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Senior Occupational Therapist
| Posting date: | 20 May 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £39,862 to £42,839 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 June 2026 |
| Location: | Hull, HU6 9BX |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Hull City Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | JOB_POSTING-3-200 |
Summary
Number of Vacancies:
1
Time Type:
Full time
Worker Type:
Regular
Proposed Interview Date:
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Hours of Work:
37
Hiring Manager:
Kathryn Fox
Contact Number:
01482 615197 x5197
Job Description Summary:
This is a full time permanent position.
Excellent opportunities for experienced Occupational Therapists.
Are you passionate about making a positive and lasting difference for the people of 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. If you are an experienced OT ready to thrive in a Senior role, we would love to support you in your development.
We are looking for experienced Occupational Therapists for grade 9 Senior posts (part time can be considered). The salary point grade 9 is 39,862- 42,839 pro rata, with an additional £3000 market rate supplement (subject to annual review). We offer a progression package that supports staff to move up between grades through a portfolio process.
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. We offer development across all 4 pillars (RCOT career framework) including development of your leadership skills. We work with the Curiosity Partnership to promote research. There is additional protected time and training to support in the role of practice educator for students, and supervising OT apprentices and preceptors.
You will have chance to develop and utilise your skills in the following areas
Specialised moving and handling skills
Positive risk assessment
Capacity assessment and Best interest decision making
Provision of highly specialised equipment
Provision of major complex adaptations or rehousing
Complex OT input around Transforming care/ Prison/ Court of Protection
Service Improvement
Leadership Skills
Sound interesting? We also offer opportunities to work flexibly including full or part time hours, condensed working patterns, 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.
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:
If the postholder requires a Standard or Enhanced DBS disclosure the candidate is required to declare full details of everything on their criminal record unless the conviction/s and/or caution/s are considered “protected” in line with filtering rules for DBS checks.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:
1. To promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young people and/or vulnerable adults.
2. Customer Focus – To protect the safety and welfare of vulnerable adults, families and their carers, within the ‘making safeguarding personal’ principles. Recognise risk indicators of different forms of abuse and neglect. Demonstrate an outcome focused, person centred approach to safeguarding practice.
Contribute to or provide appropriate and proportionate holistic strengths-based assessments, with people and their carers. To make recommendations about what assistance, equipment, adaptations, rehabilitation and re-housing, or a combination of these, might be most appropriate; supporting and progressing grant applications where required e.g. Disabled Facilities Grant
To prepare a programme of physical rehabilitation and social independence for individual service agencies in collaboration with staff from in-house and outside agencies, in order to maintain or increase a disabled person’s functional and social independence.
Respecting the individual as the expert in their life, assess and review jointly with the individual, carers, social work and other professionals in a multi-agency team, where a holistic approach is appropriate and beneficial to the person. Especially for specialist equipment which enables an individual people to be as independent as possible or allow their carers to assist more safely and/or effectively.To provide highly specialised clinical advice regarding the safe moving and handling of individuals with complex presentation including significant postural difficulties.
3. Performance Management –To provide day-to-day management, supervision and line management of Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants and Students or other relevant roles to implement an effective and timely service for Hull residents based on health and wellbeing, coproduction, strengths-based social care and a good understanding of key legal concepts.
To monitor and review equipment provision, maintain an up-to-date knowledge of equipment available and ‘approaches’ comparing the usefulness of each, and ascertain that people are being offered the most appropriate equipment of best value to the Authority.
To manage a case load. Prioritising effectively, enabling carers as a key activity, making sure that communication needs of individuals are addressed and enabling access to independent advocacy as necessary. Supporting people with their communication needs.To maintain accurate and concise statistical information and case records. Using this information to plan, prioritise, monitor and evaluate care provided to individuals,
To ensure consistency in the application of training and develop quality assurance systems and processes across the team.
To contribute to training that ensures practice and service developments enable individuals and carers as appropriate to gain skills, abilities/knowledge, connect to communities/organisations and to use universal services.
