Occupational Therapist; IHAT

We offer a £2000 welcome payment for qualified and experienced Occupational Therapists(grade J and above), new to Norfolk County Council. Amount to be repaid in full should you leave within two years of employment.

Integrated Housing Adaptation Team (IHAT), based at Norwich City Council.

We are looking to recruit a full-time Occupational Therapist to join the Integrated Housing Adaptation Team for Norwich City Council. Norfolk has seven local housing authorities (a role held by the district councils) who are responsible for administering Disabled Facilities Grants. In partnership with Adult Social Services, they also liaise with Registered Social Landlords and private landlords to ensure that adaptations can be delivered.

You will be based at City Hall for a minimum of two days per week and also work from home.

Norfolk has co-located Integrated Housing Adaptation Teams (IHATs). These teams bring together housing and social care to form district-based teams. The Social Care Occupational Therapist role in the IHAT Team is to carry out assessments of mobility and function for adults and some children who may be eligible for a Disabled Facilities Grant to determine if an adaptation to their home is necessary and appropriate.

The OT works closely with their district council IHAT colleagues to ensure that their recommended adaptation is completed and the identified outcomes of maximising safety and independence in their home are achieved.

We are looking for an Occupational Therapist ideally with some experience in housing and adaptations. Knowledge of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 and other supporting guidance is desirable. However, there is a highly experienced Occupational Therapist and 2 Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioners in the team who will be able to provide training and support to the successful applicant.

If you are a newly qualified OT or new to working in Social Care you may be eligible for our Occupational Therapy Preceptorship programme which is a dedicated programme in place to help to support you to learn and develop your skills as an OT in Social Care in a supported and protected environment. The preceptorship programme is an 18 month-long programme of support, development and assessment where you will be assigned an Occupational Therapy mentor who is a qualified, registered and experienced Occupational Therapist to support and monitor your progress.

You need to be registered with the HCPC as a practising Occupational Therapist.

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependant on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:
  
  - ‘ Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
• A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
• Relocation expenses (where applicable)
• An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions.
• Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
• Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
• A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.

Redeployment closing date: 14 October 2026

All other applicants closing date: 21 October 2026