* Location: Fairmount House, Bull Hill, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7AH
Description
The starting salary for this position is £52,947 per annum based on a 36-hour working week.
We are looking for an innovative Reablement Therapy Lead who will work alongside the Therapy Manager, senior managers, and Area Occupational Therapy Leads to implement the management of the Reablement Service.
Please note that later this year the Team will be moving from Fairmount House in Leatherhead to Mole Valley District Council's office in Dorking, where several of Surrey's Adult Social Care teams are based.
What we can offer you:
* 26 days' holiday rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
* Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
* Agile working opportunities – your work/life balance is important to us!
* An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
* Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
* Paternity, adoption, and dependents leave
* A generous local government salary related pension
* Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping, and many more
* 2 paid volunteering days per year
* Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
About Us
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.
About the role
In this role, you will provide expertise knowledge, guidance, and advice to Occupational Therapists, specialist workers, and Reablement workers within the service and understand how to embed and ensure staff use a strengths-based approach in their assessment and intervention of every service user.
You will work alongside the Reablement Transformation team to support and roll out changes to improve the service, as well as with partners across the Council's locality teams and hospital teams, focusing on ensuring we support residents and reduce the need for long-term support. You will also support preceptorship Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Trainees and take a lead role in facilitating training sessions for Reablement staff.
This role includes overseeing the Mental Health and Learning Disability and Autism pathways within Reablement, taking responsibility for the Occupational Therapists and specialist workers that work within the specialist pathways. You will also support the teams in managing an increase in referrals to the specialist pathways as part of the transformation project being carried out and will also support the triaging committee to continue to accept appropriate referrals and provide training to ensure our specialist workers are upskilled.
In return, you will be joining a team of innovative and supportive occupational therapists and 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. The Reablement Service has entered an exciting phase of Transformation in which we are expanding our number of occupational therapists and focusing on their development to ensure we are a therapy-led service.
Shortlisting Criteria
To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following:
* Your knowledge and experience of managing and supporting staff.
* Experience of working with Mental health and/or Learning disability and Autism.
* Your ability to work collaboratively with colleagues in Reablement and our partner agencies to deliver personalised, strength-based interventions.
* HCPC registration as an Occupational Therapist.
* You will need to have the ability to travel across the whole county and may be required to attend meetings outside usual working hours, to meet the needs of the people we support.
An enhanced DBS 'Disclosure and Barring Service' check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children's and Adults' Barred List checks will be required for this role.
Contact Us
Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills, or any barriers to employment.
For an informal discussion about the role or to learn more, please contact:
The job advert closes at 23:59 on 20/04/2025 with interviews to follow.
Our Values
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Our Commitment
Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:
* The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
* The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form
Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.
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