Senior Occupational Therapy Practitioner

3 days ago


ShorehambySea, United Kingdom West Sussex County Council Full time

**About The Job**

**Salary**: £41,591 to £44,624 per annum
**Working Pattern**: Full-time (37 hours per week)
**Contract Length**:Permanent
**Location**: Glebelands, Shoreham By Sea
**Interview Date**:TBC (Microsoft Teams)

Are you passionate about working with Adults and want to use your core skills as a Senior Occupational Therapy Practitioner?

We are looking for a passionate, enthusiastic and motivated Senior Occupational Therapy Practitioner to undertake complex strength-based assessment, provide expertise to residents of West Sussex, Occupational Therapy assistance and other social care professionals.You will be expected to use evidence-based practice to deliver positive outcomes for residents in West Sussex.

As part of the Occupational Therapy Team, you'll focus on preventing, reducing and delaying the need for care and support; providing advice, information, equipment and adaptation to promote wellbeing and independence. You will ensure that residents, familiesand communities have the right support in place at the right time.

Working alongside the Occupational Therapy Team Manager, you will provide Occupational Therapy expertise, professional supervision and support to colleagues.

Are you innovative with strong interpersonal skills and have the ability to work well under pressure? If so, take a look at the attached job description and see if you have the skills, qualifications, and experience to be a Senior Occupational Therapy Practitioner

**Experience and Skills**

**Key Skills**:

- Expertise in completion of strengths-based assessment (as directed by the Care Act 2014).
- Expertise in developing a person-centred care and support plan with clearly defined outcomes.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in order to provide clear advice and guidance in complex cases, including the ability to use a variety of information technologies.
- Excellent supervision, coaching and mentoring skills to provide development opportunities and direction to team members.
- Ability to prioritise and organise own work and work of others to meet agreed performance expectations.
**Qualifications and/or experience**:

- Diploma / BSc Occupational Therapy or equivalent Occupational Therapy qualification.
- Registration with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
- Experience of supervising, coaching and mentoring of staff and students.

**Rewards and Benefits**

As an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance and are rewardedfor the work they do.

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to the following benefits:

- 29 days annual leave + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
- Generous Pension Scheme
- Flexible Working Options
- Excellent progression structure to support your career aspirations
- A training and development programme for Occupational Therapists at all grades
- Access to Continuing Professional Development (CPD) monies for training and development linked to Occupational Therapy.
- Professional Supervision by a Senior Occupational Therapist, weekly initially and Monthly thereafter.
- Reflective and Best Practice Occupational Therapy groups held monthly.

For a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our **Rewards and Benefits** page.

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