To use research to support personalisation, meet needs, and promote people and carer choice and independence. Actively participate in the learning and development of the team, sharing ideas, reflecting on practice and fostering a culture which supports the philosophy and vision of the team and the wider directorate.
To deputise for the Practice Lead Manager when necessary, including representing the service on relevant working groups, partnership initiatives, external agencies as required.
To provide leadership for staff, reviewing and reflecting on own practice and performance through reflective practice, effective use of professional and operational supervision and appraisal. Assist in the setting and monitoring of practice standards relating to Health and Social Care provision and legislation.To assist in the development of policies, procedures, criteria and guidelines which meet legislative and Council requirements. To assist and support the work of staff and the dissemination of information including the introduction and implementation of any new practice, policy or procedure.
4. Statutory Obligations –To have knowledge of the Care Act, Housing Regeneration (DFG) Act, Health and Safety at Work Act, Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and the Human Rights Act, as well as wider Government legislation and guidance; and specifically, awareness and understanding of Making Safeguarding Personal.
NC1933.Senior Occupational Therapist.docx
Compensation Grades:
GRADES 9.
Pay Ranges:
£39,862.00 - £42,839.00
Job Classifications:
3- Not Politically Restricted - Designated As Not Politically Sensitive (Politically Restricted Posts), 7- Enhanced Adults Barring List - (Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)), Essential 3B - (Travel Allowance Policy), No - (Childcare Disqualification Requirement), No - (Statutory Post)
Benefits of Working of Hull City Council:
- A competitive salary
- An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
- Initially 23 days annual leave depending on length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year, and three additional days off, one in May/August and one during the Christmas/New year period
- Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods
- Supportive and forward-thinking culture
- Great career development opportunities
Please ensure that you complete and submit your application by midnight prior to the closing date. Please ensure that your application demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria against the person specification as listed in the job description.
We are committed to increasing the diversity, equality, and inclusion within our workforce to represent the people we serve and build an environment in which everyone can feel like they belong. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.
We adopt a ‘name blind’ approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.
We reserve the right to amend the dates associated with this advert, which may include closing the advert early where required.
The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.
Online searches, including social media, may be carried out as part of the recruitment process.
1
Time Type:
Full time
Worker Type:
Regular
Proposed Interview Date:
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Hours of Work:
37
Hiring Manager:
Kathryn Fox
Contact Number:
01482 615197 x5197
Job Description Summary:
This is a full time permanent position.
Excellent opportunities for experienced Occupational Therapists.
Are you passionate about making a positive and lasting difference for the people of 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. If you are an experienced OT ready to thrive in a Senior role, we would love to support you in your development.
We are looking for experienced Occupational Therapists for grade 9 Senior posts (part time can be considered). The salary point grade 9 is 39,862- 42,839 pro rata, with an additional £3000 market rate supplement (subject to annual review). We offer a progression package that supports staff to move up between grades through a portfolio process.
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. We offer development across all 4 pillars (RCOT career framework) including development of your leadership skills. We work with the Curiosity Partnership to promote research. There is additional protected time and training to support in the role of practice educator for students, and supervising OT apprentices and preceptors.
You will have chance to develop and utilise your skills in the following areas
Specialised moving and handling skills
Positive risk assessment
Capacity assessment and Best interest decision making
Provision of highly specialised equipment
Provision of major complex adaptations or rehousing
Complex OT input around Transforming care/ Prison/ Court of Protection
Service Improvement
Leadership Skills
Sound interesting? We also offer opportunities to work flexibly including full or part time hours, condensed working patterns, 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.
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:
If the postholder requires a Standard or Enhanced DBS disclosure the candidate is required to declare full details of everything on their criminal record unless the conviction/s and/or caution/s are considered “protected” in line with filtering rules for DBS checks.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:
1. To promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young people and/or vulnerable adults.
2. Customer Focus – To protect the safety and welfare of vulnerable adults, families and their carers, within the ‘making safeguarding personal’ principles. Recognise risk indicators of different forms of abuse and neglect. Demonstrate an outcome focused, person centred approach to safeguarding practice.
