Occupational Therapist, Alnwick

Community Occupational Therapist

Permanent, Full time 37 hours, based in our North Team, located in either Alnwick or Berwick (office base to be agreed at interview).

We are looking for an Occupational Therapist, newly qualified or experienced, who wants to start or progress their career in a highly rewarding area of work where they can make a real difference to the lives of residents/clients.

Someone who is keen to develop their Occupational Therapy skills through involvement with adult residents experiencing a wide-ranging health and social care needs.

We have one, permanent, full-time vacancy available in the North area.

The position is NCC Salary Band 7: £35,412 - £39,152

This role is equivalent to NHS band 6.

Why Choose Community Occupational Therapy?

• We want our staff to be the best so they can give the best service, so we give the best support we can.
• The performance of the Occupational Therapy Service is consistently high, demonstrating the dedication of our staff group to providing a responsive quality service to residents
• Community work is interesting and varied giving you to opportunity to be involved in everything from assessing for and providing basic and complex equipment and minor adaptations through to major adaptations and manual handling assessments and recommendations.
• We work with adult residents of Northumberland who are experiencing functional problems relating to physical disability, mental health problems or learning disability. This makes the work varied and interesting but also very rewarding
• All staff within the Community Occupational Therapy service are enabled to work agile from home or any Northumberland County Council site, including an allocated base office site.
• All our teams have a mix of Occupational Therapy Assistants, Technical Instructors, and qualified Occupational Therapists. We share office bases with the wider adult social care services and Northumberland Short Term Support Service meaning you have the MDT around you.
• We are building working links with the local Primary Care Networks to improve service to residents. We have close working links with all the residential care homes within Northumberland through a programme of regular reviews.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for someone who upholds the values of Northumberland County Council and the Occupational Therapy service to:

• Put residents first ensuring that the identified needs are met in a timely and efficient way
• Deliver excellence and quality in service provision
• Show respect for service users and colleagues alike
• Keep our communities safe and well

If this is you, we want to hear from you!

For this role, you must have the following:

• Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Current registration with HCPC

Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details.

For an informal conversation about the position please contact Annabel Graham, Clinical Lead OT, on 07967813392

Northumberland County Council is committed to supporting Occupational Therapists to develop confidence and capability within adult social care practice. All newly appointed Occupational Therapists will complete a structured Occupational Therapy Preceptorship Programme, lasting up to 12 months depending on individual experience. The programme provides supported development, regular supervision and learning opportunities to help you embed your practice, understand local authority systems and legislation, and progress towards confident, autonomous practice, ensuring you are well supported in your role and set up for a successful career with the Council.

Northumberland County Council’s (NCC) vision is ‘Land of Great Opportunities’, for current and future generations. We believe there is no better place to live and work.

For further information about working for NCC, please visit our website here.

Why choose us?

We have some outstanding benefits and perks to offer you, including:

• 26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years of service (pro rata for part-time employees)
• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flexi scheme (if applicable) – up to 2 days flexible leave available per month (pro rata for part-time employees)

To see all our excellent benefits and perks, please click here.

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