Occupational Therapy Assessment Officer

Role Responsibility

We have exciting opportunities to join the Thanet and Swale Occupational Therapy Teams and to deliver strengths based and person-centred Occupational Therapy Interventions to Adults over the age of 25.  As an Occupational Therapy Assessment Officer, you will work with the person within their home, using functional assessments to identify the outcomes that most matter to them.  You will find creative solutions to enhance independence utilising equipment, adaptations, and techniques. The role will involve working in partnership with a variety of agencies including Health and Housing to ensure that people are supported in the most effective way to meet their needs and to improve their lives.

Kent County Council has excellent opportunities for training and development; you will receive a comprehensive induction and the support and training you need to feel confident and effective in your role. You will work within the Occupational Therapy Team and be supervised by an Occupational Therapist. We are hybrid working between the office base, community, and home; therefore, a flexible working approach is required. Provision of technology and equipment to work from all locations will be provided.

Occasionally you will be expected to work outside normal office hours to optimise outcomes for service users and provide a responsive, seamless, multi-disciplinary approach.

The ability to travel across a wide geographical area in a timely and flexible manner at various times of the day is essential.

Our offer:

• Starting salary of £26,515
• Full induction and comprehensive professional learning and development programme
• Starting annual leave allowance of 27 increasing to 29 days after 5 years’ service.
• A minimum of 5 days’ training each year
• Excellent Government pension scheme

Please specify in your application which team and hours you are applying for:

Thanet team - St Peters House, Broadstairs – 22 hours per week.

Swale team -  Swale Local Office, Sittingbourne – 21.5 hours per week.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Interviews will be held on the 27^th January 2025.

Contact Details

For more information about these roles please contact:

Michala Twyman, Senior Practitioner OT for Thanet - michala.tywman@kent.gov.uk 03000 410941

Sharn Luxford, Senior Practitioner OT for Swale - sharn.luxford@kent.gov.uk 03000 414641

About the Company

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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county’s working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.