United Kingdom onlyPermanent contract | £41,173 to £45,442 per annum (Scale K) | 37 hours per week | County Hall, Norfolk
We offer a £2000 welcome payment for qualified and experienced Social Workers/Occupational Therapists (grade J and above), Practice Consultants and Team Managers new to Norfolk County Council. Amount to be repaid in full should you leave within two years of employment.
Caring for Better Outcomes - Norfolk First Response
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Practice Consultant Occupational Therapist to join the newly formed Caring for Better Outcomes Team, that will sit alongside the existing Norfolk Response Team.
The Caring for better outcomes team has been developed to support service users through 6 weeks of reablment, alongside home care providers. You will be setting up this new team with support from the therapy lead. You will be part of developing the team, setting up MDT’s and processes with the home care providers.
We are looking for a candidate that has a strong knowledge of Occupational Therapy to provide line management and supervision to Assistant Practitioner Occupational Therapists and Reablement Assistant Practitioners.
This is an exciting time to join the Norfolk First Support team that is in a period of transformation to further improve short term services for the people of Norfolk.
We are looking for a Practice Consultant Occupational Therapist that has reablement experience or an interest in reablement to join the team, and work towards defining the offer of Occupational Therapy in reablement. The role will involve assessing clients in their home. Goals and interventions will be person centred and you will use the living well approach and strength-based assessment, to promote independence.
You’ll have experience of formulating outcome focussed reablement plans, using outcome measure tools and managing plans through an electronic case management system.
You will have the ability to work under pressure, be well organised and able to effectively prioritise. You will need to have a positive attitude, be committed to a ‘Home First’ ethos and enjoy finding creative and innovative solutions to promoting people’s independence. You will possess excellent communication skills, record keeping and keyboard skills. You should have a commitment to excellent customer service and be confident in strengthening Social Care practice.
Norfolk First Response is a community reablement service to support people in their own home to regain and maximise their independence following a period in hospital and/or deterioration in physical and/or mental health. The service commences once health care needs have mostly been met or at least stabilised and focuses on improving skills necessary for daily living and can last for up to six weeks.
NFS in a jointly funded venture from social care and health and work closely with the locality and community teams.
We also welcome those experienced in Social Services and/or Community OT work. We offer strong support networks, with regular meetings, supervision, wellbeing activities and a peer TM/PC group.
Benefits of working for Norfolk First Response:
- Competitive annual leave per year
- Excellent pension scheme
- Salaried post
- Extensive induction training and future development opportunities
- Norfolk Rewards Scheme (discount saving with various shops and restaurants)
- Paid business mileage
- Cycle to work scheme
- Part of Norfolk County Council
We have applied the hybrid model of working as part of the smarter working plans to support the health and safety of our work colleagues. There will be opportunities to work from an office environment part of the week. Working remotely from home will continue to be a key feature of this role. We ask that you have good broadband connectivity. An ability to drive with a full driving licence is essential.
Interviews will take place via video technology, where you will have the opportunity to discuss these working arrangements.
For an informal discussion regarding this vacancy, please contact:
Katie Hall, NFR Service Lead(East)/ Therapy Lead– [email protected] or 01603 222527
These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:
- Competitive salary
- Generous holiday entitlement with the ability to buy and sell leave
- Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
- Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependant on your job role and business need.
- Financial benefits such as:
- ‘Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
- A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
- Relocation expenses paid upfront (where applicable)
- An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
- Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions.
- A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job.
- Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension, new bikes and electric cars.
Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria. You can also find information on our Terms and Conditions here.
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