Overview
Job Description
We’re continuously reviewing applicants weekly for this job posting. Once you have submitted your application a member of our team will contact you for further information.
Salary: £30,559 – £32,654 pro rata (once you have completed the return to practice programme, and are re-registered on the HCPC register, you will move to £36,124 pro rata)
Occupational Therapist – Return to Practice with Social Care
Are you thinking of returning to occupational therapy?
If you were a registered Occupational Therapist, and have thought about returning to practice, then we can offer you the opportunity to do that in our Occupational Therapy Service.
About us
Our Occupational Therapists are highly valued members of our Social Care team and central to everything it does. If you want to make a difference to enable individuals to live their lives their way at home, build on your core occupational therapy skills and work flexibly in a great team – then this is the opportunity for you.
Our Occupational Therapists work in the following areas:
- Reablement – short term therapy led goal-based support to people in their homes.
- Housing Occupational Therapy Services (Adults and Children) – working with people to overcome their environmental barriers through complex adaptations and more.
- Adult Community Team – working with adults with predominantly physical long-term conditions to enable occupational participation within the home, includes major adaptations and moving and handling.
- Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub – Working to support people who may be at risk of abuse or harm to help them navigate the situation in a meaningful way to them.
- Mental Health Enablement Services – supporting people to conquer everyday trials and live their lives.
- Children’s and Young People Disability Team – working with 0-18 year olds with physical, learning and communication disabilities within their home environment. Enabling them to reach and work towards their developmental milestones.
All teams provide diverse experience of working with people living with a wide-range of conditions to enable their independence and wellbeing in their own homes. You’ll learn to manage your own caseload, enable people to have independence and wellbeing in their lives and work alongside informal carers and families. You’ll become skilled in prescribing and risk-assessing a range of manual handling, daily living equipment and major adaptations. You’ll broaden your multi-disciplinary working within friendly, experienced teams.
Return to practice
To return to the HCPC register, you will be required to undertake a combination of private study, formal study and supervised practice. The length of your updating period will vary on how long you have been out of practice. We can offer you supervised practice to support you with completing the returning to practice programme. For further information, please see the HCPC ‘ Returning to practice ‘ booklet.
Why us?
- Excellent support – comprehensive induction process and tailored preceptorship programme (where applicable.
- Professional development – opportunities for continuous professional development (CPD) and career growth across various occupational therapy specialties.
- Worklife balance – brilliant flexible working scheme to promote a healthy balance.
- Passionate teams – join a dedicated and motivated team focused on making a difference.
Explore more benefits here!
For an informal discussion and more information please get in touch with either Mary Harvey, Principal Occupational Therapist on 01722432303/ Mary.Harvey@Wiltshire.gov.uk or Zoe Ovens, Strategic Lead – Integrated Home first and Reablement Services on 01380 826414/ Zoe.Ovens@Wiltshire.gov.uk .
The council is committed to creating an environment of positive working relationships where everyone feels engaged, supported and able to thrive. Our Identity is a framework which sets out how we are all expected to lead, work and act to deliver our services. We will not tolerate discrimination, bullying or harassment of any kind. Everyone is expected to promote a culture of inclusion, dignity, trust and respect which is underpinned by our vision and Our Identity framework.
We are firmly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and to the principles of inclusion and diversity in both employment and the delivery of services. Read our statement of commitment to equality and inclusion .
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Application process
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