Contribute to or provide appropriate and proportionate holistic strengths-based assessments, with people and their carers. To make recommendations about what assistance, equipment, adaptations, rehabilitation and re-housing, or a combination of these, might be most appropriate; supporting and progressing grant applications where required e.g. Disabled Facilities Grant
To prepare a programme of physical rehabilitation and social independence for individual service agencies in collaboration with staff from in-house and outside agencies, in order to maintain or increase a disabled person’s functional and social independence.
Respecting the individual as the expert in their life, assess and review jointly with the individual, carers, social work and other professionals in a multi-agency team, where a holistic approach is appropriate and beneficial to the person. Especially for specialist equipment which enables an individual people to be as independent as possible or allow their carers to assist more safely and/or effectively.To provide highly specialised clinical advice regarding the safe moving and handling of individuals with complex presentation including significant postural difficulties.
3. Performance Management –To provide day-to-day management, supervision and line management of Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants and Students or other relevant roles to implement an effective and timely service for Hull residents based on health and wellbeing, coproduction, strengths-based social care and a good understanding of key legal concepts.
To monitor and review equipment provision, maintain an up-to-date knowledge of equipment available and ‘approaches’ comparing the usefulness of each, and ascertain that people are being offered the most appropriate equipment of best value to the Authority.
To manage a case load. Prioritising effectively, enabling carers as a key activity, making sure that communication needs of individuals are addressed and enabling access to independent advocacy as necessary. Supporting people with their communication needs.To maintain accurate and concise statistical information and case records. Using this information to plan, prioritise, monitor and evaluate care provided to individuals,
To ensure consistency in the application of training and develop quality assurance systems and processes across the team.
To contribute to training that ensures practice and service developments enable individuals and carers as appropriate to gain skills, abilities/knowledge, connect to communities/organisations and to use universal services.
To use research to support personalisation, meet needs, and promote people and carer choice and independence. Actively participate in the learning and development of the team, sharing ideas, reflecting on practice and fostering a culture which supports the philosophy and vision of the team and the wider directorate.
To deputise for the Practice Lead Manager when necessary, including representing the service on relevant working groups, partnership initiatives, external agencies as required.
To provide leadership for staff, reviewing and reflecting on own practice and performance through reflective practice, effective use of professional and operational supervision and appraisal. Assist in the setting and monitoring of practice standards relating to Health and Social Care provision and legislation.To assist in the development of policies, procedures, criteria and guidelines which meet legislative and Council requirements. To assist and support the work of staff and the dissemination of information including the introduction and implementation of any new practice, policy or procedure.
4. Statutory Obligations –To have knowledge of the Care Act, Housing Regeneration (DFG) Act, Health and Safety at Work Act, Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and the Human Rights Act, as well as wider Government legislation and guidance; and specifically, awareness and understanding of Making Safeguarding Personal.
NC1933.Senior Occupational Therapist.docx
Compensation Grades:
GRADES 9.
Pay Ranges:
£39,862.00 - £42,839.00
Job Classifications:
3- Not Politically Restricted - Designated As Not Politically Sensitive (Politically Restricted Posts), 7- Enhanced Adults Barring List - (Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)), Essential 3B - (Travel Allowance Policy), No - (Childcare Disqualification Requirement), No - (Statutory Post)
Benefits of Working of Hull City Council:
- A competitive salary
- An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
- Initially 23 days annual leave depending on length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year, and three additional days off, one in May/August and one during the Christmas/New year period
- Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods
- Supportive and forward-thinking culture
- Great career development opportunities
Please ensure that you complete and submit your application by midnight prior to the closing date. Please ensure that your application demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria against the person specification as listed in the job description.
We are committed to increasing the diversity, equality, and inclusion within our workforce to represent the people we serve and build an environment in which everyone can feel like they belong. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.
We adopt a ‘name blind’ approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.
We reserve the right to amend the dates associated with this advert, which may include closing the advert early where required.
The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.
Online searches, including social media, may be carried out as part of the recruitment process.
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