Salary 23,935 - 33,106 per annum
Permanent, Full time
37 hours per week
Based in Horsham
Interview date: TBC

Please note this post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

At West Sussex County Council our Occupational Therapy team is committed to supporting vulnerable adults and children to live within their communities as independently as possible for as long as possible. We currently have vacancies for Childrens Occupational Therapists Community Residential Unit.

To be successful in these positions you will have excellent interpersonal and organisational skills to be able to ensure consistently good outcomes for people within West Sussex. As a qualified Occupational Therapist you will look to ensure that services provided offer optimum opportunities for people to engage fully in the communities in which they live.

It would be beneficial for candidates to have experience/knowledge of:
Providing Care Act Assessments for adults and older people with a range of physical disabilities
Providing advice, information, equipment, and adaptations
Moving and handling assessment and competent moving and handling skills
Ability to work independently and organise and prioritise own workload.
Good understanding of relevant legislation
Innovative, creative and flexible partnership working to ensure positive outcomes
Commitment
In addition; Senior Practitioner candidates must have a minimum of 4 years Local authority work experience and also be experienced in staff supervision

In return you will receive:
Excellent supervision
Excellent opportunities for training and development with a self-service training portal allowing you to manage your development
A comprehensive relocation package, details of which can be found in the Better Place to Work document on the West Sussex County Council website
Flexible working to maintain home and work balance
Good remuneration

Successful applicants must have a full driving licence in order to fulfil the role.