Occupational Therapist - Level 2

A new approach for Adult Social Care in Surrey means new opportunities for you. To deliver better services to more people than ever before, we’ve refreshed our Occupational Therapy service. We’ve refocused too – putting reablement right at the front of our agenda. Solid foundations are in place, and we have a clear view of what we want to achieve, and what we want to become. Join us now, and you’ll get to be part of the journey right from the start.

A senior member of the team, you will have an influence on the future development of the service. You’ll bring our reablement ethos to life-leading holistic assessments of social care needs and planning support across a dedicated caseload. In all that you do, you’ll promote independence, choice and control. You will take every opportunity to support and develop those around you. Working closely with families and carers, you’ll play a vital role in supporting people from diverse backgrounds, with a wide range of needs.

You’ll need to be a professionally qualified and registered OT with proven, excellent, supervisory skills and a proactive, person-centred approach to your work. A substantial contemporary post-registration track record, including routine experience of complex casework and risk assessment, is crucial. Knowledge of social care policy and legislation is essential, as is a background in working directly with people with variable, unstable or challenging social care needs. The ability to get the best out of others and work collaboratively with partner agencies is equally important, and you must have outstanding assessment skills.

You give us your best, and we’ll give you ours. This means competitive benefits and ongoing training. The stability of full-time or part-time, permanent work and, of course, the opportunity to help create one of the best Occupational Therapy services in the country.

For an informal discussion about this role, please contact either Caroline Austin on 01737 737868 or Wendy Hale on 01483 518409.

Surrey County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer of first choice, reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all under represented groups