About the role
2 Years Fixed Term Contract / Secondment
We have an exciting opportunity within the West Northants Council for a Senior Occupational Therapist to join our new Supported Living Review Project Team. We are looking to recruit a Senior Occupational Therapist who has initiative and who will take the challenge of developing our Sensory Offer in West Northants. Specifically, we want to develop services that support people with Autism and for other people with complex sensory needs in addition to undertaking more generic Occupational Therapy Assessments to the support this team.
The Supported Living Review Team(SLRT) is working closely with our Commissioning colleagues to review all current people living in Supported Living Accommodation that have either a Learning Disability, Physical Disability, Acquired Brain Injury, Sensory Needs, Autism and/ or Mental Health issues.
The remit of the Supported Living Review Team is to consider all options to meet Care Act eligible needs that promote and maximise independence, wellbeing, inclusion, and control. To deliver the best possible outcomes for people.
What will you be doing?
We are looking for a Senior Occupational Therapist to support this project, which has the potential to continue beyond the project timespan, to assess needs and to consider opportunities to promote, maximise independence and ensure that we are meeting sensory and emotional needs, specifically related to people with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Asperger Syndrome, Moderate and Severe Learning Difficulties, Social, Emotional Mental Health and Complex Needs.
The successful candidate will work as part of the SLRT project team maintaining a caseload, carrying out individual holistic quality assessments, reports, defining treatment goals, plans and provide appropriate treatment and linking with other agencies, recommending suitable equipment to enable independence for daily living and where appropriate organise for its provision and instruct on safe use, assessing the housing provision and suitability with colleagues to achieve the best outcomes for the people of West Northants.
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 other Therapy, Social Workforce, Care staff members, third sector and family members of people being reviewed by SLRT.
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Our offer to you is:
- Competitive salary, paid at an NHS Band 7 Salary Scale
- Competitive annual leave and flexible working opportunities
- Full support from the team and the wider WNC Therapy Teams.
- Comprehensive induction, ongoing training, supervision, and development opportunities
- You will also learn from some of the most dedicated and inspirational people in our profession.
- The successful candidate will be joining a joining a dynamic, innovative, and friendly team.
About you
You will need to have experience of working with people with a Learning Disability, Physical Disability, Acquired Brain Injury, Autism and/or Mental Health. You will be a qualified OT and registered with HCPC. In addition, you will need to be committed to achieving the best outcomes for the people of West Northants
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.
- 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
- 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.
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.
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