Occupational Therapist - Physical & Sensory Impairments, Mid Essex

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Occpational Therapist - Physical & Sensory Impairments, Mid Essex

Fixed Term, Fll Time

£38,487 to £51,845 per annm

Location: Chelmsford & srronding areas

Working Style: Commnity-based worker

This is a fixed term contract only for p to 1 months.

Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this role. Applicants mst have a crrent, nrestricted right to work in the K.

Abot the Team

The Mid Essex Physical & Sensory Impairments Team spports people aged 18 and over with a wide range of complex conditions, inclding Acqired Brain Injry, Mltiple Sclerosis, Stroke (CVA), Hntington's Disease and Fibromyalgia.

As part of or mlti-disciplinary team, yo'll work alongside a range of professionals to spport adlts and their families who have complex care and spport needs.

Or focs is on empowering individals to enable them to live as independently and safely as possible, promoting choice, control and wellbeing. Safegarding is at the heart of what we do, and we are passionate abot spporting individals to live safe, independent and flfilling lives.

Abot the Role

Or Occpational Therapists work in partnership with people, their families, and carers-listening, nderstanding, and co-creating person-centred and strengths-based soltions that spport individals to live life on their terms. We recognise that everyone's jorney is different and with the right spport, each one can be meaningfl and flfilling. We're determined that with the right spport, everyone can maintain or achieve some independence and we're prod to be working to make these ambitions a reality.

As an Occpational Therapist, yo will have a rewarding opportnity to make a meaningfl difference to people's lives by promoting independence, wellbeing, and qality of life. Working within a spportive and collaborative environment, yo will partner with individals, families, carers, and mltidisciplinary professionals to deliver person-centred interventions that enable people to achieve their goals and live as independently as possible.

What sets this role apart is the strong cltre of teamwork and collaboration. Yo will be part of an experienced and spportive mltidisciplinary team where knowledge sharing, joint problem-solving, and professional respect are at the heart of practice. This collaborative approach ensres the best otcomes for the people we spport while providing a positive and engaging working environment for staff.

What We Offer

Meaningfl and impactfl work, making a positive difference to people's lives every day.

A varied and stimlating caseload, providing the opportnity to work with individals from diverse backgronds and with a wide range of needs.

The chance to work within highly spportive mltidisciplinary teams, where collaboration, shared learning, and collective expertise drive exceptional otcomes.

Reglar opportnities for joint working with colleages across health, social care, and partner organisations, strengthening professional relationships and broadening yor experience.

Professional development and career progression, inclding access to training, spervision, mentoring, and specialist learning opportnities.

Atonomy and professional responsibility, empowering yo to apply yor clinical expertise, creativity, and professional jdgement.

Flexible working opportnities that spport a healthy work-life balance.

The opportnity to contribte to service development, improvement, and innovation, helping to shape and enhance Occpational Therapy practice.

Who We Are Looking For

We are looking for a motivated and experienced qalified Occpational Therapist who is passionate abot empowering people, embraces strengths-based practice, and vales the importance of teamwork, collaboration, and shared decision-making. Prior experience as an Occpational Therapist in a social care setting is essential.

Registered with HCPC, yo will be committed to delivering high-qality, person-centred otcomes that promote independence, inclsion, and wellbeing within the commnity. Yo'll bring that winning combination of creative thoght, reliability and practical ability to get things done.

Please note that the job role reqires yo to be mobile throghot an operational area. Therefore, the post holder will need to have a driving licence and access to a vehicle,or the ability to meet the mobility reqirements of the role throgh other means.

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For more information contact [email protected]

Why Essex?

As one of the largest and most dynamic K local athorities, Essex offers a stimlating pblic service environment. Covering over 1,4 sqare miles and serving 1.8 million residents, we're committed to transformational change and delivering better qality at lower cost. Recognised in the top three of the latest IMPOWER index for prodctivity, we ensre everyone matters in Everyone's Essex. With flexible working options and a focs on innovation, whether yo are looking to develop yor career or contribte to the local commnity, Essex is the ideal place for yo.

Greater Essex has been accepted on to the devoltion priority programme, where we will work towards establishing a Mayoral Combined Conty Athority. Yo can read more abot these changes, and what this may mean for this role, on or careers site.

Essex Conty Concil is prod to be a Disability Confident Leader. We're committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply nder or Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimm reqirements of the job. Please speak to or Recriters if yo reqire any reasonable adjstments dring the process. We're also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimm reqirements of the role for which they are applying.

Once yo've secred yor role within Essex Conty Concil yo will receive many great employee benefits, inclding spport for npaid carers and flexible working arrangements to accommodate their needs.

At Essex Conty Concil, we vale integrity and ethical behavior. We kindly ask that yo embrace or code of condct and the Nolan principles, inclding throghot the recritment process. Yor commitment to these standards helps s maintain a positive and respectfl workplace for everyone.

As part of employment with Essex Conty Concil (ECC) shold yor role reqire a DBS check yo will be reqired to register with the DBS pdate service. The DBS pdate service ensres all registered DBS certificates are kept p to date and allows athorised parties to view the stats of yor certificate. This is an annal sbscription, and yo will be responsible for ensring this is maintained. For frther information on the DBS pdate service please go to https://www.gov.k/dbs-pdate-service

Essex Conty Concil is committed to safegarding and promoting the welfare of children and vlnerable adlts, and expects all employees and volnteers to share this commitment.

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