The Opportunity
Salary: £33,945 to £44,428
Working pattern: 37 hours per week
Contract type: Permanent
Location: Shoreham
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 Community team in Shoreham.
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 demonstrating, and using community equipment. About us Working for us at West Sussex County Council is all about making a positive difference to the people of West Sussex. This is a great opportunity for you to join us as a qualified occupational therapist. We're embracing a strengths-based approach and working
within a community-led support model that builds on the assets and strengths of both people and their local communities. Together, we'll focus on prevention, enablement, reablement and safety, to promote wellbeing and independence. We'll ensure that residents,
families, and communities have the right support in place, and at the right time. We provide a working environment that values professional supervision and offers the right balance between challenge 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. Please note that a relocation support scheme is available for people moving their primary residence to start with WSCC. Further Information The reference number for this role is
CAFHE04958 . For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Sally Garbett: To apply, please follow the links below to upload your CV and fill out the application form. 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 an enhanced DBS check, HCPC registration, 5 years referencing and a health check. Equity, inclusion and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach
to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our
application help
page.
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 demonstrating, and using community equipment. About us Working for us at West Sussex County Council is all about making a positive difference to the people of West Sussex. This is a great opportunity for you to join us as a qualified occupational therapist. We're embracing a strengths-based approach and working
within a community-led support model that builds on the assets and strengths of both people and their local communities. Together, we'll focus on prevention, enablement, reablement and safety, to promote wellbeing and independence. We'll ensure that residents,
families, and communities have the right support in place, and at the right time. We provide a working environment that values professional supervision and offers the right balance between challenge 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. Please note that a relocation support scheme is available for people moving their primary residence to start with WSCC. Further Information The reference number for this role is
CAFHE04958 . For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Sally Garbett: To apply, please follow the links below to upload your CV and fill out the application form. 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 an enhanced DBS check, HCPC registration, 5 years referencing and a health check. Equity, inclusion and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach
to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our
application help
page.