Advanced Practitioner Occupational Therapist (adult Social Care & Health) RBKC619114

Job Summary:

Salary range: £49,854 - £56,565 per annum
Work location: London
Hours per week: 36
Contract type: Temporary up to 12 months
Vetting requirements: Enhanced DBS Check
Closing date: 18th November 2024

About Us:

Be part of a team that cares about residents and cares about you

In Kensington and Chelsea, we support people's independence and wellbeing, and work hard to enable them to live in the community with dignity, choice and control. Our Community Independence Service (CIS) is a multidisciplinary reablement team including social workers, occupational therapists and independent living assessors who work together to support adults with complex health and social care needs. We provide short-term reablement support for people discharged from hospital, or recovering from illness or injury, to help them develop the confidence and skills required to remain independent at home.

The Role:

As an Advanced Practitioner Occupational Therapist, you'll provide professional support, leadership, and direction to the multi-disciplinary team. You'll play a vital part in making sure older people and adults with physical disabilities have their voices heard, and benefit from care that offers choice and control to the individual. You'll be supporting the team manager in the day to day running of the Reablement service and we'll look to you to take a lead in identifying and managing risk, including supporting residents with moving & handling, and safeguarding needs. You'll help to manage and shape a front-line duty service that facilitates dignity and independence, self-esteem and wellbeing, including to those with complex needs and where statutory interventions are necessary.

Please refer to the
Job Description for more information.

About You:

A qualified professional Occupational Therapist with current HCPC registration, you have a firm belief that every voice in a community matters. Ideally, you will bring to the role proven experience both in frontline social care and as a practice educator. You will certainly demonstrate real empathy and collaborative spirit, together with the insight and confidence to assess and supervise others, and to ensure everyone delivers on the principles of the Care Act 2014 through excellence in practice.

Please apply online explaining how you meet the requirements set out in the person specification and job description. We reserve the right to extend or close this vacancy early without warning subject to the volume of suitable applicants.

Application process

Please do not upload any documents, including CVs/Covering Letters or supporting statements, as these documents will not be reviewed and could result in your application not being shortlisted.

You should describe how you meet the person specification requirements for the position you are applying for in Section G of the application form.

Additional information:

The council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.

We make sure all our staff are vetted to a high standard by conducting pre-employment checks to assess and assure the trustworthiness, integrity, and ability of prospective employees. This includes validating identity, right to work in the UK, qualifications (where applicable), work history (including the investigation of gaps) and referencing. They may also involve criminal record checks (UK and overseas).

We promote equality, welcome diverse applicants, and ensure inclusivity in our recruitment and selection process.

This post is covered by the Fluency Duty, as outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers.

Information about the safeguarding of children and support for families: rbkc.gov.uk/children-and-education/safeguarding-children

Information about protecting and safeguarding yourself and others from abuse and neglect: rbkc.gov.uk/health-and-social-care/adult-social-care/safeguarding-adults

We do not accept speculative CVs.

If you have any queries, please contact: recruitmentrbkc.gov.uk

A qualified professional Occupational Therapist with current HCPC registration, you have a firm belief that every voice in a community matters. Ideally, you will bring to the role proven experience both in frontline social care and as a practice educator. You will certainly demonstrate real empathy and collaborative spirit, together with the insight and confidence to assess and supervise others, and to ensure everyone delivers on the principles of the Care Act 2014 through excellence in practice.

Be part of a team that cares about residents and cares about you

In Kensington and Chelsea, we support people's independence and wellbeing, and work hard to enable them to live in the community with dignity, choice and control. Our Community Independence Service (CIS) is a multidisciplinary reablement team including social workers, occupational therapists and independent living assessors who work together to support adults with complex health and social care needs. We provide short-term reablement support for people discharged from hospital, or recovering from illness or injury, to help them develop the confidence and skills required to remain independent at home.