Occupational Therapist
- Employer
- Telford & Wrekin Council
- Location
- Several locations across Telford and Wrekin
- Salary
- £31,346 - £33,782
- Closing date
- 22 Oct 2020
- Reference
- TWC000004505
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- Sector
- Local Councils
- Job Type
- Occupational therapy - Qualified
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Working Pattern
- Flexible hours
- Hours
- Full-Time
Job Details
Adult Social Care
1 x Occupational Therapist
Grade NJC PO1 (£31,346 - £33,782)
Full-time (37 hours per week)
Permanent Contract
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join our team.
The role includes a range of duties, primarily focussing on the assessment of clients in their own homes for equipment or adaptation solutions.
Knowledge and experience of a range of equipment will be beneficial to the role; as would an understanding of how OT can assess for and recommend major adaptations utilising the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG).
Other tasks will include delivering our Prevention duties as identified in the Care Act.
Candidates must demonstrate a commitment to their own professional development
Candidates must be a qualified Occupational Therapist and be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Knowledge of the Care Act, experience of Occupational Therapy Equipment and Disabled Facilities Grant legislation would be useful.
We are committed to equality and diversity. Posts working with children or vulnerable groups will be subject to an appropriate criminal records check.
Sorry but CVs will not be accepted.
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 385555, 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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