Occupational Therapist

The Service & Team

Working for us at Cornwall County Council is all about making a positive difference to the people of Cornwall.

We are embracing a strength-based approach and working within a community-led support model that builds on the assets and strengths of both people, families and their local communities. Together, we will focus on prevention, enablement and safety to promote independence and wellbeing. We will ensure that residents, families and communities have the right support in place and at the right time.

The Role

We provide a working environment that values professional supervision and offers the right balance between challenge and support. This provides our workforce with what they need to deliver the best possible outcomes for our residents. We work to ensure that innovation and evidence-based practice underpins what we do.

As part of the supportive Occupational Therapy Team, you’ll focus on preventing, reducing and delaying the need for care and support; providing advice, information, moving and handling assessments, equipment and adaptations to promote independence and wellbeing.

This is a public/customer-facing role, where the statutory English language requirement for public sector workers applies.

This position will be subject to an enhanced criminal record disclosure check.

We would want to utilise your skills flexibly in a locality community space.

You will need to be innovative with strong interpersonal skills and have the ability to work well under pressure.

Cornwall Council Independence and Wellbeing Service is committed to assisting the Council in meeting the requirements of health and safety legislation and the fulfilment of the Council’s legal responsibilities for the health, safety and welfare of its employees and others affected by the Authority’s activities.

Agenda for Change terms and conditions apply

Working Pattern

Fixed term and permanent positions are available

Relocation costs maybe applicable

Return to Work Occupational Therapists will be considered

We presently have one Band 6 Occupational Therapy vacancy in the following area:-

North Cornwall with flexibility to travel as required.

What You’ll Need To Succeed

You will have a degree in Occupational Therapy and experience of working in Adult Social Care. You will need to be innovative with strong interpersonal skills and have the ability to work well under pressure.

We would want to utilise your skills flexibly within either the front door of our service or in our community space.

Cornwall Council Independence and Wellbeing Service is committed to assisting the Council in meeting the requirements of health and safety legislation and the fulfilment of the Council’s legal responsibilities for the health, safety and welfare of its employees and others affected by the Authority’s activities.

Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert

What You’ll Get In Return

Cornwall Council’s ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.

Our Core Employee Rewards And Benefits Include

• a competitive salary.
• a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions
• a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.
• A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme
• Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.

Additional Information

Cornwall Council is unable to offer visa sponsorship or transfer existing sponsorship for this role.

The full role profile is attached here

We recommend saving a copy of this to refer to if you are invited to an interview.

For more information or an informal chat about the role please contact:-

Deborah Latter, Therapy Lead East View phone number on unitedkingdom.jobradars.com or

Amy Solman, Therapy Practice Lead East View phone number on unitedkingdom.jobradars.com

Application Process

Please attach a supporting statement to your application, you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points marked as ‘Application’ on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here – The application process .

Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted, please contact ***email_hidden*** if you have any queries or require assistance with your application.

Existing employees must apply using their Cornwall Council email address through the Opportunity Marketplace on Oracle.

Cornwall Council deliver services to more than half a million local people and over five million visitors a year. Working here - Cornwall Council

We are happy to talk about flexible working options such as part-time or compressed hours. More examples of our flexible working opportunities can be found here - flexible working options .

Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision for Cornwall. In order to best serve our communities, we are striving to achieve a diverse workforce that is inclusive of all backgrounds, cultures and identities; e.g., race, disability, sex, gender reassignment status, age, religion and sexual orientation. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits.

Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children, young people and adults at risk. It’s a vital part of creating a safe and positive environment and making a commitment to keeping all service users safe from harm.