Occupational Therapy Assessment Officer

Role Responsibility

Can you make a difference and use your skills to promote people’s independence and enable them to live the life that they wish to? 

We have an exciting opportunity to join the West Kent South Promoting and Supporting Independence Team.  As an Occupational Therapy Assessment Officer, you will work with the person in a strengths-based way, using functional assessments to identify the outcomes that most matter to them.  You will find creative solutions to enhance independence including 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.

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 work within the Occupational Therapy Team and be supervised by an Occupational Therapist. We are currently operating from home, however there is access to the office base and provision of technology and equipment to work from home will be provided.  Therefore a flexible working approach is required.

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.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application to the Disclosure and Barring service.

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.

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:

• Full induction and comprehensive professional learning and development programme
• Starting annual leave allowance of 25 to 28 days
• A minimum of 5 days’ training each year
• Excellent Government pension scheme

Contact Details

For further information regarding this role, please contact:

Melanie Miller-   Operational Manager for Occupational Therapy Services in West Kent. Tel 03000 414650 or melanie.miller@kent.gov.uk

About the Company

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 and faiths, 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.