Occupational Therapist - Early Intervention and Prevention
| Posting date: | 28 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £46,783 to £48,873 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 September 2025 |
| Location: | Bracknell, Berkshire |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Bracknell Forest Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | People/25/321047 |
Summary
We are recruiting for an Occupational Therapist to join our Early Intervention and Prevention Service, with the opportunity to rotate across our three teams within Adult Social Care.
We will consider newly qualified or soon to qualify Occupational Therapists, and we have a preceptorship program to support you. We can also support Occupational Therapists returning to practice.
At Bracknell Forest, we pride ourselves on being a council which is stable and well-managed where our employees can thrive in a supportive environment. We understand the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer a variety of flexible working practices, including options for remote working and arrangements that allow you to work from home, dependent on the needs of the service.
About you...
We are looking for an enthusiastic, confident and reliable Occupational Therapist who is passionate about strength-based approaches and committed to helping Bracknell Forest residents live independently and thrive.
As an Occupational Therapist you will be committed to promoting independence and wellbeing through new ways of working and forward-thinking interventions. You will have a varied caseload and work with our clients to reduce dependence, prevent deterioration and delay reliance on traditional services.
About the team...
Although our operating model consists of three distinct teams, we are one service and we work together closely, which leads to good relationships and opportunities for learning from each other.
You will gain an invaluable breadth of experience across Adult Social Care and will be supported to develop your knowledge and confidence.
Working across our three Adult Social Care teams:
Adult Social Care Hub: As an Occupational Therapist in our Adult Social Care Hub you will be working with people right at the start of their journey with social care. The Hub is the first contact for people with physical health issues, learning disabilities or for older adults with health problems.
Early Intervention and Prevention (EIP) Service: You will be working in a large, supportive, multi-disciplinary team. We are a truly integrated team. We work hard alongside the people we support to maximise their independence, help them to remain at home for as long as possible with reduced reliance on external support.
Adult Community Team (Long Term): As an Occupational Therapist on the Adult Community Team (Long Term) you will have the time to build a relationship with the person you are supporting, to improve their well-being and make a significant difference to every aspect of their day to day lives. This could be through specialist pieces of equipment, major adaptations, or being there for help, advice and support.
Our team receive regular supervision and attend MDT meetings.
Key responsibilities...
To work with people to coordinate the identification of their needs and undertake comprehensive assessments of adults with disabilities. To work with those with diverse or complex presentations in a way that maximises independence, choice and control that are Care Act compliant and cost effective.
Responsible for your own caseload, working collaboratively with those in the People Directorate.
To be an autonomous practitioner and accountable for all aspects of your work, including management of individuals in your care and your own supervision and appraisal.
To assess for, plan and provide interventions around manual handling, seating and small aids / adaptations.
Participate in safeguarding assessments and planning when required.
We will consider newly qualified or soon to qualify Occupational Therapists, and we have a preceptorship program to support you. We can also support Occupational Therapists returning to practice.
At Bracknell Forest, we pride ourselves on being a council which is stable and well-managed where our employees can thrive in a supportive environment. We understand the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer a variety of flexible working practices, including options for remote working and arrangements that allow you to work from home, dependent on the needs of the service.
About you...
We are looking for an enthusiastic, confident and reliable Occupational Therapist who is passionate about strength-based approaches and committed to helping Bracknell Forest residents live independently and thrive.
As an Occupational Therapist you will be committed to promoting independence and wellbeing through new ways of working and forward-thinking interventions. You will have a varied caseload and work with our clients to reduce dependence, prevent deterioration and delay reliance on traditional services.
About the team...
Although our operating model consists of three distinct teams, we are one service and we work together closely, which leads to good relationships and opportunities for learning from each other.
You will gain an invaluable breadth of experience across Adult Social Care and will be supported to develop your knowledge and confidence.
Working across our three Adult Social Care teams:
Adult Social Care Hub: As an Occupational Therapist in our Adult Social Care Hub you will be working with people right at the start of their journey with social care. The Hub is the first contact for people with physical health issues, learning disabilities or for older adults with health problems.
Early Intervention and Prevention (EIP) Service: You will be working in a large, supportive, multi-disciplinary team. We are a truly integrated team. We work hard alongside the people we support to maximise their independence, help them to remain at home for as long as possible with reduced reliance on external support.
Adult Community Team (Long Term): As an Occupational Therapist on the Adult Community Team (Long Term) you will have the time to build a relationship with the person you are supporting, to improve their well-being and make a significant difference to every aspect of their day to day lives. This could be through specialist pieces of equipment, major adaptations, or being there for help, advice and support.
Our team receive regular supervision and attend MDT meetings.
Key responsibilities...
To work with people to coordinate the identification of their needs and undertake comprehensive assessments of adults with disabilities. To work with those with diverse or complex presentations in a way that maximises independence, choice and control that are Care Act compliant and cost effective.
Responsible for your own caseload, working collaboratively with those in the People Directorate.
To be an autonomous practitioner and accountable for all aspects of your work, including management of individuals in your care and your own supervision and appraisal.
To assess for, plan and provide interventions around manual handling, seating and small aids / adaptations.
Participate in safeguarding assessments and planning when required.
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