Occupational Therapist

Are you a qualified Occupational Therapist registered with the HCPC who thrives on supporting adults to live independently and/or to regain strength after illness or injury?

Do you enjoy working in the community, building meaningful relationships, and making a real difference?

If so, we’d love to hear from you.

We are looking for a passionate, person-centred Occupational Therapist to join our Erewash Short Term Assessment and Reablement Team (START). This is a permanent, full-time opportunity based in Erewash, offering a varied and rewarding caseload.

About the Team

Erewash START provides a multi-disciplinary approach to assess, support, and enable adults to maximise their independence and identify any potential long-term care needs. We are committed to working in a person-centred and strengths-based way, recognising people’s assets and enabling them to reach their goals. While community-based, the team also supports individuals transitioning from residential and nursing establishments and facilitates safe and timely hospital discharges. We offer a hybrid working model, with staff working from home and the office depending on service needs.

About the Role

We want to hear from someone who can:

• Deliver strengths-based, holistic assessments to support adults, carers, and families.
• Support the review of goals and progress against these using feedback from the MDT
• Promote independence, choice, and wellbeing through creative problem-solving and personalised interventions.
• Work across a variety of areas including safeguarding, complex health and social care needs, moving and handling, learning disabilities, assistive technology, hospital liaison, and adaptations.
• Assess for and provide equipment and minor adaptations as part of a full assessment
• Complete risk assessments and risk enablement plans to support people to remain as independent as they can safely be.
• Assess and determine suitability for single-handed care approaches
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team and contribute to inter-agency working across health and social care.
• Assess and make recommendations for the provision of major adaptations which will be referred to the OT co-coordinator.
• Offer expert advice and support to the multidisciplinary team
• Refer and signpost to other services as appropriate.
• Be part of a forward-thinking team that’s shaping the future of reablement in Derbyshire

Who We are Looking For

The ideal person will be:

• HCPC registered (or have applied for registration).
• Flexible, approachable, and an excellent communicator.
• Experienced or have excellent knowledge of:
  • Person-centred, strengths-based practice
  • Assessing daily living activities and occupational performance
  • Working with physical, learning disabilities and/or mental health conditions
  • Equipment and adaptation solutions.
  • Reablement approaches
  • Safeguarding principles and statutory legislation in adult social care.
• Confident managing and prioritising your caseload.
  A reflective practitioner committed to supervision and professional development.
  Passionate about sharing knowledge and supporting others to learn and grow.

What We Offer

• A supportive and welcoming team with a nurturing ethos.
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
• Regular supervision, peer support, and communities of practice.
• Opportunities for career progression to senior and management roles.
• Ongoing training and development.
• Strong working relationships with health-based OTs.
• Generous annual leave plus 8 bank holidays.
• Excellent occupational pension scheme.
• Employee wellbeing strategy, benefits, and discounts.
• HCPC registration fees reimbursed.
• Mileage allowance.

If you’re ready to make a difference and grow your career in a supportive, values-driven team, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now or contact us for an informal chat

Provisional Interview Date: 23 January 2026

Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Click here to see our policy on criminal background checks.

The job may require unsocial hours working including weekends and Bank Holidays. Payment arrangements will be detailed in any contract offer made.

Saturday and Sunday hours will be paid at plain time where it is part of your normal working pattern unless it is between 7pm and 7am, where enhanced rates of pay apply. Enhanced pay rates are paid for Bank Holiday working.

Apply now and take the first step towards a fulfilling career with us! By joining Derbyshire County Council you will have access to a range of amazing rewards and employee benefits, including our generous annual leave scheme, excellent local government pension and fantastic employee discounts. To discover more detail about the rewards and benefits available to you, click here

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Important: Derbyshire County Council holds a sponsorship licence, but this role does not offer visa sponsorship. Please apply only if you already have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship, as applications that do not meet this requirement will be rejected.

We welcome applications from individuals who share our values — being Collaborative, Innovative, Empowered and Accountable. These values describe who we are and what we stand for as a council. They help shape our culture, encourage consistent behaviour and guide how we work together to make a positive difference for both our employees and the residents we serve.