OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST (up to £3,000 market supplement)
| Posting date: | 17 April 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £31,586 to £37,938 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 April 2025 |
| Location: | HU7 4LY |
| Company: | Hull City Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 32699 |
Summary
Are you passionate about making a positive and lasting difference for the people of Hull?
If you are soon due to qualify as an Occupational Therapist in 2025 and looking for your first role, we can offer a great opportunity.
In Hull, Occupational Therapy is a vital function of Adult Social Care, ensuring that individuals can maintain their independence and live life to the fullest in their own homes. We offer exceptional services to the people of Hull, as well as excellent training, support, and development in your career.
As a valued member of the team, you will have access to, 1:1 time, supervision and ongoing training & development opportunities. We have a Preceptorship program to support OTs who are transitioning from another area of practice or who are newly qualified. We offer development across all 4 pillars (RCOT career framework) including development of your leadership skills and work with the Curiosity Partnership to promote research.
You will have chance to develop your skills in the following areas
Functional assessment
Intervention planning to increase individuals independence and reduce their care needs
Provision of aids and adaptations
Provision of highly specialised equipment
Provision of major complex adaptations
Specialised moving and handling skills
Cognitive assessment
Trauma informed care
Assessment and recommendations of adapted housing needs
Positive risk assessment
Capacity assessment and Best interest decision making
Moving and handling assessment
You will also have the opportunity to work with a varied case load including:
Complex long term neurological conditions
Life limiting illnesses
Offenders within prison and in the community
Homelessness
Self neglect and Hording
Short term intervention with those recovering from illness/ injury
Learning difficulties and autism
Children transitioning into adulthood (16-25)
Carers
Sound interesting? We also offer a variety of opportunities to rotate between teams and work flexibly including full or part time hours, 7 or 5 day working, and possible term time only working by negotiation.
Please get in contact if you have any questions or would like to discuss the available opportunities further.
Recognising the workforce demand these posts are enhanced with a market rate pay supplement in excess of the top of the substantive grade. An annual review will take place which could reduce, increase or remove the enhancement subject to market conditions.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Megan Porteous on 01482 615361.
We provide a range of benefits to motivate, reward and recognise the valuable work of our employees. Please click below to view the benefits of working for Hull City Council:
Benefits of working for Hull City Council – Working for hull city council
Why Hull is a great place to live and work – Working for hull city council
How to apply for our jobs – Working for hull city council
If you are soon due to qualify as an Occupational Therapist in 2025 and looking for your first role, we can offer a great opportunity.
In Hull, Occupational Therapy is a vital function of Adult Social Care, ensuring that individuals can maintain their independence and live life to the fullest in their own homes. We offer exceptional services to the people of Hull, as well as excellent training, support, and development in your career.
As a valued member of the team, you will have access to, 1:1 time, supervision and ongoing training & development opportunities. We have a Preceptorship program to support OTs who are transitioning from another area of practice or who are newly qualified. We offer development across all 4 pillars (RCOT career framework) including development of your leadership skills and work with the Curiosity Partnership to promote research.
You will have chance to develop your skills in the following areas
Functional assessment
Intervention planning to increase individuals independence and reduce their care needs
Provision of aids and adaptations
Provision of highly specialised equipment
Provision of major complex adaptations
Specialised moving and handling skills
Cognitive assessment
Trauma informed care
Assessment and recommendations of adapted housing needs
Positive risk assessment
Capacity assessment and Best interest decision making
Moving and handling assessment
You will also have the opportunity to work with a varied case load including:
Complex long term neurological conditions
Life limiting illnesses
Offenders within prison and in the community
Homelessness
Self neglect and Hording
Short term intervention with those recovering from illness/ injury
Learning difficulties and autism
Children transitioning into adulthood (16-25)
Carers
Sound interesting? We also offer a variety of opportunities to rotate between teams and work flexibly including full or part time hours, 7 or 5 day working, and possible term time only working by negotiation.
Please get in contact if you have any questions or would like to discuss the available opportunities further.
Recognising the workforce demand these posts are enhanced with a market rate pay supplement in excess of the top of the substantive grade. An annual review will take place which could reduce, increase or remove the enhancement subject to market conditions.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Megan Porteous on 01482 615361.
We provide a range of benefits to motivate, reward and recognise the valuable work of our employees. Please click below to view the benefits of working for Hull City Council:
Benefits of working for Hull City Council – Working for hull city council
Why Hull is a great place to live and work – Working for hull city council
How to apply for our jobs – Working for hull city council
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