We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and experienced permanent Occupational Therapist to join our dynamic, innovative, and inclusive Occupational Therapy Team at Southend City Council in a 11 months fixed term capacity.

About us

The Occupational Therapy service in Southend is a progressive place to work and we are always developing and improving our services in line with the needs of the community. We work with adults and children and their families to help them achieve positive outcomes through a strengths- based approach.

At Southend, our values and behaviours are just as important as our skills and knowledge. Find out more about the values we follow. Our Values and Behaviours – Southend-on-Sea City Council jobs (job-essentials.com)

The Occupational Therapy service is dynamic and innovative with a diverse range of opportunities to work across in our rotation. Our current teams are -

• OT Referral Hub
• Early response
• Reablement
• Able2
• Community Strengths
• Healthy at home
• Housing
• Children's

Take the exciting step to apply for this role and you could be making an impact in one of these amazing teams. Each team offers very specific learning and development opportunities with enthusiastic and knowledgeable colleagues who can support you through induction and beyond. Should you be successful we can work with you to ensure you meet your professional development needs in line with the RCOT Career Development Framework.

Our Service is committed to ensuring that you are supported in this challenging role with the appropriate level of training and support. Some examples of what we offer are

• Monthly formal supervision at a minimum
• Monthly peer supervision
• Monthly service meetings
• Regular statutory training
• Clinical Effectiveness workshops
• Career development workshops
• Shadowing opportunities
• Networking opportunities with external providers
• And many more!

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and experienced full-time Occupational Therapist to join our dynamic, innovative, and inclusive Occupational Therapy Team at Southend City Council within an 11-month fixed-term contract capacity.

OTs at level 8 assess referrals into the OT team for equipment and adaptations and housing needs, to allow safe management of adults in the community. OT's assess peoples' functional needs in their own homes and set plans and goals alongside the person to help them overcome identified difficulties using a range of advice, signposting, equipment and adaptations.

This post is to support delivery of OT housing applications and is an essential role within the housing policy.

About you

To be successful in the recruitment process you will need to be an enthusiastic and passionate occupational therapist who has a range of skills and knowledge which enable you to work effectively with our residents.

Skills

• Strong assessment and problem solving skills
• The ability to develop close working relationships with the community and local services/providers
• Ability to work in a team and engage and participate within each service area.
• Robust clinical reasoning in line with evidence based practice
• Ability to carry out strengths based and proportionate assessments
• A willingness to learn and develop yourself and bring your ideas to the table
• Ability to work proactively and independently and often from your home based setting
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Willingness to participate in service development and training for the wider service

Knowledge

• Robust understanding of the Care Act 2014 and how this applies to your assessment, intervention and outcomes.
• Understanding of Safeguarding within the Care Act and the Mental Capacity Act 2005
• Broad knowledge of medical conditions and how they impact the person and their lived experience.
• Familiarity with moving and handling practices and legislation
• Understanding of the Social Model of Disability and occupational therapy within a social services setting.

Qualification and Registration

It is essential that you have a qualification in Occupational Therapy (Diploma/Bachelor/Master’s degree), registration with the HCPC and a commitment to the standards and ethics of the College of Occupational Therapists.

Travel

This role involves travelling around the city of Southend. A driving licence and a car and is essential.

Pension:
 Southend-on-Sea City Council provide membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for employees aged under 75. The LGPS is a generous scheme and provides you with a future income, independent of share prices and stock market fluctuations.

Leave Entitlements:

We offer our employees a generous leave entitlement from 25 days up to 32 days based on length of service (Continuous service). Southend-on-Sea City Council also offer a range of flexible working and family-friendly leave.

*We also offer paid time off to allow employees to undertake volunteering activities*

Here at Southend-on-Sea City Council we also offer our employees free access to a benefit portal that provides access to wellbeing support and a range of salary sacrifice schemes to help spread the cost of items, including:

• Bicycles, cars, electronics and gym membership.
• The portal also provides access to a range of discounts on products and services including retail, food shopping, travel, dining out and leisure activities.

If you are interested in this role, please click 'apply online' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV. 

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Please note: Applications for this vacancy may close prior to the date advertised above, so you are advised to apply as soon as you are able to.

All applicants for this role will require an enhanced DBS check.

The Council is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications, regardless of race, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, age or religion or belief.