Occupational Therapy Assessment Officer
Role Responsibility
Fixed Term 12 month Contract
Could you promote and support people’s independence?
Do you have the skills and experience of working with a dynamic caseload, in partnership with service providers?
As an Occupational Therapy Assessment Officer, you will complete holistic, proportionate assessments of functional need, provide equipment, advice and techniques to aid independence and support people to live independently with choice and control; promoting wellbeing will be at the centre of your approach.
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.
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 £22,581
- 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
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.
Interviews may need to be held virtually, so please include in your application whether you have access to Microsoft Teams or Skype.
Contact Details
For further information please contact:
- Rachel Sutton Senior Practitioner OT (Folkestone)- 03000 411231 or email rachel.sutton@kent.gov.uk
- Carolyn Mckenna Senior Practitioner OT (Ashford) – 03000 421647 or email carolyn.mckenna@kent.gov.uk
About the Company
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.