Job Introduction
Role Purpose
We have an exciting opportunity for an Occupational Therapist to join our team.
The team work in the community with adults with long term health conditions and/or physical disabilities/mental health diagnosis. We provide holistic assessments and interventions that can include provision of equipment, minor or major adaptations and Moving and Handling assessments to facilitate greater independence and well-being for people, family's and carers.
What we’re looking for:
You will need to have a current HCPC professional registration in Occupational Therapy.
You will need excellent organisational skills to manage your own caseload and be confident in demonstrating clinical reasoning and identification of risk.
Previous Social Care or community experience is desirable, but we would welcome applications from newly qualified OTs or OTs with other specialist knowledge, such as those returning to practice after a break or with transferable skills. We support and encourage continuous personal development and offer excellent training and mentoring opportunities.
About the Teams:
The teams have a range of experience including Qualified Occupational Therapists, Qualified Social Workers, newly qualified ASYE Social Workers, Apprentice/Trainee or Students in Occupational Therapy and Social Work and a vast range of experienced non-qualified Social Care staff.
BCP Council is developing modern working practices that help colleagues to do their jobs in the best location for the service and its staff, whilst at the same time allowing people to balance work and life demands. Colleagues work better and achieve more when given flexibility in their working arrangements, so BCP Council is adopting practices that will benefit both service provision and our colleagues.
Additional Information
We are seeking to recruit a HCPC registered Occupational Therapist in the following areas;
Bournemouth locality for 37 hours per week
Poole Locality Full time and Part time considered
If you have the skills and attributes that we are looking for we welcome your application.
For further information please contact;
Bournemouth Locality
Kara Lothian Team manager 01202 127798 Kara.lothian@bcpcouncil.gov.uk
Poole Locality
Alison Grant Team Manager 01202 123090 Alison.grant@bcpcouncil.gov.uk
Interviews to be held on the 20th March 2025
What’s in it for me?
At BCP Council, we work hard to attract the best staff and we want to make sure that once you are on board, you are well supported and rewarded for the work you do.
We can offer:
- Hybrid working options, where the role allows, working in an inclusive office environment and home based.
- A comprehensive Induction programme and regular CPD opportunities together with corporate training, support & development opportunities.
- Local Government pension scheme.
- Access to BCP benefits scheme which includes thousands of discounts online and on the high street.
- Discounted lease car options via salary sacrifice.
- Cycle to work scheme
- BCP Council also invests in the well-being of staff with an employee assistance program.
About BCP Council
BCP Council provides services to a diverse community of 400,000 residents and employs more than 5,000 people. Our area includes over 15 miles of beautiful world-renowned coastline. We can offer career defining roles to transform and improve services. By working with us, you can help deliver a vision of a thriving, word-class, prosperous and inclusive place for generations to come.
Our Benefits
We offer an excellent benefits package for further details see here
As a result of the creation of BCP Council in 2019, we are working on simplifying our terms and conditions of service and will be creating a single pay structure which is to be applicable for all employees. It is important to us that we offer benefits that our colleagues value as part of their total employment package and we are reviewing these to make sure we have it right. We have been in a process of collective bargaining since 2019 and have positively worked forward to reach an agreed position with the unions for the new contractual offer. This has taken longer than we hoped and therefore we are having to consider all alternative avenues available to enable us to remove inequality in the organisation as a result of bringing together 3 councils.
We are in the process of establishing a timescale for implementation, and all colleagues joining us will be included in these changes. We want to reassure everyone that whichever route is taken to reach the new terms and conditions, we can honour continuous service and there will not be any job reduction as a result of the implementation of Pay and Reward. If you have any questions at all about this process, please feel free to raise this with the hiring manager.
DBS
BCP Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the community and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Applicants to this post will be required to complete the appropriate level of Disclosure & Barring Service Check. Please refer to the Job Description or Role Profile for more details.
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