Job Introduction
Job Title: Senior Occupational Therapist
Starting Salary: £42,839 opportunity to progress to £47,181 per annum + £1000 welcome payment, lease car & relocation (terms apply) pro rata for part time - pay award pending
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: Hertfordshire
Contract Type: Permanent, Fixed Term or Secondment Opportunities
Directorate: Adult Care Services
About the teams
Older Peoples West
Harpenden and Villages Team
Apsley, Hemel Hempstead
37 hours per week
St Albans Team
Apsley, Hemel Hempstead
24 hours per week
Herts Valley West Team
Apsley, Hemel Hempstead
37 hours per week
The Older Person Service is a dynamic service that works across the community under the Care Act to safeguard, assess, plan support and review adults and cares with long term health and social care needs. We can offer Hybrid working arrangements, flexible working practices, community engagement and volunteer activities and, as part of our commitment to you, as well as promote your continuous Learning & Development.
Older Peoples East
Welwyn Hatfield and Broxbourne Team
Farnham House, Stevenage
37 hours per week
Could you bring your experience and passion for improving outcomes for people over age 65 and their carers with social care needs to the Older Person Service?
We are re-energising our adult social care model of Connected Lives approach that has a strong ethos of strength-based working, identifying personal goals and ensuring personal, family and community resources are utilised to achieve positive outcomes for people.
The Older Person Service is a dynamic service that works across the community under the Care Act to safeguard, assess, plan support and review adults and cares with long term health and social care needs.
Integrated Discharge Service
Post Hospital Review Team
Hemel Hempstead
37 hours per week | Permanent
Our Integrated Discharge service in the West of Hertfordshire supports an integrated approach to managing the care of people who require support through the admission and discharge pathway, so the role will involve working alongside Occupational Therapists, Community Care Officers, health colleagues and care providers. You will have the ability to undertake innovative assessments and care planning with individuals, carers and their personal support networks.
We promote personalisation focusing on the wellbeing of the individual. Through care planning we strive for increased independence, choice and control by enabling people to direct their own support. You will gain extensive experience in the field of adult social care, safeguarding practice and multi-disciplinary working.
About the role
- Working collaboratively with other partners and teams within Adult Care Services
- Developing innovative support plans
- Promote and support strength based assessment and practice approach to all interventions to maximise independence, health and well being to prevent or reduce the need for Adult Social Care
- Working creatively with residents to ensure their safety and independence
- Raising awareness in the area and developing valuable links for the team
- Supporting other Therapists and Community Care Officers
- Provide information and advice to enable an individual to confidently and safely participate in their daily life, includes grading of tasks and activities and adapting their environments
- You will undertake a specialism eg Moving and Handling, BiA, AMP or Occupational Therapy practice educator
About you
Essential:
- HCPC Registered Occupational Therapist
- Full driving licence and regular access to a vehicle
- 2 years post qualifying experience as an Occupational Therapist
- Knowledge and experience in social care sector
- Experience of completing assessments and making recommendations
- Ability to work on your own as well as part of a team
Desirable:
- Knowledge of Care Act 2014
- Knowledge of Mental Capacity Act 2005
We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.
This job role is within the Health and Social Care, level 11 job profile. Please locate this via:
Job profiles - Health and social care
To hear more about this opportunity please contact ed.davis@hertfordshire.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.
How to apply
As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.
Additional information
We are changing
Hertfordshire County Council is undergoing Local Government Reorganisation (LGR). If you are employed by Hertfordshire County on 1 April 2028, it is expected that most roles will transfer to the newly-created unitary councils on existing terms and conditions under TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings – Protection of Employment) principles.
LGR is one of the biggest changes we will face in a generation. It will reshape how we work and how services are organised and gives us a real opportunity to build something better. To find out more, visit https://www.hertfordshire-lgr.co.uk/
Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
Safeguarding
This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.
Driving required
You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.
English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.