Senior Occupational Therapist

Bexley is an outer London Borough with the best of both worlds, located between the hustle and bustle of London and the Garden of England, Kent.

Within the borough we have award winning parks, open spaces and listed heritage sites.

We have an opportunity for a Senior Occupational Therapist post within the Adult Social Care Reablement Team. 
 
The Reablement team is a multi-disciplinary integrated team consisting of Occupational Therapists, social workers, Social care assistants, and physiotherapists working with clients in their own homes.

The Reablement service helps people to retain or regain their skills and confidence so that they can learn to manage again after a period of illness.

We use a ‘doing with’ approach with an emphasis on participation and partnership in working towards agreed goals in a holistic, strength-based, and person-centered approach. We work with clients for up to six weeks and we work Monday to Friday. 
 
 
We will offer you in return a package that includes a competitive salary, an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays.

For more information on the benefits package on offer please refer to the Candidate Information document attached. 
 
We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date. 

We are looking for a qualified Occupational Therapist with proven skills in the management of multi-professional staff, and a firm grasp  of working in a multi-disciplinary environment.

You should have a clear understanding of the Care Act and of the national agenda on the integration of Health and Social Care.

You should be able to demonstrate a firm commitment to person-centered working and have a ‘can do’ approach to management challenges.

You must also be able to foster a performance culture within the staff group and be able to identify and deal with performance issues as they arise. 
 
For the full list of essential and desirable criteria for this role then please refer to the Person Specification within the Job Description attached. 
 
For more information and an informal chat please contact Emma Parker, Reablement Team Manager, 02030454805. 
 
Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) 
 
This post is considered by the authority to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers.

The council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements.

The appropriate standards are set out in the JD/Person Specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages. 

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Additional Information 
 
As a disability confident employer Bexley welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria.

If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on recruitment@bexley.gov.uk 
 
This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 
 
This role may be available as a development opportunity through secondment for the Council’s existing employees. The Council’s Secondment Scheme can be found here. If this option is of interest, please contact the recruiting manager.