Vacancies

Occupational Therapist

Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity within the West Northants Council (WNC) for an individual to join our Specialist Moving and Handling Therapy Team which consists of Occupational Therapists, Moving and Handling Assessors and Reablement Support Workers (RSW’s). We are looking to recruit a highly motivated Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our developing team. The Team is well established, has a high profile and is highly respected.

The Specialist Moving and Handling Team are experts in of moving and handling of people with access to the latest equipment and techniques and knowledge to support those that require care. Our aim is to improve how care is delivered through a person-centred approach. We strive to improve comfort and dignity for the person, reduce the amount of moving and handling and promote independence and autonomy where possible. Our emphasis is on the quality of care being delivered and making it a positive experience for the individual being cared for. We work closely with our colleagues across health and social care, provider care agencies and are highly respected and valued team at WNC

What will you be doing?

The successful candidate will work as part of the team undertaking assessments, planning interventions to optimise independence and autonomy, maintaining a caseload, implementing intervention plans. There are RSW’s support to maximise the effectiveness of those planned interventions, providing feedback to the person, family, and therapists, writing notes, reports, following up suitable equipment to enable independence and autonomy and where appropriate organise for its provision and instruct on safe use, to achieve the best outcomes for the people of West Northants.

About you

The successful candidate will be taking a “hands on” approach, it is essential that you will be a strong team player, with excellent communication skills. You must have excellent organisational and time management skills. They will also need to establish effective communication and liaison with their team and other Therapy, Social Workforce, Care staff members, third sector and family members of people being supported by the team.

The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to develop highly effective and complex skills in moving and handling, develop their careers, opportunities to show their leadership skills with West Northants Council and they will be expected to provide a student with a placement experience from time to time from our local university.

You will need to have experience of working with people, in addition, you will need to be committed to achieving the best outcomes for the people of West Northants.

You must be registered with the Health & Care Professions Council.

Access to a Car is essential.

Our benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, these include:

Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 28 days annual leave per year, 29 days for senior managers (pro rata, depending on how many hours per week you work), plus bank holidays. An additional 5 days, linked to continuous service, and ability to purchase up to 6 weeks additional leave per year.
Cycle to Work scheme.
Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.
Employee discounts with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.
Car Lease scheme
Professional subscriptions / registration - if your job description requires that you are registered with or are a member of a professional body, WNC will pay for your professional subscription or membership fees
Employee Assistance Programme - We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.
Ongoing training and development opportunities.
A variety of flexible working options to support your work/life balance, including full or part time, term time, 9-day fortnight, etc. (subject to business needs).
Our West Ways of Working – We want our workforce to thrive, and we equip our employees with the right technology to support hybrid and collaborative working, on or off site, depending on the role.
Making a difference - If you want to use your skills and experience with an organisation that are genuinely invested in making a difference, are committed to improving people's lives, and whose success has a direct impact on the wellbeing of your family, friends and people in your local area, then West Northamptonshire Council is the place for you.

About us

We're a new council, following one of the largest shake-ups in local government reform in recent history. As a new authority, we're embarking on an exciting journey to deliver exceptional services for our residents, customers and communities.

Our vision at West Northamptonshire Council is 'to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive'. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.

Hear more from Anna Earnshaw, our Chief Executive, about working for West Northants Council: https://youtu.be/lV0EfeUF4aU

At West Northants Council, it's about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.

When potential is unlocked, talent thrives.

Choose a career that offers you a true sense of achievement, fills you with pride and challenges you in a positive way, every day.

West Northants Council, where careers thrive.