Occupational Therapist
- Employer
- Telford & Wrekin Council
- Location
- Darby House
- Salary
- 31895 - 34373
- Closing date
- 13 Aug 2022
- Reference
- TWC000005895
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- Sector
- Health & Social Care / Work
- Job Type
- Occupational therapy - Qualified
- Contract Type
- Part time temporary
- Working Pattern
- Standard
- Hours
- Part-Time
Job Details
Adult Social Care
1 x Occupational Therapist
Part-time 27 hours per week
Grade PO1 - £31,895 to £34,373 pro rata
Fixed Term Contract for 12 months
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Occupational Therapist to join our team in Adult Social Care, recently rated exceptional by our peers. Occupational Therapy in Telford delivers services in our new Independent Living Centre, offers single handed care and support for family carers as well as recommendations for equipment and adaptations. You will find the team warm and supportive and the work rewarding. We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join us in our Occupational Therapy Team.
This role will include a range of duties; the primary focus is to review how care is currently provided. Adopting the principles of single handed care is a key part of this role. Specific training will be provided for the appointed candidate but some experience of moving and handling is ideal. Other tasks will include delivering our Prevention duties as identified in the Care Act. Candidates must be a qualified Occupational Therapist and be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). Candidates must demonstrate a commitment to their own professional development.
Please refer to the job description
You must be a qualified Occupational Therapist, registered with HCPC.
This post is subject to an enhanced Disclose and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Please refer to the job description
We are looking for someone who is highly motivated, can work autonomously as well as someone who can be an active member in the team.
We welcome applications from newly qualified Occupational Therapists
For more information about working for Telford & Wrekin Adult Social Care, please view our recruitment page: https://www.telford.gov.uk/ascr
Please contact Charlotte Wake, 01952 381233 if you have any queries.
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Telford & Wrekin Council is an award winning council, and we were recognised as Local Authority of the Year 2022 at the Municipal Journal Awards, and the Association for Public Service Excellence Council of the Year in 2021.
At Team Telford we work hard to protect, care and invest to create a better borough and our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Having the right people, with the right skills, in the right roles allows us to deliver the excellent services that residents and businesses on the borough expect from us.
Our friendly and passionate teams are trusted by leaders and managers to deliver this ambition. We invest and nurture our workforce and support our employees to develop and thrive. The better we are the bigger difference we make to the people we serve.
In return we also offer a great range of benefits including competitive salaries, flexible working hours and work arrangements, employee discounts, salary sacrifice schemes, a local government pension scheme and generous annual leave entitlement.
At Telford & Wrekin Council, we know that having a diverse workforce is key to providing the best possible services to our community. We celebrate having a diverse and inclusive culture where people are able to be themselves at work, and everyone has a voice and we know we are stronger and better connected as a result.
We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and where our data shows that specific groups are under-represented within our workforce, our adverts will actively encourage applications from these groups.
We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities or other health conditions. You can find out more about this and our ‘guaranteed interview scheme’ here
You can also read more about our Recruitment and Selection Policy commitments and Recruitment of Ex-Offenders here
If you are unable to complete an online application form please contact the HR helpdesk on 01952 383601 or email hrhelpdesk@telford.gov.uk
- Website
- http://www.telford.gov.uk/
- Telephone
- 01952 380000
- Location
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Telford & Wrekin Council
Darby House
Lawn Central
Telford
Shropshire
TF3 4JA
United Kingdom
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