Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 1 x 18.5 and 1 x 37 per week
Can you support residents of the Isle of Wight and actively listen to what is important to them? Ensuring that they gain the right support at the right time and in the right place. Can you give guidance to restore meaningful activities so that individuals can lead fulfilling lives within our community?
We have an exciting opportunity available within Adult Social Care Isle of Wight. We are seeking qualified, skilled, enthusiastic, and self-motivated Occupational Therapists to join our community occupational therapy service.
The role encompasses the following:
• Working across the Isle of Wight to provide Occupational Therapy input to a wide variety of disabled people including elderly, learning disabilities, dementia, neurological conditions, and some paediatrics.
• Assess those that are Care Act eligible and providing equipment, advice, and support, moving and handling assessments, single handed care assessments, referrals for DFG’s.
• We also complete Blue Badge assessments for the council.
Our occupational therapy service team have a positive, supportive culture and working environment. We hold a monthly CPD meeting and evidence-based practice is at the heart of what we do. We as a team are continuously improving our service and practice to best serve the clients we have. We also hold a flexible working policy and actively support work/life balance.
You will be part of a progressive team, using an enabling, adaptive approach, supporting people to live in their own homes where-ever possible, and in the least restrictive way.
For more information, please contact the operational service lead, Rachel McCleave, ILS, Community OT Team Rachel.mccleave@iow.gov.uk, or Zoe Danbury, Strategic Principal Occupational Therapist zoe.danbury@iow.gov.uk HSWT & IASCC, Community Wellbeing and Social Care Directorate.
PLEASE NOTE: Out of Hours Standby and Call Out
You will be required to take part in the Out of Hours Stand-by Duty Rota as and when requested by management. Standby and call out duties are paid in accordance with the IWC Terms and Conditions 2012 document.
Please click here to view the Isle of Wight Council’s Care Close to Home Strategy.
When you join #TeamIWC you'll receive our staff benefits package, including:
- Annual leave entitlement of 32 days p/a PLUS public holidays!
- Local Government pension scheme
- Discounted Solent ferry travel
- Island bus network discount
- Cycle to work scheme
- Staff parking permit scheme
- Discounted island sports & leisure gym membership
- National and local discounts & benefits schemes
For some vacancies (subject to criteria)
- A relocation scheme of up to £8,000 may be available if you are specifically relocating to the Isle of Wight to take up a new role with us
- If you choose to commute to the Isle of Wight daily, you may be eligible to have some travel costs reimbursed
Find out more about working for the Isle of Wight Council and living on the Island here.
The Isle of Wight Council protects its employees from discrimination and this is supported by the Unacceptable Behaviour Policy, Employee Code of Conduct and Behaviours Framework. We actively promote the diversity of our workforce and we provide flexible working options (where appropriate) to support the different needs of our employees.
The Isle of Wight Council’s Terms & Conditions of employment are available upon request. Please contact our recruitment team via adverts@iow.gov.uk if you would like to receive a copy.
The Isle of Wight Council is an equal opportunities employer, who is proud to encourage applications from all cultures, backgrounds and abilities to better reflect the diversity within our local community. In addition to this, we are also a Disability Confident Employer. Along with a number of other areas of commitments, this means that providing you meet the basic essential requirements of the advertised role and have declared yourself as disabled, you will be offered an opportunity for an interview within the council.
If you have difficulty completing your online application or if you need further information about how to apply, telephone 01983 823134 or email callcentre@iow.gov.uk. Please note only applications completed and submitted online by the closing date will be accepted.
We often receive a high volume of applicants for our vacancies. If you do not hear from the recruiting manager within three weeks of the closing date, we regret that your application will not have been successful on this occasion. If unsuccessful, we actively encourage you to revisit our job pages and apply to alternate posts that may be suitable.
Closing Date: 17 April 2024