Council - Parkside

Madeira Ave

Horsham

West Sussex

RH12 1AB

Employer's website

https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)