Senior Occupational Therapist - Surrey County Council : Job Details

The starting salary for this role is £46,399 per annum, working 36 hours per week.

This is an 18-month fixed term contract/secondment opportunity. The position is available as a secondment to applicants who are employed by Surrey County Council (SCC) and as a fixed term contract for applicants who are not employed by SCC.

We are excited to offer you the opportunity to apply for a Senior Occupational Therapist (OT) role in our fantastic Reigate and Banstead locality team.

Rewards and Benefits

• 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), 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
• 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 plus 1 team volunteering day per year
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources

Our OT Culture

As one of the busiest teams in Surrey, the Reigate and Banstead Locality Team has a countywide reputation for their innovative approach to service provision. By thinking outside the box, the team actively seek to 'Be the change you wish to see in the World'. This approach resulted in the development and implementation of the 5 Steps Programme which was published twice in the national OT News Magazine (May 2020 and May 2021). The team's hard work, creativity and courage resulted in the OT Team being finalists for the 2021 Local Government Chronicle Awards. Currently the team is preparing to astound judges with their innovative 'Smart Working OT Project' at the 2024 LGC Awards in November, being finalists once again.

In addition to innovation, the Team has a reputation for their investment in staff (new and old), students, apprentices and colleagues from other services. Jointly with health, the team has developed two ground-breaking training courses - the Banstead Care Home Initiative and the Care Core Crash Course. We believe that clients need to receive the best possible service and therefore we need to be fully confident and competent to be the best we can be.

About the Team

We are a caring and committed team serving residents living in Reigate and Banstead who find themselves in need of drawing on care and support. We work with residents who are over 65, who may need care and support, as well as those 65 and younger who have physical disabilities, illness, or sensory impairments.

The Team works closely with carers, family members and partner organisations to enable residents to live their best possible life, without leaving anyone behind. We are committed to ensuring carers and family members feel supported, given the vital role they perform in the life of those who matter most to them.

We are a professional team made up of Social Care and Occupational Therapist Assistants and Social Workers and Occupational Therapists and are committed to learning and team development at both an individual and team level.

About the Role

As a Senior OT, through servant leadership, you will support the day-to-day running of our friendly, busy and dynamic team, effectively prioritising daily challenges and expectations. You will support the OT Assistant Team Manager to deliver high quality, personalised adult social care.

You will have a complex caseload which you will manage effectively by applying your skills of prioritising risk, organising your time and using effective case management strategies, e.g. virtual assessments, to ensure you provide an excellent and time efficient service to clients.

You will take responsibility to be a resourceful, confident and competent OT who the team respects and can turn to for support. You will know your strengths and areas of development and balance these in the day-to-day interactions with colleagues and clients while taking every opportunity to become the best OT you can be.

Positive risk taking is encouraged with supervision. As such, if you are a pragmatic, driven and creative occupational therapist, who is willing, and have the courage to, bring about change then this may be the right environment for you to flourish in and become the best you can be.

Shortlisting Criteria

To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence you have the following:

• An Occupational Therapy qualification and registration with the HCPC.
• Effective knowledge of safeguarding vulnerable adults' procedures and the ability to evidence this.
• The ability to practise autonomously with excellent work ethics, clinical judgement and accountability.
• Seeking every opportunity, and having the willingness, to share knowledge and skills with staff internally and externally, thereby contributing to the development of health and social care.
• Strong commitment to achieving positive, strengths-based outcomes that promote maximum community inclusion, and personal choice and control.
• Resilience and confidence to navigate pressures, both from within the service and from without.

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 17/11/2024 with interviews to follow.

We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.