Occupational Therapist - Adult Community Team (Rotational Post)

at  Bracknell Forest Council

Employer:
Bracknell Forest Council
Salary:
£44,055 - £46,080 inclusive of London Weighting and Essential Car User Allowance
Location:
Time Square, Bracknell
Contract:
Permanent
Working Pattern:
Flexible Hours/Full Time
Hours:
37 hours per day.
DBS Check:
Enhanced
Closing Date:
07/07/2024 at 23:59
Reference:
People/24/284010
We are recruiting for Occupational Therapists for a variety of exciting roles within our new Operating Model which puts the person at the centre and is values led. The current vacancies are on our Adult Social Care Hub, or the Early Intervention and Prevention Service and we are offering rotational posts across these 2 teams as well as the Adult Community (Long Term) team. We will consider newly qualified or soon to qualify OTs and we have a preceptorship program to support you. We can also support OTs returning to practice
We are passionate about promoting independence and wellbeing through new ways of working and forward-thinking interventions. We want to reduce dependence, prevent deterioration, and delay reliance on traditional services.
Adult Social Care Hub: As an OT 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.
Because we’re Bracknell Forest

THE BENEFITS YOU WILL EXPERIENCE ARE…

• An inclusive and social working environment with a variety of staff networks
• Opportunities for flexible and agile working, we offer a hybrid model of working to promote flexible working around personal and family commitments.
• Generous annual leave commencing at 28 days increasing after 3 years’ service to 33 days (pro rata for part time). With additional annual leave purchase policy.
• Regular opportunities for development with internal and external training courses.
• A great office location next to travel links and the regenerated town centre.
• Internal sports and social club opportunities.
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing.
• Discounted leisure centre and gym membership.
• Supermarket discount.
• Local Government pension scheme / Life Insurance cover.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR…

We are looking for an enthusiastic, confident, and reliable person who is passionate about strength-based practice, supporting residents of Bracknell Forest and applicants who have had experience of manual handling situations as a qualified Occupational Therapist.

• 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 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.