Senior Practitioner Occupational Therapist

We are recruiting a Senior Practitioner Occupational Therapist at Caerphilly County Borough Council.

Working hours: 18.5 Hours (Monday – Wednesday)
Contract Type: Permanent/Part Time
Location: Ty Graddfa

Team: Adult Services

This position offers an excellent opportunity to become part of our team and provide support across the organization.

We pay an attractive salary of £20,755 - £22,355 and offer access to training and development opportunities.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for you to join a well established community occupational therapy team to deliver OT services to adults with physical disabilities in the borough of Caerphilly.

The successful applicant will be working with service users and their carers to undertake complex moving and handling risk assessments, as well as providing appropriate equipment and planning for appropriate adaptations.

You will work with the Team Manager and other staff to ensure the team provides an appropriate service to the public within current legislation, regulations, guidance, and the Directorate’s policies and procedures.

For the role, we ask that you have:

• An Occupational Therapist Qualification and registered with the Health Professions Council (HPC).
• Knowledge of Health and Social Care legislation and current practice including Social Services and Well-Being Act 2014.
• The ability to work as an autonomous practitioner within own scope of practice and knowledge base. This will include the ability to problem solve and make effective decisions.
• A Full UK Category B (Cars) driving licence and the use of a motor vehicle insured for business purposes to travel throughout the community to visit service users in a variety of locations.
  
  

We have excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme, agile working patterns and staff discount schemes.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments list

After reading the Job Description and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Sean O`Brien/Lucy Davies on 07720144942/ 07786730825 or email obries@caerphilly.gov.ukdaviel7@caerphilly.gov.uk

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

We are legally required to ask you to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Successful applicants are required to provide appropriate documentation such as a birth certificate, passport or work permit in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

If you have any difficulty applying online, please contact webrecruitment@caerphilly.gov.uk for further information.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on all successful applicants. This will include an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Applicants must have a professional occupational therapy qualification and Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration.