Community Occupational Therapist - Grade PO1
Internal vacancy. Applications will only be considered from existing Leeds City Council employees.
Community Occupational Therapist PO1
Would you like to be part of something bigger and join us in our ambition to become the Best City, working together as a Team for Leeds. Do your values match ours and do you have something to offer?
Leeds City Council delivers over 500 different services to residents and is dedicated to bringing the benefits of a prosperous, vibrant and attractive city to the people of Leeds. This is a fantastic time to join us.
Benefits of working with us:
We pride ourselves on offering the best employee experience, with a genuine commitment to keeping our colleagues safe and well at work. You can expect great benefits whilst working for us including:
- a competitive pay progression structure including generous employer pension contributions
- flexible career paths with tailored personal and professional development
- support for you, your home and your family including personal, and financial support
- hybrid working arrangements (subject to needs of the role) and a flexitime system
For more information about our benefits please see the benefits section of our jobs page.
Leeds City Council are recruiting an Occupational Therapist with relevant experience to work in the Disability Service Team in the East of the City.
As a Community Occupational Therapist you will be responsible for carrying out Occupational Therapy assessments of people to develop, implement and manage planned recommendations.
You will need to bring to the role an ability to take a personalised approach to assessment and support planning so that people can achieve their desired outcomes. Our OTs support older and disabled people to improve their wellbeing by identifying and arranging provision of equipment and environmental adaptations.
You will also need to bring skills in moving and handling, both including in risk assessment and in identifying solutions to reduce risk which take into account the needs and personal outcomes of disabled people and their families.
You will need an ability to take a personalised approach to assessment and support planning so that people can achieve their desired outcomes.
What support will I get?
Our Occupational Therapists change lives. It’s a challenging job and we recognise that to achieve excellent outcomes for our residents our staff need to feel supported and have opportunities to develop.
As part of our valued workforce you will enjoy:
- Professional development – we encourage our staff to grow their career with us, from students and newly qualified Occupational Therapists through to senior and experienced managers. Continued Professional Development (CPD) is at the heart of our practice. All OTs are given half and day a month for CPD. We have clear career progression pathways and work to ensure that there is the right balance between support and challenge in all roles.
- All teams are managed by Occupational Therapists and there is a robust supervision and appraisal framework.
- Balance – we offer opportunities for flexible working and value the importance of maintaining a good work-life balance for staff wellbeing.
- Support – we have a strong professional support network, from experienced leadership to supportive teams and team managers.
- Connection - we value the importance of connection and professional relationships to continually learn from each other and from the people and families we are working alongside. These strong support networks and learning opportunities provide our workforce with what they need to deliver the best possible outcomes for the adults who need them.
- Partnership working – there is a strong commitment to partnership working across health and social care in Leeds and foundations are in place to take forward increased co-location to better deliver services to the people of Leeds.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are keen to ensure the diversity of our city is reflected in our workforce.
Opportunities are available to be involved in development work within the Council and with other agencies and we provide opportunities for all our registered OTs to support student education and to gain skills in the supervision and support of unregistered staff.
For an informal discussion please contact: Manager: Prosper Matewa 07891 274051
The Department is committed to the training and development of all employees.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check against the Adults’ barred list will be carried out on preferred candidates.
We promote diversity and want a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds and the communities we serve. Leeds City Council is an Inclusive employer, ranked 70 on the Stonewall top 100 employers 2023 list. We are also an Age friendly employer, a Mindful employer and a Disability Confident leader.
All new Leeds City Council appointments are made subject to the satisfactory completion of a six month probationary period.
This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.