How you'll make a difference
As an Occupational Therapist (OT) or an Advanced Occupational Therapist, you will join our Adult Social Care Review team in a dual‑graded role, with appointment based on your experience and professional development. Our focus is to support adults to live safely, independently and with dignity in their own homes. Using your professional expertise, you will review existing care and support arrangements, ensuring they remain proportionate, effective and focused on the outcomes that matter most. Working closely with Social Workers, Social Care Practitioners and health colleagues, you will play a key role in preventing unnecessary escalation of need and reducing reliance on long‑term services.
The team's core purpose is to deliver high‑quality statutory reviews under the Care Act 2014, improving outcomes, promoting independence and enhancing wellbeing. You will work in a strengths‑based and person‑centred way, collaborating with a wide range of partners to ensure individuals receive the right support at the right time. You will help ensure care packages remain appropriate, lawful and aligned with best‑value principles, while supporting sound professional judgement and defensible decision‑making.
What you will be doing
* Complete occupational therapy assessments and reviews, primarily within individuals' homes, working with adults and carers to identify goals, strengths and practical solutions.
* Review and recommend appropriate interventions, including equipment, assistive technology, minor and major adaptations and moving and handling solutions.
* Support a preventative and reablement‑focused approach, contributing to timely and effective decision‑making, providing proportionate recommendations, including those involving significant financial spend.
* With access to regular supervision, manage your own caseload, prioritising work effectively to meet competing demands.
* Provide clear advice and guidance to individuals and carers about available support, while maintaining accurate, timely and high‑quality records in line with professional standards and council procedures.
Advanced OT – Additional Responsibilities
* Take the lead on more complex and high‑risk cases, apply advanced professional judgement and play a key role in decision‑making.
* Act as a role model for high‑quality, strengths‑based occupational therapy practice, promote and develop best practice across the team through advice, mentoring and shared learning.
* Contribute to workforce development, including supporting and supervising students on placement.
What we need from you
* Hold a recognised Occupational Therapy qualification (DipCOT, BSc/MSc OT or equivalent) and have current HCPC registration.
* Bring significant experience working within a community, hospital, voluntary or agency OT setting.
* Have a strong knowledge of relevant legislation and adult social care practice.
* Work independently and with accountability, confidently work across agencies to support effective outcomes.
* Be a motivated and reflective practitioner with strong organisational and time‑management skills, committed to supporting adults to achieve meaningful outcomes.
Advanced OT – Additional Requirements
* Have significant post‑qualification experience, including working with individuals with complex needs.
* Demonstrate advanced level practice, high‑quality professional reasoning, sound judgement and leadership in complex situations.
* Take a lead role in supporting practice development, contributing to and promoting high standards across the team.
What you need to know
* Expect to travel throughout the authority and surrounding area; must have a full, valid driving licence with regular access to a vehicle or have an alternative means of travel.
* Business insurance will need to be added to your insurance policy.
* Claim back mileage expenses.
* Employment requires an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
* This role is hybrid: a mixture of working at our office in Badminton Road, working from home and within the community.
How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different
* You will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support and access to a range of staff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities.
* Our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.
* If you want to develop a specialism, you'll get the support you need and your cases will be aligned with your areas of expertise.
* Seniors and managers will genuinely listen at panel and will support you to ensure your service user's needs are met.
* What's special here is the strength of the team ethos. We are a relatively small local authority, so managers know staff well. They can plan their services to ensure teams have manageable caseloads and have effective supervision so feel supported to make decisions which are right for the children and young people they work with.
* We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Ensuring all our staff are given the right skills, knowledge and support to recognise and respond effectively to potential abuse or neglect.
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