Job Title: Occupational Therapist Salary: £37,934 - £40,476 per annum 37 Hours per Week Location: Worcestershire Team: Reablement Team Permanent Contract The Role: Are you looking to be part of a team which works closely with the health and the social care sectors? Do you want an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic, fast paced team with a caseload spanning all rehabilitation specialities, to develop a broad skill set, enabling you to tackle future cases with confidence with regular exciting training opportunities? If you answered yes, then come join us. The Reablement Service assists people requiring additional support and rehabilitation on discharge from hospital, and those in the community who need increased care or therapy input. Assessments are holistic and focused on maximising independence at every stage. As a member of the Reablement team, you will work closely with other therapists and social care teams. You will complete holistic, goal focused, person centred assessments, and develop thorough treatment programmes to meet the goals. You will manage a varied caseload, spanning all Occupational Therapy specialities. You will work closely with both health and social care colleagues, in a blended approach to care. Physiotherapists, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Therapy Assistants and social care staff undertake collaborative working daily to ensure that all of a person’s needs are met. Regular clinical supervision and professional support are provided. We positively encourage any special interests which complement the patient demographic that we see. The post holder will: • Undertake Occupational Therapy assessments and provide therapeutic intervention for a designated caseload, working closely with individuals to identify goals as part of their overall care plan. • Provide case management support for a designated caseload, with guidance from the Senior Occupational Therapist. • Develop and co-ordinate individualised rehabilitation plans in close liaison with the team, individuals, their carers as well as all other services. • Enable individuals to achieve maximum independence with activities of daily living, providing appropriate direction and guidance to Therapy/Promoting Independence Assistants in the service to support an individual’s rehabilitation and reablement where able. In return you will be supported in your role by your line manager through one to one meetings and performance reviews, team meetings and other corporate wellbeing tools including an Employee Assistance Programme. You will also be provided with regular clinical supervision. You will also receive 5 weeks annual leave in addition to Bank Holidays, rising to 6 weeks after 5 years’ service, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme. If you are interested in this role, please submit an application detailing how you meet the requirements of the role. You should refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification to support this. If you are a Newly Qualified OT, please state this clearly on the Application Form. If you require further information, please contact Morgan Price on MPrice1worcestershire.gov.uk. This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of criminal records via the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed. This will include details of cautions, reprimands or final warnings, as well as convictions. Equality & Diversity: The County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all citizens and celebrates the diversity of all its residents. Application Closing Date: 21st February 2025 Anticipated Interview Date: 4th March 2025 Attached documents Job Description and Person Specification