View Vacancy -- Occupational Therapist (Reablement)

An opportunity has arisen in the Support @ Home (Intermediate Care and Reablement) service for a permanent Occupational Therapist.

You will become part of the Support @ Home Team. The team is based in Ty Elai and provides service users with an opportunity to recover from ill health and prevent episodes of health deterioration where possible.

The Reablement team offers service users a period of rehabilitation to enable them to maintain, regain or relearn basic living skills, providing support to enable people to reach their full potential whilst preventing or reducing the need to move onto longer-term community services.

The team supports individuals living in the community to become as independent as possible using programmes of up to 6 weeks duration.

The service has the benefits of a range of professional support, including Care Staff, supervisors, administrators, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, an Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA), and Assistant Therapy Practitioners (ATP). The team is supported by a reablement Team Lead.

You will be a qualified OT who has experience of providing Clinical supervision for staff or students. Ideally you will have proven experience in a community setting, however consideration will be given to candidates who have had community experience as part of their training or work experience. You will carry a case load and provide supervision and support for allocated members of staff, you will in turn receive supervision and support from the Team Lead. Full support, training and CPD opportunities will be provided for the successful candidate to develop skills and competencies and to assist with implementing changes to practice and service delivery.

There will be some occasional requirements to work evenings and Weekends, including bank holidays. 

Enquiries for interested parties are welcomed and encouraged, for additional information or an informal discussion please contact – Laura Blinman Clinical Lead on 01443 444650 or Su Lambert - Support @Home Manager on 01443 425659.

Please note that whilst there is a closing date stated, this is an ongoing advert and suitable candidates will be invited to interview at regular intervals.

Protecting children and vulnerable adults is a core responsibility of all staff appointed to the Council.

In addition to this safeguarding responsibility, the successful applicant for this role will also be subject to an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.

The Council values diversity in its workforce. We are committed to ensuring that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, transgender, including those with non-binary identities, religion or belief or pregnancy and maternity. We offer a number of staff networks for employees including the Allies Network, a Disability and Carers Network and Perthyn our LGBTQ+ Network.

An application submitted for this post in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

In view of the large number of Application Forms which are currently being submitted individual applications are not acknowledged. Consequently if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application is unsuccessful on this occasion. In which case you are thanked for the interest you have shown in applying for a position within the Council.

In support of the Council’s voluntary pledge to support the Armed Forces, the recruiter must always be prepared to ensure that applicants who have identified themselves as members of the Armed Forces including Service Leavers, Veterans, Reservists or Spouses and who meet the essential criteria of the person specification, are offered an interview.