Housing & Health Occupational Therapist

Salary: £44,579
Work Location: 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG
Hours per week: 36
Contract type: Permanent/Full Time
Closing date: Sunday 30th March 2025 at 23:59 
Interviews to be held: TBC

About Camden

Camden is changing on the inside to make life better for everyone. Our residents and communities are at the heart of everything we do. We’re home to the most important conversations happening today and we’re making radical social change a reality, so that nobody gets left behind.  Here’s where you can help decide a better future for us all.

What You’ll Be Doing / How You’ll Be Involved

We have a great opportunity for an experienced and qualified Occupational Therapist to join our multi-disciplinary housing service. The main purpose of the role is to provide timely, accurate and supportive housing and health assessment services for residents who apply to our housing register and households who approach under the homelessness legislation. The post holder will be tasked with assessing the medical conditions of housing applicants, where information has been submitted and where appropriate to make recommendations and support interventions such as specific equipment and/or adaptation provision that may be required. 

You will be required to carry out assessments for social housing and homelessness applicants in accordance of any relevant legislation, codes of guidance, the Council’s housing allocations scheme and in-house policies and procedures in order to provide a fair response as well as at the same time protecting the Council’s interests. You will also be asked to comment on layout plans for new build wheelchair accessible homes in the borough and may be asked on occasion to visit these developments.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and will require an Enhanced DBS. Please note Camden also offers the DBS update service.

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All About You

To find out more about what it is like to work at Camden, meet some of our People by visiting 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/our-stories'.

To be considered for this fantastic opportunity it is essential the successful candidate has a recognised qualification in Occupational Therapy (Degree or Diploma) alongside current HCPC registration. 

You will be experienced in managing a dynamic and diverse caseload and operate as efficiently as possible, striving for continuous improvement. You will work in partnership with PRPs and developers regarding new social housing wheelchair units. You will also need to work collaboratively with colleagues across the Council, for example with officers within the Allocations Service, Homeless Prevention Service, Adult Social Care, Housing OT Surveyor, SEND, Housing Partnerships, the Voids and Repairs Services and Children, Schools and Families and other partner agencies in the Council. You will also need to manage the council’s relationship with any external provider of medical assessments.

The successful candidate should have prior experience of working in a similar multi-disciplinary team setting and will process the ability to make appropriate assessments based on recommendations on all activities a resident undertakes throughout the course of their day. You will look at alternative methods, techniques and strategies for coping with functional deficits as well as making suggested alterations to resident’s homes. Experience of working in a hospital setting would be desirable but not essential.

We want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.

Find out more at our Recruitment Open Day
If you'd like to learn more about this role, along with other exciting housing opportunities at Camden, we’d love to meet you at our Recruitment Open Day. This is a fantastic chance to hear about the roles available, meet some of the team, and ask questions about working in housing at Camden.

Book your place at the recruitment open day here.

We're passionate about building a better Camden, and our housing services are at the heart of that mission. To learn more about the exciting work we're doing and why now is the perfect time to join us, watch our video here.

What We Offer

At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits including:

• 27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 31 days after 5 years
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flexible working opportunities
• Interest free loans
• Access to our incredible staff networks
• Career development and training
• Wellbeing support and activities

Visit 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/staff-benefits' for more details.

Inclusion and Diversity 

We want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.

To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit https://www.camdenjobs.co.uk/inclusion-and-diversity 

Asking for Adjustments 

Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG.

Anonymised Application – in keeping with Camden’s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias.