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We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Occupational Therapist to join our team in a permanent role, providing leadership and support to the occupational therapy service. In this role, you will take a lead in triage, screening, and initial referral decision-making, while overseeing the coordination of assessments, equipment provision, and home adaptations to support individuals with disabilities to maintain independence within their homes and local communities.

The successful candidate will play a key role in the ongoing development of occupational therapy plans, assessing and advising on appropriate equipment, adaptations, and assistive technology to promote independence for adults with disabilities.

You will also contribute to effective joint working by collaborating with a range of professionals across statutory, voluntary, and private sectors, ensuring the needs of service users, families, and carers are identified and met.

Special requirements for this post

You will be a qualified OT and have an up to date registration with HCPC

This post carries a requirement to have an Enhanced DBS check for both Children and Adults.

About you

This is an opportunity for you to take on a leadership role as an ambitious and accomplished registered OT professional. A mentor, a leader and a visionary with a commitment to doing the very best you can in everything you do.

You should be committed to a positive culture of learning and development. An ambitious professional and an “out of the box thinker” you will seek innovative and creative practice solutions. You will be keen to develop yourself, your practice and drive-up practice standards.

About us

Barking & Dagenham is changing. It Starts Here.

Think you know Barking and Dagenham? Think again. While this small corner of east London might have a reputation for needing development, scratch beneath the surface and you’ll find active communities and a place that consistently punches above its weight. The borough is changing – and changing for the better. And It Starts Here.

Yes, the borough has its challenges. But it’s on the cusp of something exciting. With one of the youngest populations in the country, ambitions are high and rightly so. 98% of our schools are rated Good or Outstanding and every year more of our talented teenagers get into Russell Group Universities and hotly sought after apprenticeship schemes.

We have award winning parks, centuries old manor houses full of relics and artifacts you can go and see, and the ruins of one of Anglo-Saxon England's most powerful and wealthiest religious sites. We’re even bringing beavers and white storks to the borough to help rewild the local landscape and boost biodiversity.

Over the past few years, we’ve been working hard to improve how we deliver services and support our community. From tackling inequality to making sure our services are the best they can be, we’re focused on what matters most to local people.

We’re creating the conditions for people to thrive - so everyone can enjoy a good quality of life, feel proud to call this place home, and be part of something bigger.

#ItStartsHere - with our streets, our schools, our neighbourhoods. And with your application to join our determined team who are passionate about doing what’s best for the future of Barking and Dagenham.

As an Investors in People Gold Award employer, we’re serious about supporting our staff. From flexible working, professional training and career development to wellbeing initiatives, we want our people to feel valued and supported in everything they do.

Our values, known as

• DRIVE, shape how we work: Deliver our best every day – and do what we promise
• Respond in a prompt, positive way to our community’s needs
• Inspire others with our attitudes and actions
• Value people for who they are and what they can do
• Engage with others to improve our resilience and flexibility We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences.

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences.

Additional Information

Please refer to the person specification areas marked AF1-6 in the Job Description to see the areas for response in your application. As part of our values-based recruitment, we are looking for candidates to respond to the five council DRIVE Values – Deliver, Respond, Inspire, Value and Engage. For this role we are particularly looking for candidates that can Deliver, Inspire and Engage as per the JDPS.