Senior Practitioner Occupational Therapist

Job description

We are recruiting a Senior Practitioner Occupational Therapist at Caerphilly County Borough Council.Working hours: 37
Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time
Location: Tŷ Graddfa, Working hours can be split between home and office depending on specific task requirements.
Team: Contracting and Quality Assurance

This position offers an excellent opportunity to become part of our team and provide support across the organisation.

We pay an attractive salary of £44,253- £47,665and offer access to training and development opportunities.A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Practitioner Occupational Therapist to join our well-established Community OT service.

The successful candidate will provide professional leadership, supervision and support to Occupational Therapists, while managing a varied and complex caseload. The role will involve completing specialist assessments, offering advice around adaptations, equipment and moving and handling, and promoting independence and wellbeing outcomes.

We are seeking an experienced, motivated practitioner with excellent communication and decision-making skills. You will contribute to service development, support best practice and promote a positive learning culture, ensuring high-quality outcomes for individuals, families and carers.

For the role, we ask that you have:

• A professional Occupational Therapy Qualification and Health Professions Council (HPC) registration.
• Experience of planning and implementing intervention programme.
• A Full UK Category B (Cars) driving licence and the use of a motor vehicle insured for business purposes to travel throughout the community to visit service users in a variety of locations.

We have excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme, agile working patterns and staff discount schemes.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments list.

After reading the Job Description and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Lisa Hutton on 07825634167 or email [email protected] / Lucy Davies on 07786730825 or email [email protected].

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

We are legally required to ask you to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Successful applicants are required to provide appropriate documentation such as a birth certificate, passport or work permit in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

If you have any difficulty applying online, please contact [email protected] for further information.

Caerphilly County Borough Council does not receive applications submitted via the StudySmarter website. All applications must be submitted through our official Council website.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on all successful applicants. This will include an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Applicants must have a professional occupational therapy qualification and Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration.