Community Occupational Therapist

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Kirklees
Growth & Regeneration
Homes & Neighbourhoods
Up to 37
1
Currently working from home
Permanent
10 - 11
£31,346 - £36,922

Please note that due to Covid-19 the team are currently working from home and not office based.

We have an exciting opportunity for a qualified Occupational Therapist with HCPC registration to join our award-winning team. In 2020, the Accessible Homes Team were winners of the Healthy Housing Awards (Inside Housing) in the category of “Customer Experience Award”. 

You will work within a community setting as part of the Accessible Homes Team which provides an all-age cross tenure assessment and adaptations service to identify appropriate solutions to restore or enable independent living, privacy, confidence and dignity for individuals and their families. 

Working alongside other Occupational Therapists, Community Care Officers, Medical Advisory Officers and Housing Surveyors, and collaboratively with other health / care professionals, you will assess the needs of individuals, either in their own homes or other residential / care settings and seek information in order to inform clinical decision making with the aim of identifying appropriate adaptive solutions. 

We are seeking a qualified Occupational Therapist with HCPC registration. The role will involve working across adults living in our locality, assessing people in their own homes and other settings such as care homes, identifying possible equipment and adaptation solutions to enable independent living. 

An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required for this job.  A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

For further information or for an informal chat please contact Lee Battye (Occupational Therapist/ Team Leader) on 01484 225335

Lee Battye is the manager for this role, please contact them on 01484 221000 for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information. 
This job is subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level, please refer to the Job Description/Profile.  A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.
We know there’s a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and we encourage applications from people with all differing abilities. So, if you need any support completing an application form, or any other format for the application or Job Description please contact the Recruitment Team for help by email: jobs@kirklees.gov.uk or phone: 01484 221000 and ask for ‘Recruitment’.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

31 October 2021, 11:55 PM

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This vacancy is closed to applications.