Occupational therapist therapist - London, United Kingdom - Brent Council

Description

Contract:
Permanent

It's an exciting time to be joining us in Brent Adult Social Care as we pursue an ambitious new transformation programme.

We have fantastic new opportunities for Occupational Therapists to join our growing service, including in our front door team (Access and Information), complex care team, hospital discharge team, and reablement team.

At Brent we have a dedication to developing our Occupational Therapists' careers and are committed to enhancing your Continued Professional Development through our innovative Skills Academy.

As an Occupational Therapist in Adult Social Care, you will respond to individuals requiring social care support and employ appropriate interventions.

Across our Adult Social Care service, we strive to deliver a culture of working together, positive risk-taking, and accountability. Our core aim is to support our residents to be influential, active members of our community.
As part of our dedication to developing careers in Adult Social Care we have introduced new roles such as:

Community Equipment OT

You will need to be a qualified Occupational Therapist and registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

A good understanding of relevant Adult Social Care and Housing legislation is also essential.

Further, you'll enhance your skills in moving and handling risk assessments and intervention, as well as equipment and minor/major adaptations which service users require to live meaningful lives within the community.

You will have excellent communication skills and experience of working in social care or a community-focused multi-disciplinary setting.
We will provide training for an exceptional candidate who cannot demonstrate all of the above criteria.

Adult Social Care is part of the Care Health and Wellbeing department, and together we have a clear focus on working together to support residents, families, and communities.

The department brings together a range of services and support.

This enables us to have a clear focus on accommodation as a building block for long-term wellbeing and independence, as well as deliver genuinely multi-disciplinary working for people of any age with more complex needs.

We have strong partnerships with health organisations and work closely on a range of practical and impactful projects.
To find out more about working for Brent and our benefits package, please visit or apply directly by following this link

We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.

The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct.

Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found here .

As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions.

If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on
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