HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Join our friendly, supportive team as a qualified Occupational Therapist with HCPC registration. You’ll conduct home visits to lead holistic assessments, plan and review interventions. You’ll provide support across our multi-disciplinary Reablement Service, a strengths-based short-term service helping the people we care for maintain or regain independence in daily activities.
What you’ll be doing:
- Leading on the assessment, planning and reviewing of complex case work.
- Conducting person-centred functional analysis and interventions to help service users maintain or regain independence in daily activities.
- Collaborating with a diverse team, including Occupational Therapists, practitioners, carers, sensory staff and business support.
- Working independently, providing expertise and support to staff, informed by social care legislation and clinical knowledge.
- Our service operates seven days a week and there will be a requirement to work weekends on a rotational 1:8 basis.
What we’re looking for:
- Occupational Therapy qualification and professional registration with HCPC.
- Experience in assessment, planning and reviewing of case work.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively, escalating cases as required.
- Commitment to demonstrating our values and behaviours.
- Understanding of the statutory duties of local government in social care and the social care model.
- Some experience of supervising staff.
Why join us?
Make a Difference:
- Work in collaborative partnership with organisations across Health and Social care to maximise independence, prevent hospital admissions, and facilitate rapid discharge from hospital to improve outcomes for the people of Hampshire.
- Career Growth: Opportunities for experienced and newly qualified Occupational Therapists. If you are newly qualified, we are also able to offer a preceptorship programme.
- Professional Development: Supportive supervision and continuous learning opportunities, including formal qualification routes.
- Work-Life Balance: Enjoy a fulfilling career with a good balance between work and home life alongside paid enhancements for weekend and bank holiday work.
- Competitive Benefits package: Including access to Local Government Pension Scheme.
Other roles you may have experience in may include: Rehabilitation Therapist, Occupational Therapy Assistant.
To learn more about this role, please review our Candidate Pack available on our website. Please click on the Apply button for details.
