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SalaryAdvanced Occupational Therapist
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Salary: £45,249 - £47,703 (inclusive of 12.5% market supplement)
Hours per week: 37 hours
Rolling advert: We're continuously reviewing and interviewing applicants weekly for this job posting. We will stop accepting applications when sufficient applications have been received.
Reablement - Empowering Independence
Are you a highly experienced Occupational Therapist driven by a profound passion to instigate positive transformations in people's lives and restore confidence?
Elevate your career by becoming a pivotal member of our Reablement Team, making a positive impact on individuals' lives post-hospitalisation, rebuilding confidence, and enhancing daily activity skills.
Our team is led by a dedicated Occupational Therapy Manager and supported by our esteemed Principal Occupational Therapist. We pride ourselves on active collaborations with prestigious institutions such as Bournemouth University and UWE, fostering a culture of continuous learning.
In this role, you'll focus on Customers in Discharge to Assess (D2A) beds, striving for a 70% success rate in guiding them back to independent living. Your hands-on approach involves closely working with care home residents, using both equipment and occupational therapy skills for a smooth return home.
You'll collaborate with healthcare professionals and social workers for optimal outcomes, conducting assessments, setting goals, creating personalised reablement plans and provide supervision and support for complex cases within your team.
If you have over 3 years of post-qualification experience, hold a full UK Driver's license, understand occupational therapy laws and are ready to take on an exciting challenge, we want to hear from you! Join us in creating success stories of individuals in Wiltshire reclaiming their independence.
Why us?
Wiltshire Council is a friendly, welcoming place to work, with a 'One Council' ethos. That’s why we focus on getting the things that matter to our people right. Explore more benefits here!
This position comes with a 12.5% market supplement payment. All market supplement payments are subject to review on an annual basis.
Under the Health and Social Care Act (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014, individuals involved in regulated activity must provide a full employment history and detail any gaps. Before clicking apply please complete this full employment history form and once completed please attach it to your application form.
Please download and read the role description and person specification carefully before you apply as well as Our Identity.
For more details, contact Emma Spence, Team Manager, at Emma.Spence@wiltshire.gov.uk, or call 01722 438081 ext. 58081.
This role may be subject to certain successful security checks; please see the role description for more information.
We are firmly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and to the principles of inclusion and diversity in both employment and the delivery of services. Read our statement of commitment to equality and inclusion.
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