Occupational Therapist

2 weeks ago


ShorehambySea, United Kingdom West Sussex County Council Full time

The Opportunity

Salary:£33,945 to £44,428

Working pattern: 37 hours per week

Contract type: Permanent

Location: Shoreham

Would you like to work as part of a strong and dynamic Occupational Therapy service? We are looking for an Occupational Therapist to join our Community team in Shoreham.

In this role you will be required to undertake strengths-based assessments, applying relevant legislation and utilising Occupational Therapy skills and knowledge to develop and implement a plan of support, aimed at improving wellbeing and delivering outcomes for people. You will be working within a supportive environment to apply your occupational therapy skills to develop and implement support plans, aimed at improving wellbeing and delivering outcomes, including utilising community assets, and ensuring that eligible needs are met.

NB. You will be required to travel throughout the County including to locations that are not always easily accessible by public transport. The role will also involve complex physical interventions, including demonstrating, and using community equipment.

About you

*Please refer to the job description (attached to this vacancy listing) for further details of the experience and skills required 

*Key Skills will be used as the shortlisting criteria

About us

Working for us at West Sussex County Council is all about making a positive difference to the people of West Sussex. This is a great opportunity for you to join us as a qualified occupational therapist. We’re embracing a strengths-based approach and working within a community-led support model that builds on the assets and strengths of both people and their local communities. Together, we’ll focus on prevention, enablement, reablement and safety, to promote wellbeing and independence. We’ll ensure that residents, families, and communities have the right support in place, and at the right time.

We provide a working environment that values professional supervision and offers the right balance between challenge and support. This provides our workforce with what they need to deliver the best possible outcomes for our residents. We work to ensure that innovation and evidence-based practice underpins what we do and that we maintain an environment within which our occupational therapists can develop and progress in their careers. If you have the talent and ambition to achieve the best for the people we serve, then we will support you to progress and develop throughout your occupational therapy career.

Please note that a relocation support scheme is available for people moving their primary residence to start with WSCC.

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