Reablement Occupational Therapist

The starting salary for this permanent position is £39,355 per annum based on a 36 hour working week.

We are excited to be hiring a new Reablement Occupational Therapist to join our fantastic Reablement service, working across the county to embed a therapy led, strength based, holistic approach to short term care delivery.

Rewards and Benefits

• 26 days' holiday rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• Agile working opportunities - your work/life balance is important to us!
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
• 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources

About Us

Surrey County Council is an ambitious organisation with a focus on standing up for the interests of Surrey residents, promoting independence and ensuring they get the services they need. At our very heart we are committed to improving outcomes for our most vulnerable residents, aiming to empower them to live healthy, active, and fulfilling lives; providing everyone with the health and social care support they need to promote their independence.

The Reablement service supports this agenda by supporting people in their own homes to promote wellbeing and independence through skills gain programmes and we are embedding a therapy led Reablement offer.

About the Role

A key element of this role is to support our Collaborative Reablement providers to upskill their staff, so an equitable Reablement offer can be provided. Together with the support of the Leadership Team, you will have the opportunity to shape the future of this role!

In this role you will have the opportunity to build on or develop new supervisory, coaching and teaching skills with support from the Reablement Therapy Leads by taking on an advisory role with non-qualified staff, Newly Qualified OTs, students and Reablement colleagues.

In return, we can offer you the support you need to succeed; we are committed to your personal development with us and offer regular, high-quality supervision and training opportunities together with a number of staff benefits and wellbeing options.

It is an exciting time to work in the public sector, with great challenges each day but also real opportunities to shape something different. If you feel you have the right knowledge, skills and importantly, hold the right values and behaviours we want to hear from you!

Shortlisting Criteria

To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following:

• Your knowledge and experience of short term, intermediate care and goal-focused interventions
• Your ability to complete holistic assessments and write person-led skills gain programmes
• Your ability to work collaboratively with colleagues in Reablement and our partner Collaborative Reablement Providers to deliver personalised, strength-based interventions
• HCPC registration as an Occupational Therapist
• You will need to have the ability to travel across the whole county and may be required to attend meetings outside usual working hours, to meet the needs of the people we support

An enhanced DBS 'Disclosure and Barring Service' check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children's and Adults' Barred List checks will be required for this role.

Contact Us

Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment.

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 16/02/2024 with interviews to follow.

Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:

• The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
• The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form

Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role.

We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.