Occupational Therapist
Birmingham City Council
Occupational Therapist (Maternity Cover)
Fixed Term Contract x6 (6 and 9 Months contract available)
Grade C- £35,412 - £41,771
Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review
Working 36.5 hours per week
Be Bold. Be Birmingham. Be your best in Adult Social Care
About the role
We are delighted to announce new opportunities for Occupational Therapists within our team. Using your understanding of the aspirations of the people who use our services and their careers, your focus will be on completing assessments to make clinical recommendations that enable citizens to maximise their quality of life.
You will:
- Arranging the appropriate service provision, your role will include working with other agencies to reduce barriers to social inclusion and achieve solutions that meet individual citizens’ needs
- You will explore provision of manual handling equipment, simple and specialist equipment, minor adaptations, teaching new techniques, and the provision of major adaptation
- Collaborating with citizens, carers and colleagues, you can play an active role in helping to further develop our services
- You will work as part of a fast-paced, vibrant and dynamic team as well as autonomously, frequently using your initiative
- We are looking for highly motivated individuals with excellent communication and organisational skills
You may have opportunities to develop skills in a range of specialisms for example in provision of house adaptations, Disabled Facilities Grant assessments, specialist equipment and enablement programmes, Forensic service, Community Clinics, Single Handed Care for citizens aged 18+ and supporting with Transitions cases. In addition to this the team undertake partnership working with discretionary Blue Badge Services, Housing, Early Intervention and NHS.
There are a variety of CPD activities available to support your development, and a two-year Learning and Development Programme is available to support your development.
About you
You should be eligible to be registered as an Occupational Therapist with HCPC, final year students welcome to apply.
We’d like you to bring:
- Experience of working with elderly or disabled citizens, either in a professional or voluntary capacity
- Understanding of equal opportunity and diversity issues
- Experience of report writing and strong verbal and written communication skills
- Readiness to work flexibly across different projects across the city
- Excellent work ethic, working continually at a fast pace
- Ability to engage in difficult and sensitive conversations with citizens and their representatives
- Team worker and able to work with autonomy
- Experience of working with elderly or disabled citizens, either in a professional or voluntary capacity
- Understanding of assessment processes and outcomes. Sound use of clinical reasoning and a willingness to learn about OT delivery in Social Care specialists
- Commitment to your continuing professional development, and willingness to progress to a Senior Occupational Therapist role.
We’re also proud to offer:
- Family friendly policies
- A range of benefits, including membership of the West Midlands Pension Fund, discounted gym membership, Blue Light Card and a confidential employee assistance programme
- 29 days’ annual leave increasing with length of service, plus the option to purchase additional days
This is a hybrid role based around Birmingham, and you will be responsible for managing your own dairying and arranging visits. So, you must have the correct right-to-work documents to work in the UK. Sadly, we do not support those who require sponsorship.
Onboarding Process: Please note as part of our onboarding process, the successful candidate will be required undergo a series of background checks with Experian Including Experian Right to Work, and Digital ID verification. These are essential pre-employment requirements.
Please upload an up-to-date CV and Supporting Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Supporting Statement should outline how you meet the criteria for the role through your personal qualities, skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post. Note the Personal Statement should be no more than 1500 words. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV and Personal Statement attached
Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.
We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.
For any informal enquires please contact: Resourcing@birmingham.gov.uk
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.
Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.
Birmingham City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our citizens and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You can view our Corporate Safeguarding Policy | Birmingham City Council here.