In this fast-paced position, you will: Manage a varied and complex caseload, supporting individuals and their families/carers. Lead on best practices, professional standards, and service improvements. Develop, mentor, and support registered and unregistered social care practitioners. Be a key professional in delivering occupational therapy services and driving positive outcomes. Work collaboratively with health, housing, education, statutory, voluntary, and independent agencies.

A confident communicator who can handle complex situations with compassion and empathy. Strong organisational skills and the ability to work autonomously and flexibly. Sound IT and keyboard skills. A qualified Occupational Therapist with Fieldwork Educators accreditation and experience in clinical/fieldwork education. The ability to lead, coach, and influence best practices within the team. Willingness to travel across the county (access to council pool cars and bikes available).,

• Diploma/BSc Occupational Therapy or recognised equivalent Occupational Therapy qualification.
• Registration with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Experience of undertaking assessments in complex situations and occupational therapy intervention planning, implementation, and review by means of creative and pragmatic solutions.
• Extensive experience of working in partnership with those who access the service and maintaining a focus on the needs and strengths of the people, and the outcomes they want to achieve, whilst handling conflict and disagreement.
• Experience of managing risk within a risk enablement approach.
• Excellent, up-to-date working knowledge of relevant legislation e.g., Care Act (2014), Mental Capacity Act (2005) etc.
• Valid, full driving licence.
  
  West Sussex County Council is a diverse organisation that provides services to more than 850,000 residents every day. This is a great opportunity to join us as a Senior Practitioner Occupational Therapist in our friendly CarePoint Team that prides itself on their supportive culture. CarePoint provides a first point of contact for customers requiring a needs assessment under the Care Act 2014. It also provides an access and triage point for referrals from the police.
The aim of Adult Care Point 2 - Initial Contact (ACP2) is to meet need at the earliest opportunity in a person's journey. As part of a multi-disciplinary team that supports, prevents, reduces and delays the need for long term services, you will provide specialist advice to social care professionals and social workers within the ACP2 team. We provide a working environment that values professional supervision and support. This provides our workforce with what they need to deliver the best possible outcomes for our residents. We work to ensure that innovation and evidence-based practice underpins what we do and that we maintain an environment within which our occupational therapists can develop and progress in their careers. If you have the talent and ambition to achieve the best for the people we serve, then we will support you to progress and develop throughout your occupational therapy career., West Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer committed to promoting an environment that is inclusive and free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of its people. We actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and take every possible step to ensure that no individual will be disadvantaged.