Occupational Therapist

Job summary

Community Occupational Therapist Fixed Term, Fulltime 37 hours, based in West Northumberland at Dene Park House, Hexham.

We are looking for an Occupational Therapist, newly qualified or experienced, who wishes to start or progress their career in a highly rewarding area of work where they can make a real difference to the lives of residents/clients. Someone who likes variety in their working day and working life who is keen to develop their Occupational Therapy skills through involvement with a wide range of clients with wide ranging health and social care needs.

We have a12 month fixed term post (with the potential to be extended a further 6 months), fulltime vacancy available in the West area, based at Dene Park House, Hexham. The position is NCC Salary Band 7.

Band 7 salary: £33,024 - £36,648

Main duties of the job

Who are we looking for?We are looking for someone who upholds the values of Northumberland County Council and the Occupational Therapy service to:

• Put People first ensuring that the identified needs are met in a timely and efficient way

• Deliver excellence in service provision

• Demonstrate resilience

• Show respect for service users and colleagues alike

If this is you, we would like to hear from you! Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details.

About us

Why Choose Community Occupational Therapy?

• We want our staff to be the best so they can give the best service, so we give the best support we can.

• The performance of the Occupational Therapy Service is consistently high,demonstratingthe dedication of our staff group toprovidinga responsive quality service toresidents

• Community work is interesting and varied giving you to opportunity to be involved in everything from assessing for andprovidingbasic and complex equipment and minor adaptations through to major adaptations and manual handling assessments and recommendations.

• We work with adult residents of Northumberland who are experiencing functional problems relating to physical disability, mental health problems or learning disability.This makes the work varied and interesting but alsoveryrewarding

• All staff within the Community Occupational Therapy service are enabled to workwithin a blended approach ofagileworkingfrom home or any Northumberland County Council site, includingan allocatedbase office site.

• All our teams have a mix of Occupational Therapy Assistants, Technical Instructors, and qualified Occupational Therapists.We share office bases with the wider adult social care services and Northumberland Short Term Support Service meaning you have the MDT around you.