Occupational Therapist
Details
- Reference: SCC/TP/287916/2155
- Positions: 1
- Salary: £40,929 - £43,735 per annum
- Category: Occupational Therapy
- Contract type: Permanent
- Working hours: 36 hours per week
- Posted on: 7 November 2024
- Closing date: 1 December 2024
- Directorate: Adults, Wellbeing & Health Partnerships
- Location: Fairmount House, Bull Hill, Leatherhead, KT22 7AH
Description
This role has a starting salary of £40,929 per annum, based on a 36-hour working week.
This is a full-time position but part-time applications are also welcomed.
We are excited to be hiring a new Occupational Therapist to join our fantastic Epsom & Ewell Locality Team. The team is based in Fairmount House, Leatherhead with the potential to return to the Epsom area in the future. This role has hybrid working, with a mixture of working in the office and from home, aiming for a minimum for full time staff to be in the office twice a week and part time staff once a week.
"Working with the Epsom & Ewell Locality team has been an incredibly enriching experience. The team offers numerous training opportunities that not only helped me understand how the team operates but also allowed me to develop my specific work skills. My experienced supervisor is always easy to reach and provides supportive and patient guidance through new work processes. The team itself is fantastic, with friendly and supportive colleagues who are always willing to share their experiences, greatly aiding my understanding of the workflow. Additionally, the hybrid mode of working provides much-needed flexibility without compromising communication within the team."
- Clare Shum, Occupational Therapist - Epsom & Ewell Locality Team
Rewards and Benefits
- 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service.
- Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave.
- An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing.
- Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year.
- Paternity, adoption, and dependents leave.
- A generous local government salary related pension
- Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more.
- 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year.
- Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources.
About the Team
We are a friendly, dynamic, and flexible Locality Team, working within our community to support and empower our residents. Surrey provides excellent training and development opportunities, along with a flexible and agile working environment. We positively encourage staff to progress in their role through training as well as work opportunities. The management team has an excellent track record of encouraging and supporting staff to develop and progress in their career.
We offer a large variety of training courses which will increase your knowledge and enable you to provide a service you can feel proud of. We are a supportive team that provides informal supervision on a daily basis and regular formal supervision. In addition to peer support, we shall provide the practical tools you will need to manage your work. You will not be expected to work in isolation; however, we aim to equip you to work autonomously and with confidence.
We would love you to join us as an Occupational Therapist in our exceptional team!
About the Role
We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced, and qualified registered Occupational Therapist to join our team at Epsom & Ewell. We are proactive in supporting all our staff to develop, with a focus on continual practice development. This diverse role requires professional experience of assessing for major adaptations, specialised equipment and completing moving and handling risk assessments, with the aim of supporting our residents to live meaningful lives within the community, the very essence of occupational therapy.
We offer regular supervision to all our staff every month, plus we provide informal support to the wider team. The value of occupational therapists is well recognised within our team, which enables us to fully utilise our skills and strengths to achieve a critical service, focussing on what is important to the individual.
You will work alongside a variety of residents who have differing and/or complex needs by using a strength-based approach. Residents may be elderly and frail, experience a learning disability, physical or sensory impairment, or have mental ill health. This diverse role will facilitate your development and equip you with a large range of skills to enable you to undertake frontline holistic occupational therapy practice within a social care setting. You will have the opportunity to put into practice assessments such as moving and handling risk assessments and intervention, with the aim of supporting and empowering our residents to live meaningful lives within the community.
Joining us, you will work closely with your team members, as well as with other organisations and agencies to provide an integrated service to support vulnerable adults and their carers in a community-based setting. This community-based role requires you to visit clients in their homes, as well as other settings such as residential care and nursing homes.
Shortlisting Criteria
To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following:
- Professional qualification in Occupational Therapy and current registration with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Experience of working within a social care, health, or community focused multi-disciplinary setting.
- Ability to complete person centred and proportionate OT assessments.
- Familiarity with moving and handling equipment such as hoists and stand aids.
- Knowledge of medical conditions and the likely impact on the individual, carer, and family
- Knowledge of current legislation, including the Care Act and the Mental Capacity Act and its application to practice in a social care setting
- Post-qualification professional experience would also be required and experience of providing professional supervision would be beneficial (support and training to further these skills will be provided).
Surrey has both urban and rural areas and locality based social care workers will be expected to have a valid driving licence to drive in the UK and access to a vehicle and be willing to travel across a wide geographical area. Reasonable adjustments where needed will be made for successful applicants who have a disability or long-term health condition to enable them to fulfil the requirements of the job.
Contact us
Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills, or any barriers to employment.
For an informal discussion please contact Dawn Olver by e-mail and/or telephone at dawn.olver@surreycc.gov.uk or on 01372 832360.
The job advert closes at 23:59 on 01/12/2024 with interviews to follow.
We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.
Our Values
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Before submitting your application, we recommend you read the job description. Our Life at Surrey handbook also attached provides insights of the culture at Surrey and how as a valued employee, you can help shape our Council.
Our Commitment
Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applicants where:
- The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
- The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form
Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.
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