Occupational Therapy Assistant

About Us

Join us - make a difference in our communities
Our Lifelong Services Teams have a unique focus, supporting children, young people, and adults with lifelong physical disabilities, learning disabilities and autism. We know that a dedicated and strengths-based approach to disability, working in partnership with individuals and their families, can make a positive difference, enabling individuals to live a good life, as defined by them. We believe the best staff get the best outcomes and we're looking to strengthen our teams today. We provide a working environment that values professional supervision and support. Innovation and evidence-based practice underpins what we do, and we maintain an environment within which our occupational therapists and assistants can develop and progress in their careers. We are looking for exceptional staff who share our passion for the customer group we support and who can help us to be even better than we are today.

About The Job

Salary: NJC grade 6 - 7 depending on experience: £26,409 - £31,067
Working Pattern: Full time
Contract Length: Permanent
Location: Although this is a Countywide team we take in to account people's office base where possible when allocating cases where possible and an office base of Horsham or Worthing is available for this role. Business mileage can be claimed for travel.

Our Occupational Therapy Team is unique in working across the lifespan of disability, helping children, young people and adults to live independent, productive lives. You will work as a part of a strong and dynamic Occupational Therapy service as a member of a county-wide team. In this role you will undertake strengths-based assessments via a variety of mediums (e.g. telephone / video assessment, home-based assessment) with the guidance of an HCPC registered occupational therapist (as directed by Care Act 2014), utilising your skills and knowledge to develop and implement a plan of support aimed at improving wellbeing and delivering outcomes for people. The plan may include advice, information, the provision of assistive equipment and recommendations for home adaptation. You will also be expected to carry out risk assessments and undertake assessments under the Mental capacity Act 2007. You will receive induction and training to enable you to undertake your role.

Qualifications and/or experience:

* A minimum of 3 GCSEs including Maths and English or equivalent qualification e.g. NVQ.
* Experience of working with people with disabilities (children and / or adults), and an understanding of the effects of a disabling condition on a person.
* Some experience of working in a hospital, social care or similar formal care environment.
* Knowledge of the use of and the risk and safety factors associated with disability and equipment / adaptation provision.

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 CAFHE05483.

For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Lucy Hughes (Team Manager. Lifelong Services Occupational Therapy Team) at or 03302228016

For issues or queries regarding your application please contact .

To apply, upload your CV and complete the application explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.

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

For information regarding your eligibility to apply for this role under our Disability or Veteran's Guaranteed Interview Scheme, this can be found on our application help page.