Occupational Therapist 1 & 2
| Posting date: | 11 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £37,280 to £46,142 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 September 2025 |
| Location: | Bridgend, CF31 4WB |
| Company: | Bridgend County Borough Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 17850_CBC |
Summary
Occupational Therapist 1 & 2
Job description
37 hours per week
We are looking for an innovative, enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join our Community Resource Team, delivering short term assessment services to adults in the Bridgend County Borough.
The Community Resource Team is an integrated health and social care service which provides a range of short-term interventions to people in their own homes to promote their independence. Working as part of a team the successful candidate will need to work efficiently and pro-actively to deliver effective time limited Occupational therapy interventions to support people to remain independent in their own homes.
The successful candidate will hold a defined case load providing evidence based interventions to promote independence and quality of life.
Excellent communication and organisational skills are essential within this post. The successful candidate will need to plan and manage their time efficiently, ensuring completion of both clinical and non-clinical tasks, to ensure effective workload management and the ability to respond flexibly to the needs of the service.
We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, imaginative, and enjoys the challenge of problem solving, working with people in a community setting. You will need to utilise a broad range of your Occupational Therapy skills, while working closely with people who have a wide range of disabilities, their carers and families.
We will be committed to enhancing your skills and professional development with structured induction, peer group support, professional supervision and by providing a wide range of training and development opportunities.
The ability to greet customers through the medium of Welsh is a requirement for this post.
Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees.
An Enhanced with Adults Barred list criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) is a requirement for this post.
A valid driving licence is requirement for this post.
Closing Date: 25 September 2025
Shortlisting Date: 26 September 2025
Interview Date: 10 October 2025
Benefits to working at Bridgend County Borough Council
Job Description & Person Specification
Job description
37 hours per week
We are looking for an innovative, enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join our Community Resource Team, delivering short term assessment services to adults in the Bridgend County Borough.
The Community Resource Team is an integrated health and social care service which provides a range of short-term interventions to people in their own homes to promote their independence. Working as part of a team the successful candidate will need to work efficiently and pro-actively to deliver effective time limited Occupational therapy interventions to support people to remain independent in their own homes.
The successful candidate will hold a defined case load providing evidence based interventions to promote independence and quality of life.
Excellent communication and organisational skills are essential within this post. The successful candidate will need to plan and manage their time efficiently, ensuring completion of both clinical and non-clinical tasks, to ensure effective workload management and the ability to respond flexibly to the needs of the service.
We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, imaginative, and enjoys the challenge of problem solving, working with people in a community setting. You will need to utilise a broad range of your Occupational Therapy skills, while working closely with people who have a wide range of disabilities, their carers and families.
We will be committed to enhancing your skills and professional development with structured induction, peer group support, professional supervision and by providing a wide range of training and development opportunities.
The ability to greet customers through the medium of Welsh is a requirement for this post.
Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees.
An Enhanced with Adults Barred list criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) is a requirement for this post.
A valid driving licence is requirement for this post.
Closing Date: 25 September 2025
Shortlisting Date: 26 September 2025
Interview Date: 10 October 2025
Benefits to working at Bridgend County Borough Council
Job Description & Person Specification
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