Occupational Therapist - Adults First Contact Service
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 01 Hydref 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £42,060 i £50,085 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 30 Hydref 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Sutton, London |
| Gweithio o bell: | Hybrid - gweithio o bell hyd at 2 ddiwrnod yr wythnos |
| Cwmni: | London Borough of Sutton |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 3748 |
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About the Role and our Ideal Candidate
Join Adult Social Care as a Occupational Therapist and receive a Welcome Bonus of £1000 paid in your first month's salary and a Retention Bonus of £1000 for every complete year in service (*subject to pay grade). With a total package up to £51,083 including bonuses and benefits, this is an excellent opportunity to advance your career in social care.
This opportunity is available on a fixed term contract until September 2026.
Occupational Therapists within Adult First Contact Service (AFCS) are responsible for:
Screening and prioritising referrals that are received through the Contact Centre, working proactively to address immediate Occupational Therapy and social care needs with the aim of preventing longer term needs.
Carrying a small caseload of priority cases, consisting of residents who will benefit from short term preventative Occupational Therapy interventions. This can include addressing moving and handling, equipment and adaptation needs.
The post holder will carry out strengths based comprehensive, specialist assessments and make recommendations to prevent, reduce and delay the need for ongoing social care. This aim is to enable people to be safe, maximise their independence and support them to achieve their desired outcomes. The post holder will make recommendations for major and minor adaptations and prescribe assistive equipment. They will risk assess and make recommendations for moving and handling needs. Sutton has embraced hybrid working and, although you will be required to work face to face with residents, there will also be ample opportunities to work remotely.
Our Occupational Therapists take a person-centred approach whilst working within a multidisciplinary team. The successful candidate will demonstrate the following competencies:
The successful candidate will have:
Degree or an equivalent qualification in Occupational Therapy, registered with HCPC
Experience of Occupational Therapy (minimum 2 years) including major adaptations and complex moving and handling
Experience of working with Adults and/or Children Social Care services, within a multidisciplinary team.
Have up to date knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance in relation to working with and safeguarding vulnerable adults and children in social care.
Learning and development is supported by the Team Manager, Principal Occupational Therapist and Learning and Development Team. We aim to provide robust supervision and mentoring and encourage reflective practice to identify areas of improvement. As a Borough, we are committed to building a workforce that is empowered with knowledge to work autonomously and provide the valuable care service to the residents of our community. We want you to be a part of our journey.
Our Offer To You
As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We’re constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across however big or small; will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.
Employees have access to a wide range of benefits to enable staff to achieve a work life balance, some of which include:
A generous annual leave entitlement of 26-31 days plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply) depending on service and grade
Enhanced Maternity, paternity, shared parental, adoption and dependents leave
Two volunteering days per year
Flexible Working - Smarter Working Scheme (dependent on the role)
Adjustable and agile working arrangements using Google Chromebooks
Learning and development portal offering a range of courses
Discounts on a range of local shops, restaurants, gyms and leisure centres
Interest free season ticket loans
Local Government Pension Scheme
Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme
Zip car scheme
Confidential health & wellbeing and counselling support
Join Adult Social Care as a Occupational Therapist and receive a Welcome Bonus of £1000 paid in your first month's salary and a Retention Bonus of £1000 for every complete year in service (*subject to pay grade). With a total package up to £51,083 including bonuses and benefits, this is an excellent opportunity to advance your career in social care.
This opportunity is available on a fixed term contract until September 2026.
Occupational Therapists within Adult First Contact Service (AFCS) are responsible for:
Screening and prioritising referrals that are received through the Contact Centre, working proactively to address immediate Occupational Therapy and social care needs with the aim of preventing longer term needs.
Carrying a small caseload of priority cases, consisting of residents who will benefit from short term preventative Occupational Therapy interventions. This can include addressing moving and handling, equipment and adaptation needs.
The post holder will carry out strengths based comprehensive, specialist assessments and make recommendations to prevent, reduce and delay the need for ongoing social care. This aim is to enable people to be safe, maximise their independence and support them to achieve their desired outcomes. The post holder will make recommendations for major and minor adaptations and prescribe assistive equipment. They will risk assess and make recommendations for moving and handling needs. Sutton has embraced hybrid working and, although you will be required to work face to face with residents, there will also be ample opportunities to work remotely.
Our Occupational Therapists take a person-centred approach whilst working within a multidisciplinary team. The successful candidate will demonstrate the following competencies:
The successful candidate will have:
Degree or an equivalent qualification in Occupational Therapy, registered with HCPC
Experience of Occupational Therapy (minimum 2 years) including major adaptations and complex moving and handling
Experience of working with Adults and/or Children Social Care services, within a multidisciplinary team.
Have up to date knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance in relation to working with and safeguarding vulnerable adults and children in social care.
Learning and development is supported by the Team Manager, Principal Occupational Therapist and Learning and Development Team. We aim to provide robust supervision and mentoring and encourage reflective practice to identify areas of improvement. As a Borough, we are committed to building a workforce that is empowered with knowledge to work autonomously and provide the valuable care service to the residents of our community. We want you to be a part of our journey.
Our Offer To You
As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We’re constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across however big or small; will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.
Employees have access to a wide range of benefits to enable staff to achieve a work life balance, some of which include:
A generous annual leave entitlement of 26-31 days plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply) depending on service and grade
Enhanced Maternity, paternity, shared parental, adoption and dependents leave
Two volunteering days per year
Flexible Working - Smarter Working Scheme (dependent on the role)
Adjustable and agile working arrangements using Google Chromebooks
Learning and development portal offering a range of courses
Discounts on a range of local shops, restaurants, gyms and leisure centres
Interest free season ticket loans
Local Government Pension Scheme
Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme
Zip car scheme
Confidential health & wellbeing and counselling support