Occupational Therapist / Senior Occupational Therapist

About The Job

Salary: NJC grade 9-11 depending on experience: £35,235-£45,718
Working Pattern: Full time
Contract Length: Permanent
Location: Worthing or Littlehampton (hybrid working)

You will work as part of a strong and dynamic Occupational Therapy service. In this role you will be required to undertake strengths-based assessments applying relevant legislation and utilising Occupational Therapy skills and knowledge to develop and implement a plan of support, aimed at improving wellbeing and delivering outcomes for people.

You will manage a caseload collaborating with people and family or friend carers, undertake strengths-based assessments and reviews, identifying eligible needs and personalised outcomes. You will be working within a supportive environment to apply your occupational therapy skills to develop and implement support plans, aimed at improving wellbeing and delivering outcomes, including utilising community assets, and ensuring that eligible needs are met. You will be working within a managed and supportive context, applying learning to further develop capability, and professional confidence. You will be supported with professional supervision and assessment and a workload that is appropriate to your level of professional development.

*If applying for the Senior Occupational Therapist role you will be expected to supervise junior staff in addition to the above.

Experience and Skills

Please refer to the attached job description relevant to your level of experience for key skill and qualification and / or experience information.

Required qualifications and/or experience include:

* Diploma / BSc Occupational Therapy or recognised equivalent Occupational Therapy qualification.
* Registration with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

Rewards and Benefits

For a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our Rewards and Benefits page.

Further Information

The reference number for this role is CAFHE05489.

For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Helen Thomas (Team Manager, Community Occupational Therapy (Worthing and Littlehampton) at email address

For issues or queries regarding your application please contact

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to HCPC registration, an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and a health check.

West Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer committed to promoting an environment that is inclusive and free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of its people. We actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and take every possible step to ensure that no individual will be disadvantaged.

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