Senior Occupational Therapist
- Ipswich, United Kingdom
Posted 4 days ago
About the role
- Suffolk County Council
- Address: Stow Lodge Centre, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1SD- Hybrid
- Salary: £41,502 per annum (pro rata)
- Hours: 24 hours per week, flexible working options available
- Permanent
At Suffolk County Council, we recognise that our staff are our greatest asset, and we strive to support them to be the best they can be.
When you join the Adult Social Care service as a Senior Occupational Therapist, you will carry out high-quality assessments of adults' physical, psychological and environmental needs, and explore creative options to promote independence, wellbeing and choice.
You will work with a wide range of adults and their carers living in the community with complex needs, to support them in a variety of ways to maximise their potential, providing a role that is both fascinating and rewarding as well as challenging.
The aim of our services is to focus on early intervention, recovery, and enabling people to live healthy and independent lives at home for as long as possible.
We are committed to offering flexible working options and benefits such as:
- part time hours
- permanent
- flexible working and hybrid working options
- 6 protected days to undertake CPD (Continuing Professional Development)
- strong and diverse training offer
- supportive and experienced teams
- opportunities for development and career progression across the council
- inclusive and creative culture.
Appointing you as an Occupational Therapist at:
- Senior (Grade 6) level at £41,502
You will need:
A relevant Occupational Therapy qualification and an HCPC registration.
You can view a full list of requirements in the Job and Person Profile (Word), if you believe you can succeed in this role, apply. Even if you don't meet all requirements, still apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.
The team
The Flexible Care and Support Team is a dynamic, multidisciplinary service within Adult Social Care, focused on helping people maintain their independence and achieve the outcomes that matter most to them. Working closely with health colleagues, community partners and voluntary organisations, the team provides person-centred support to adults with a wide range of needs. You will also be part of the wider occupational therapy team across Ipswich & East Suffolk adult social care (ASC). As part of the flexible care and support team, although this post will initially be based in Stowmarket, there may be requirement for you to work with other locality teams across the Ipswich and East Suffolk area
Empowering Everyone
We are big believers in potential, possibility and the power of different ideas. We are always searching for ways to encourage, respect and enable everyone to be the best they can be. We want to represent the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals, especially those from groups that are currently underrepresented in the organisation, as shown in our Workforce Equality Report
For more information
Please contact Claire Guyatt for a casual conversation. You can reach them by emailing Claire.Guyatt@suffolk.gov.uk. Alternatively, you can contact Fiona Smith by emailing Fiona.Smith@suffolk.gov.uk
How to apply
Step 1 - Read theJob and Person Profile (JPP) (docx).
Step 2 - Click ‘Apply Now’ to start your online application.
Step 3 - Upload a supporting statement answering the following questions below (no more than 400 words per question). You should use the Supporting Statement template (Word).
Please outline your relevant post-qualifying Occupational Therapy experience and explain how it has prepared you for this senior role.
- How do you maintain your professional knowledge, clinical expertise and continuing professional development, and how do you use learning to improve your practice?
- Give an example of how you have used a strengths-based, person-centred approach to promote an individual’s independence, wellbeing and reablement.
Please note: Without a supporting statement, your interest will not be progressed. Any supporting documents must be in either PDF or MS Word format.
For guidance on completing your application, please see our How to Apply page.
We value authentic applications that showcase your genuine skills and experiences, so we encourage you to present your own work and ideas throughout the process. You can also read our Using AI in Your Application and Interview guidance to understand acceptable and unacceptable use of AI. If AI is used inappropriately, your application may not be progressed.
Do you need any reasonable adjustments to help you to apply? If you are disabled and/or have additional support needs, you can request reasonable adjustments. You can do this by contacting our Recruitment Team at recruitment@suffolk.gov.uk or 03456 014412. You can find examples of possible adjustments on our Reasonable Adjustment pages. If you're invited to the next stage, you’ll have another chance to request adjustments.
Closing date: 11.30 pm,
This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts. #LI-Hybrid
As a modern and effective council, we offer a wide variety of careers to suit people with a range of skills, abilities and ambitions. We offer working options that flex to reflect the way people work today and take the time to understand and support your individual needs. We’re driven to make a positive difference to the world around us and encourage everyone with drive and focus to join us and build an influential and impactful career. Reimagine the possibilities.
In return, you’ll enjoy:
- up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days
- membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
- travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits
- performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase
- training and encouragement to expand your knowledge
- a variety of career development opportunities across our organisation
- diverse and active staff networks
- flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day
Plus lots more!
If you want to know more about our benefits, values and equality commitments please visit our Suffolk County Council careers website (careers.Suffolk.gov.uk).