Are you an experienced qualified Occupational Therapist who is looking to make a difference to the lives of people aged 18-65 who live in Nottinghamshire?
Are you wanting to develop within your Occupational Therapy career and provide line management support to Occupational Therapist and Community Care Officers?
Would you like to work for an organisation that puts people at the heart of everything that they do, and values a high-trust and high-performance culture where workers feel empowered to act with resilience and support themselves and each other every day?
If so, then we need you!
About you:
You are a dynamic, skilled Occupational Therapist
You use a strength-based approach with the people you work with
You work with a flexible 'can-do' approach
You have some experience of supervising staff members
You can manage a caseload often involving complex interventions and can assist colleagues with safeguarding decision work
You will have a good working knowledge of Disabled Facilities Grants for major adaptation work, the Mental Capacity Act, moving and handling, and specialist equipment
You are able to develop links with local community health professionals, housing, district councils and other local services and are able to collaborate and influence the development of system wide working
You can support the team to meet the departments' performance and service delivery requirements
What we can offer:
A highly supportive integrated team environment. Our teams are staffed by Occupational Therapists, Social Workers and Community Care Officers who specialise in working with people who live with Physical Disability, Learning Disability, Mental Health conditions, Learning Disability, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, and substance misuse
Hybrid working arrangements supported by all the technology you need to work at home and across the county
Flexible working arrangements promoting a healthy work / life balance
Strength based, creative approach to working with people
Commitment to regular Continuous Professional Development
Regular clinical supervision from a Senior Practitioner Occupational Therapist
Generous annual leave entitlement which includes an additional buy back scheme
If you are a compassionate, resilient individual who likes to think creatively in how you can support people in the community, then you could be just the person we'd be proud to welcome to our team here in Nottinghamshire.
Our priority is to provide good quality social care services to Nottinghamshire residents, in particular focussing on:
Promoting independence and wellbeing
Ensuring value for money
Using technology enabled care
Promoting choice and control
Strengths based practice
You'll need to be able to evidence:
Your registration with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Approved Adult Mental Health Practitioner (AMHP) or Approved Mental Capacity
Professional (AMCP) Best Interests Assessor (BIA) or Practice Educator or evidence of relevant post graduate study is essential
Your ability to work with people to reach their personal goals
Great communication skills - both written and verbal
Able to work as part of a team
Able to work effectively and be self-directed as an individual
Commitment and personal drive to achieve excellent outcomes for people
Able to use a range of information technology applications
You will be working on a 37 hours per week contract and we operate a flexible working time scheme around this. The teams have adapted hybrid working, where you will be partly office and partly home based.
In return, you will get real opportunities to shine and develop a career with us including building upon your knowledge and understanding of social care services in Nottinghamshire County. You will join a friendly and welcoming team and receive plenty of support to help you reach your potential.
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