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The Home Environment Assessment and Response Team (HEART) is a formal partnership across five local authorities and the county council. Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council is proud to be the hosting authority for this service which brings together the provision of housing adaptations, improvements and minor adaptations for ourselves and partner authorities.

HEART is a service comprising of Occupational Therapists and Housing Assessment Officers who complete assessments with Warwickshire residents in their own homes.

They offer solutions including provision of equipment, minor adaptations and applications for Disabled Facilities Grants (DFG) for major adaptations.

HEART is committed to continue to improve the services provided to customers and focuses on delivering the right solution at the right time. HEARTs overall aim is to ensure that people can maintain an independent life and ensure their home environment is adapted appropriately and is safe and warm.

We are now recruiting for a part time Occupational Therapist to join HEART (seconded to Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council as hosts).

The post will be based in the north of the county and will be minimum 16 hours per week.

Joining our established North HEART team,  You will be responsible for a caseload, completing assessments (remote and face to face) and working with customers to plan and deliver the support they need to remain at home safely and independently.

You will be working with a team of Occupational Therapists, Housing Assessment Officers and Technical Officers as well as partner services and agencies.

You’ll take part in formal and informal supervision and team meetings. In addition, you will be expected to provide support to the wider team as necessary.

Key Requirements

To be successful in this role, you’ll need to have DIPCOT or the BSc Occupational Therapy qualification and have an understanding of the Occupational Therapy Core Skills, particularly in housing related work. As you’ll be managing relationships with a variety of people, it’s important you have strong communication skills, can creatively solve problems and plan your own workload, often working under pressure.

With the ability to work within a team as well as on your own initiative, you’ll have experience of dealing with and maintaining confidential information and an understanding of equality and diversity ensuring all people are treated fairly and with respect.

In addition you’ll be able to travel around the county effectively and can demonstrate your commitment to lifelong learning and professional development. It’s advantageous if you have experience of working in housing related services.

For further details please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

This organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.

For information about the role please contact: Alison Hughes  alison.hughes@nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk or Julie Carr julie.carr@nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk

Closing Date: 23^rd August 2021

To apply for this vacancy please click on the 'Apply' button.
 
Our method of application is online, please note, CV’s should not been submitted unless asked to do so.

 
If you are unable to apply using the 'Apply' button please contact the Recruitment Centre on hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk including your contact details and any relevant screenshots.
 
You will be notified of our shortlisting decision via email, so please check your email on a regular basis after submitting your application.

As part of being a Disability Confident employer we guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post. By ‘minimum criteria’ we mean that you must provide us with evidence in your application form which demonstrates that you generally meet the level of competence required for each competence, as well as meeting any of the qualifications, skills or experience defined as essential in the person specification.

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk  and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.

Warwickshire County Council (WCC) is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce, this is because we really understand the importance of different voices, experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds within our workforce. Therefore, we strongly encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups. WCC has a number of staff network groups which provide peer support and safe spaces for employees who hold these and other identities. See more.