Job Description

Job details:

Salary: \xc2\xa338,295 - \xc2\xa342,503 pro rata.

Hours: 24 hours

Contract: Permanent

Closing date: 1st October 2023

Portsmouth City Council

Portsmouth is a vibrant university city, with a rich maritime history on the South coast enjoying excellent transport links to the rest of the country.

At Portsmouth City Council we\'re all about developing our staff, because we want to build a bigger and better city, but we need the best employees to do so.

With a little over 207,000 residents and 7,000 businesses throughout this city, this unitary authority\'s main goal is to ensure the best care and development of all those within the city.

From customer service to multi-million-pound projects, our residents are at the heart of everything we do.

DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The Role:

The Community Occupational Therapy service works across the city of Portsmouth in social care teams for Older People and Adults with Physical or Sensory Impairments. This is a city-wide post.

Main Duties of the role

Underpinned by the desire to continuously improve:

• You will be working with people who have the most complex and complicated needs.
• You will work primarily with disabled people and their carers in their own homes, assessing needs and implementing agreed action plans to facilitate choice and control in their lives and enable participation in the community.
• You will be assessing, advising on and adapting methods of carrying out daily activities to support individuals in managing their disability and promoting independent living and Wellbeing.
• You will use assistive technologies and design and construction methods to improve, restore and attain occupational performance.
• You will have, or be supported in developing, expertise in seating and posture management, moving and handling, assistive technologies and Independent Mobility Assessments as part of the Blue Badge assessment.
• You will recommend, and provide where appropriate, specialised equipment and demonstrate and give guidance to clients and carers in the use of equipment.
• You will provide support and advice to clients and their families/carers in their adjustment to disability and long-term conditions.

What you\'ll need to succeed

Who is the person?

You will have:

• A Diploma of the College of Occupational Therapists or BSc Occupational Therapy or any Occupational Therapy qualification recognised by the World Federation of Occupational Therapists
• Substantial post qualifying experience in a relevant field of practice
• Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council. (HCPC)
• Extensive experience of designing adaptations, using assistive technologies and design and construction methods to improve, restore and attain occupational performance.
• Extensive experience of complex caseload management, including working under pressure, managing competing demands and prioritising to meet deadlines.

Please read the job profile for the full details of this role and the requirements

What you\'ll get in return

We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:

• Generous annual leave (27 days per year rising to 31, pro rata for part time hours) with the potential to purchase additional leave.
• A fantastic pension which allows you the opportunity to pay in more for that greater return.
• Flexible working hours.
• Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships.
• Extensive wellbeing support through the Employee Assistance Programme
• Discount on travel, travel loans and the bike loan scheme.
• Discounts on a wide range of goods and services - access a range of discounts and offers from thousands of restaurants, shops and more.

Staff rewards: https://careers.portsmouth.gov.uk/working-for-the-council/

Additional Information:

The full job profile is attached here.

Contact Details for an Informal Discussion please contact:

Cathryn Francis on 02392 427998 or email Cathryn.francis@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

Application process:

We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.

Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points described in the \'Who is the Person\' points on the Job 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.

Applicants will be shortlisted based on their ability to use good examples that meet the criteria of this role.

You may wish to attach an additional letter or document to supplement you application.

You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.

We will email applicants from time to time; please ensure you check e-mail folders as sometimes our e-mails may go into spam/junk folders.
We look forward to speaking with you soon.
Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

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