Occupational Therapist - Early Intervention and Prevention
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Please include a personal statement with your CV specifying why you are applying for this vacancy.
We are recruiting for an Occupational Therapist to join our Early Intervention and Prevention Service, with the opportunity to rotate across our three teams within Adult Social Care.
We will consider newly qualified or soon to qualify Occupational Therapists, and we have a preceptorship program to support you. We can also support Occupational Therapists returning to practice.
At Bracknell Forest, we pride ourselves on being a council which is stable and well-managed where our employees can thrive in a supportive environment. We understand the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer a variety of flexible working practices, including options for remote working and arrangements that allow you to work from home, dependent on the needs of the service.
About you...
We are looking for an enthusiastic, confident and reliable Occupational Therapist who is passionate about strength-based approaches and committed to helping Bracknell Forest residentslive independently and thrive.
As an Occupational Therapist you will be committed to promoting independence and wellbeing through new ways of working and forward-thinking interventions. You will have a varied caseload and work with our clients to reduce dependence, prevent deterioration and delay reliance on traditional services.
About the team...
Although our operating model consists of three distinct teams, we are one service and we work together closely, which leads to good relationships and opportunities for learning from each other.
You will gain an invaluable breadth of experience across Adult Social Care and will be supported to develop your knowledge and confidence.
Working across our three Adult Social Care teams:
Adult Social Care Hub: As an Occupational Therapist in our Adult Social Care Hub you will be working with people right at the start of their journey with social care. The Hub is the first contact for people with physical health issues, learning disabilities or for older adults with health problems.
Early Intervention and Prevention (EIP) Service: You will be working in a large, supportive, multi-disciplinary team. We are a truly integrated team. We work hard alongside the people we support to maximise their independence, help them to remain at home for as long as possible with reduced reliance on external support.
Adult Community Team (Long Term): As an Occupational Therapist on the Adult Community Team (Long Term) you will have the time to build a relationship with the person you are supporting, to improve their well-being and make a significant difference to every aspect of their day to day lives. This could be through specialist pieces of equipment, major adaptations, or being there for help, advice and support.
Our team receive regular supervision and attend MDT meetings.
Key responsibilities...
- To work with people to coordinate the identification of their needs and undertake comprehensive assessments of adults with disabilities. To work with those with diverse or complex presentations in a way that maximises independence, choice and control that are Care Act compliant and cost effective.
- Responsible for your own caseload, working collaboratively with those in the People Directorate.
- To be an autonomous practitioner and accountable for all aspects of your work, including management of individuals in your care and your own supervision and appraisal.
- To assess for, plan and provide interventions around manual handling, seating and small aids / adaptations.
- Participate in safeguarding assessments and planning when required.
Our benefits...
- 28* days annual leave increasing to 33* days after 3 years’ continuous service, with the opportunity to buy up to 10 additional days annual leave per year and sell 5 days.*
- An inclusive and social working environment with a variety of staff networks and programmes to support health and wellbeing.
- Paid HCPC registration fees.
- Local government pension scheme with linked life insurance cover.
- Recognition of continuous service attained within the NHS and UKHSA when calculating some benefitssuch as annual leave, occupational maternity/paternity leave.
- Career development through internal and external training opportunities.
- Paid leave to participate in the Employee Volunteering Scheme.
- And many more: Staff benefits | Bracknell Forest Council.
*Terms and Conditions apply – please refer to candidate pack for more information.
*(pro rata for part time)
Our values...
At Bracknell Forest Council our values define who we are and what is important to us. Our core values are inclusive, ambitious, and always learning. These values influence the way we work with each other and the way we serve our residents and engage with our communities. We make our values real by demonstrating them in how we behave every day. If you are excited about joining a diverse team that celebrates learning and strives for excellence, we would love to hear from you.
Reasonable adjustments...
We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process for all applicants. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview, please let us know by contacting recruitment@bracknell-forest.gov.uk. We will work with you to support you throughout the process. Find out more about reasonable adjustments.
Interview date
Applications will be shortlisted upon receipt, and we will send you an interview invite if your application form is successful. As this is an ongoing advert, please note that vacancies may be withdrawn at any stage of the recruitment process following a successful appointment.
Interviews will be conducted in person, providing candidates with the chance to personally meet the team and experience our work environment.
We will be reviewing applications regularly and reserve the right to close the advert early if suitable candidates are identified. To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible.
Please note AI is prohibited during the interview, any candidate using AI will be withdrawn from consideration.
Want to ask us a question?
For an informal discussion or to ask any questions about this role. please contact:
Eleanor Mulhern, Assistant Community Services Manager - Occupational Therapy
Email: Eleanor.Mulhern@bracknell-forest.gov.uk or Tel.: 01344 351410
or
Amy Gates, Community Services Manager
Email: Amy.Gates@bracknell-forest.gov.uk or Tel.: 01344 351479
Bracknell Forest Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect everyone employed with us to share this commitment. All successful candidates for this role will be subject to a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) check as part of our pre-employment checks process.
We can only accept applications from candidates currently residing in the UK.
Salary range
- £46,783 - £48,873 per year