Occupational Therapist

Would you like to work as part of a strong and dynamic Occupational Therapy service? We are looking for an Occupational Therapist to join our team to be based in either Worthing or Bognor Regis.

In this role you will be required to undertake strengths-based assessments, applying relevant legislation and utilising Occupational Therapy skills and knowledge to develop and implement a plan of support, aimed at improving wellbeing and delivering outcomes for people. You will be working within a supportive environment to apply your occupational therapy skills to develop and implement support plans, aimed at improving wellbeing and delivering outcomes, including utilising community assets, and ensuring that eligible needs are met.

NB. You will be required to travel throughout the County including to locations that are not always easily accessible by public transport. The role will also involve complex physical interventions, including transporting, demonstrating, and using community equipment., For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Joe Vithayathil

For issues or queries regarding your application please contact .

To apply, upload your CV and cover letter explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to HCPC registration, an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and a health check.

West Sussex County Council is all about making a positive difference to the people we work with and their communities. This is a wonderful opportunity for an Occupational Therapist to join a supportive and welcoming team really making a difference to people's quality of life. Together, the team focus on prevention, enablement, reablement and safety, to promote wellbeing and independence. It's rare to get truly flexible working opportunities, but we can honestly say that flexible working and a focus on work life balance really is the culture here at West Sussex County Council.

The team has a supportive and caring culture and that shows in their everyday work, but don't just take our word for it hear from the team themselves:

"I think we work well as a team. I feel well supported by the manager and the senior practitioner, who listen to the teams needs and react. I like the fact that as a service WSCC and RIS are extremely flexible and adjust my working to help my work life balance"

"The team are very supportive with everyone being very generous in terms of sharing knowledge, experience and availability for joint visits. I feel as though the team is passionate about delivering person centred therapy and believe in the core principles of reablement"

"It's good to be able to organise your own calendar and have that autonomy, whilst still being accountable. Lots of learning opportunities as we have quite a varied caseload and there are always people to support with difficult case"