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Community Occupational Therapist

Northumberland County Council, Alnwick, Northumberland

Community Occupational Therapist

£39862-£44075

Northumberland County Council, Alnwick, Northumberland

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 2 weeks ago, 10 Apr | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

Job ref: 42db1d30a839473787812a2405b0fcff

Location ref: Alnwick, Northumberland

Full Job Description

  • 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

    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.

    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. Stay connected with us on social media to keep up to date with Northumberland County Council's latest job opportunities. Facebook: NCC Jobs Group LinkedIn: Northumberland County Council Jobs

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https://www.jobs24.co.uk/job/community-occupational-therapist-126675682

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