Occupational Therapist

Job summary

Here in Bradford, great things happen. A vibrant community, innovative businesses, and institutions make up our large, young, and diverse city. At the heart of the North, the district possesses unmatched potential, a growing pipeline of talent, and an exceptional quality of life. A thriving urban district with award-winning public realm, but also two-thirds rural, boasting beautiful landscapes, and open spaces on its doorstep; the district offers opportunities for leisure and lifestyle.

A dynamic cultural sector is central to Bradford's vision for social and economic inclusion. There is an impressive cultural heritage in the district as well as a diverse and exciting contemporary offer with world-class writers, filmmakers, musicians, artists, and foodies.

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our forward thinking, developing Occupational Therapy department. We have a team of skilled, dedicated, friendly and supportive staff, however as our department grows, we are seeking more occupational therapists to continue to develop and provide a high-quality service for our clients.

We strive to support Bradford Citizens to remain active, independent, and involved with their communities through personalised, strength-based and TEC supported approaches.

The staff work in a variety of settings including intermediate care, enablement, evaluating care packages, equipment, minor adaptations, major adaptations, and moving and handling.

Main duties of the job

Enablement: This is a small but fast paced and dynamic team. The team supports home care and private providers to deliver safe care, with an emphasis on enablement, to people in their own homes. The OTs promote best practice within moving and handling, assess and provide equipment to enable individuals independence/quality of life, support with the reviewing of care packages and screen urgent equipment requests from BEST (Bradford enablement support team), who we work in close collaboration with.

Early Help and Prevention (EHAP): The main remit for this team is to provide early Occupational Help and prevention to enable people to remain in their own homes, be as independent as possible, build on their strengths and resources and engaged with their local communities.

OTs work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary colleagues to devise creative and person-centred solutions as an alternative to traditional services. OTs also link with available community resources within the Bradford and Airedale areas.

Home Assessment Team (HAT): The team undertake functional assessments of varying complexity within the home environment. The team considers either providing equipment, minor, or more complex major adaptations to meet the service users needs. OTs also sign post customers to other services and support their application for a Disabled Facilities Grant, based on their assessed needs and through OT recommendations.

About us

Bradford Council About Us.

Bradford Council is the fourth largest of 36 Metropolitan District Councils in the country, which serve the larger cities and conurbations. There are four other metropolitan authorities in the West Yorkshire area Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield.

We employ approximately 8,500 people (excluding schools) including social workers, litter pickers, library staff, lawyers and town planners. The size and scale of Bradford Council makes it one of the biggest employers in the district.

The City of Bradford has the status of a City and a Metropolitan Borough. In addition to the Traditional Bradford City, the Metropolitan District includes the following main areas of population: Addingham, Baildon, Bingley, Burley, Cullingworth, Denholme, Eastburn, Haworth, Ilkley, Keighley, Menston, Oxenhope, Queensbury, Silsden, Shipley and Steeton.

The total population of the District is approximately 531,200 and it covers 141 square miles. Bradford Council has a workforce of 18,000 (including schools).

To find out more about Bradford Council and to view our vacancies please visit https://www.bradford.gov.uk/jobs/jobs/