Occupational Therapy Assistant

3 days ago

Telford, United Kingdom Telford and Wrekin Council Full time

Job Introduction
An exciting opportunity has been created for an Occupational Therapy Assistant - Duty Officer to join our team in Adult Social Care.

Occupational Therapy in Telford delivers services in our Independent Living Centre and assesses for and makes recommendations for equipment and adaptations as well as delivering Moving and Handling advice to carers.

You will find the team warm and supportive and the work rewarding.

We are seeking to appoint a Duty Officer to manage the referrals coming into the team, speaking to people and professionals to gather the information needed to make a decision about the needs.

Having an overview of all the services the Occupational Therapy Team delivers, including equipment & adaptations, the Independent Living Centre and our Moving & Handling roles, the Duty Officer will be able to provide advice and manage queries as well as complete low level assessments over the phone.

In the role the worker will see a variety of health conditions and develop clinical skills as well has having good customer services skills.

Please click on the links below to view the job description and person specification.

At Telford & Wrekin Council, we know that having a diverse workforce is key to providing the best possible services to our community. We celebrate having a diverse and inclusive culture where people are able to be themselves at work, and everyone has a voice.

We value our employees and offer staff rewards and plenty of opportunities for personal development and career progression including:

- Competitive rates of pay
- Automatic access to a secure, flexible and tax efficient Local Government Pension Scheme
- Staff benefits and discounts including salary sacrifice schemes
- Free on-site parking
- Generous leave entitlement (24 days rising to 32 days) plus 8 bank holidays and an additional concessionary day
- Free access to our employee assistance programme and confidential counselling
- Flexible and mobile working policy - we are well adapted to a hybrid model of working which includes a combination of time spent in the office and at home - our approach is to promote greater level of flexible working around personal and family commitments

Find out further information about working at Telford & Wrekin Council including our full list of benefits.

A CV template is available if you do not already have a CV.

Please note that Telford & Wrekin Council do not hold a sponsorship licence for visas.

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