Reablement Occupational Therapist

Main duties of the job

The starting salary for this position is £42,239 per annum based on a 36‑hour working week. We are hiring a new Occupational Therapist to join our fantastic Reablement Team, based in West Surrey covering Guildford, Waverley and Surrey Heath.

We are hiring a new Occupational Therapist to join our fantastic Reablement Team, based in West Surrey covering Guildford, Waverley and Surrey Heath.

• 26 days' holiday, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 31 days after 5 years' service (prorated for part time staff)
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave and 2 paid volunteering days per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
• Wellbeing and lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, and shopping
• A chance to make a real difference to the lives of our residents.

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 and 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. Our community workforce includes Occupational Therapists, Team Leaders, Senior Reablement Practitioners and Reablement Practitioners. All roles work in a way that seeks to improve people's lives by working on their strengths, rather than their weaknesses, and making use of the community and networks around them, as well as local authority‑provided services.

We are looking for an innovative and passionate Occupational Therapist to work in our West Surrey Reablement Team to embed a therapy‑led, strengths‑based and holistic approach to short‑term care delivery. We're looking for someone who can demonstrate their ability to complete holistic assessments and write person‑led skills gain programmes. They will work collaboratively with colleagues in Reablement and our partners to deliver personalised, strength‑based interventions enabling the people we support to achieve maximum independence in their own homes.

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, you will be joining a team of innovative, supportive OTs. 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 several staff benefits and wellbeing options.

In order to be considered for shortlisting, your application will clearly evidence the following skills and align with our behaviours:

• Knowledge and experience of short term, intermediate care and goal‑focused interventions
• Ability to complete holistic assessments and write person‑led skills gain programmes
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues in Reablement and our partner agencies to deliver personalised, strength‑based interventions
• HCPC registration as an Occupational Therapist and a degree or equivalent qualification in Occupational Therapy
• Surrey has both urban and rural areas and locality based social care workers will be expected to have a valid driving licence to drive in the UK and access to a vehicle and be willing to travel across a wide geographical area
• Reasonable adjustments where needed will be made for successful applicants who have a disability or long term health condition to enable…