Specialist Occupational Therapist
1 month ago
About the Role
Join Adult Social Care as a Occupational Therapist (OT) and receive a Welcome Bonus of £ paid in your first month's salary and a Retention Bonus of £ for every complete year in service (*subject to pay grade). With a total package up to £51, including bonuses and benefits, this is an excellent opportunity to advance your career in social care
This is an exciting opportunity for OT's to join our new OT Hub in Sutton Adult Social Care on a fixed term contract. Our goal is to empower people to live as independently as possible, and we are looking for individuals with specialist skills in the following roles:
Senior Enablement OT - 27 hours / 36 months contract OT - Optimal Care Transformation - 12 months contract OT - Adaptations/Disabled Facilities Grant - 12 months contractAs a Senior Enablement OT, you will support individuals to achieve greater independence in specific areas of their life, as identified in their Care Act assessment. You will work person-centred, using a prevention and strength-based approach, with clients from the Transition (16-25) Team, Learning Disability Team, and Mental Health Team. You will conduct assessments, develop personalised plans, and collaborate with others to deliver targeted support and review progress.
As an OT specialising in Optimal Care, you will bring extensive experience in moving and handling assessments, implementing optimal care, and conducting targeted reviews across the borough. You will work closely with residents, families, and professionals to promote positive outcomes and deliver innovative solutions. Your excellent communication skills and creative thinking will enable you to build strong partnerships and achieve optimal care.
As an OT specialising in Adaptations/Disabled Facilities Grant service, you will have significant experience in housing and adaptations, with a passion for enabling independent living. You will provide holistic assessments, considering individual strengths, needs, and well-being. You will work closely with the Home Improvement Agency to make recommendations for adaptations and provide necessary equipment. With technical knowledge of adaptations, you will review plans to ensure they meet requirements and needs. You will collaborate with social care and housing colleagues to foster good relationships.
Your role will be vital in helping individuals access the support they need to enhance their quality of life and well-being. If you are passionate about making a difference, have strong interpersonal skills to build effective relationships and can show empathy and sensitivity towards individuals facing difficult circumstances, we want to hear from you.
Please specify the role you are applying for when submitting your application. Our priority is to meet the needs of our residents whilst supporting successful candidates to develop in a role that compliments their skillset and preference.
For more information about the role and/or an informal conversation, view the Role Profile or contact Rosemary Elston-Smith, Principal OT on
About UsThe OT Hub
Guided by the Team Manager and Principal Occupational Therapist, the new OT Hub in Sutton unifies Occupational Therapy and Sensory services within social care. The Hub will provide professional leadership and support for practitioners, while offering career development opportunities, including apprenticeships and a unique Preceptorship for new or returning therapists. Sutton is proud to be one of the only London boroughs to have launched an Occupational Therapy Preceptorship, to support and develop people who are newly qualified or returning to practice. The Hub focuses on strength-based assessments to enhance independence and well-being, covering a wide range of support from reablement, assessments for disabled facilities grant, optimal care, to housing needs assessments, making it a comprehensive service for the community.
For more information on our new operating model and teams .
About YouOur Occupational Therapists take a person-centred approach whilst working within a multidisciplinary team. The successful candidate will demonstrate the following competencies:
The successful candidate will have:
Degree or an equivalent qualification in Occupational Therapy, registered with HCPC Experience of Occupational Therapy (minimum 2 years) including major adaptations and complex moving and handling Experience of working with Adults and/or Children Social Care services, within a multidisciplinary team. Have up to date knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance in relation to working with and safeguarding vulnerable adults and children in social care.Learning and development is supported by the Team Manager, Principal Occupational Therapist and Learning and Development Team. We aim to provide robust supervision and mentoring and encourage reflective practice to identify areas of improvement. As a Borough, we are committed to building a workforce that is empowered with knowledge to work autonomously and provide the valuable care service to the residents of our community. We want you to be a part of our journey.
Our Offer To YouAs an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We’re constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across - however big or small - will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.
In addition, we offer a modern and flexible working environment for our staff, supported by our IT infrastructure, including Google Chromebooks and Google Apps. Our Flexible Working - Smarter Working Scheme embraces new ways of working. It provides improved work life balance for our staff as it allows staff to work from a variety of locations and staff are not required to work within the office 5 days a week.
Employees have access to a wide range of benefits, some of which include:
Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply) Flexi-time (Please note, this applies to roles at grades 1-9 only) Three volunteering days per year in Sutton Comprehensive learning and development programme Local and national discounts for shopping, eating out and leisure activities Interest free season ticket loans Local Government Pension Scheme Car parking scheme Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme Zip car scheme Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses Confidential wellbeing and counselling support Subsidised gym membership-
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