Senior Occupational Therapist

6 days ago

Stevenage, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Hertfordshire County Council Full time £42,839 - £47,581 per year

Job Title:
Senior Occupational Therapist

Starting Salary:
£42,839 opportunity to progress to £47,181 per annum + £1000 welcome payment, lease car & relocation - terms apply

Hours:
37

Location:
Stevenage

Contract Type:
Permanent/Fixed Term

Directorate:
Adult Care Services

About The Team
IDS West
Post Hospital Review Team
37 hours per week
Our
Integrated Discharge service
in the
West of Hertfordshire
supports an integrated approach to managing the care of people who require support through the admission and discharge pathway, so the role will involve working alongside Occupational Therapists, Community Care Officers, health colleagues and care providers. You will have the ability to undertake innovative assessments and care planning with individuals, carers and their personal support networks.

We promote personalisation focusing on the wellbeing of the individual. Through care planning we strive for increased independence, choice and control by enabling people to direct their own support. You will gain extensive experience in the field of adult social care, safeguarding practice and multi-disciplinary working.

Adult Disability Team
**Stevenage Adult Disability Team

37 hours per week

Fixed Term contract to February 2026**
Providing support to adults living with a learning or physical disability.

We aim to enable people to make positive decisions in their lives, promote their independence and ensure they can get involved in their local community. We're a service motivated by and dedicated to social care intervention and community social work.

We work in an enabling way with people and their families and carers, to promote independence and participation, through meaningful occupation and a strengths-based approach. Across all our services we aim to ensure that people are provided with the right support and advice, and at the right time.

About The Role
About the role:

  • Working collaboratively with other partners and teams within Adult Care Services
  • Developing innovative support plans
  • Promote and support strength based assessment and practice approach to all interventions to maximise independence, health and well being to prevent or reduce the need for Adult Social Care
  • Working creatively with residents to ensure their safety and independence
  • Raising awareness in the area and developing valuable links for the team
  • Supporting other Therapists and Community Care Officers
  • Provide information and advice to enable an individual to confidently and safely participate in their daily life, includes grading of tasks and activities and adapting their environments
  • You will undertake a specialism eg Moving and Handling, BiA, AMP or Occupational Therapy practice educator

About You
Essential:

  • HCPC Registered Occupational Therapist
  • Full driving licence and regular access to a vehicle
  • 2 years post qualifying experience as an Occupational Therapist
  • Knowledge and experience in social care sector
  • Experience of completing assessments and making recommendations
  • Ability to work on your own as well as part of a team

Desirable

  • Knowledge of Care Act 2014
  • Knowledge of Mental Capacity Act 2005

We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.
This job role is within the HSC, level JF11 job profile. Please locate this via:

Job profiles - Health and social care

To hear more about this opportunity please contact for an informal discussion about the role.

Applications will be considered as an when received and interviews arranged accordingly

Benefits of working for us

How to apply

As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.

Additional information

Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Safeguarding
This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.

Driving Required
You'll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.

English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.

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