Occupational Therapist 8341 | Permanent contract | £36,124 to £40,476 per annum (Scale IJ) | 37 hours per week | County Hall, Norwich
Level 1: £36,124 to £37,938 per annum (Scale I)
Level 2: £38,626 to £40,476 per annum (Scale J)
We offer a £2000 welcome payment for qualified and experienced Social Workers/Occupational Therapists (grade J and above), Practice Consultants and Team Managers new to Norfolk County Council. Amount to be repaid in full should they leave within two years of employment.
Who Cares? We do.
Norwich Locality are seeking to recruit a full time permanent contract Occupational Therapist to be based at County Hall.
We are looking for enthusiastic and hardworking individuals who have experience of working with adults who have complex needs and their carers. You will be a skilled practitioner who can evidence their knowledge and understanding of assessment and care management procedures for older people; younger physical disabled adults under 65, and their carers. You will also be working with children under 18.
If you are committed to working in a person centred way and have the skills to work in complex situations we would be interested to hear from you and in return can offer regular supervision and the opportunity to work in an experienced and supportive team. We also offer an OT preceptorship to anyone new to the area of social care, to support your clinical skills and CPD within our service. This will allow you to expand knowledge and skills around policy and legislation such at The Care Act, Housing adaptations, complex moving and handling working within the occupational therapy pillars of practice.
What we offer
At Norfolk County Council we are committed to our employees’ learning and development. We offer all Social Workers and Occupational Therapists a protected half day per month for continuing professional development and training.
We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.
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Norwich is the county capital of Norfolk, 120 miles from London and 60 miles from Cambridge. It's on the edge of the Broads National Park, and a 40-minute drive to the seaside. Norwich is a superb city. It effortlessly mixes outstanding heritage through the ages with modern shopping centres, excellent restaurants, hundreds of cafés and pubs, a superb arts and theatre scene with huge parks and green spaces, canoeing, rowing and sailing.
By train, Norwich to London takes 90 minutes and Cambridge less than an hour. There are also direct train links to the Midlands. Norwich International Airport has regular flights to Schiphol, Amsterdam and from there on to the rest of the world, plus daily internal flights to Scotland, Manchester, Exeter and Dublin.
Your application
Please ensure you include a statement in your application to demonstrate why you feel you meet the person specification and job description for this post. CVs submitted without a supporting statement about this post will not be accepted. You need to be registered with Social Work England/or HCPC as a practising social worker/Occupational Therapist.
For informal discussion please contact Debbie Woods Team manager on 01603 217722 or Vicky Brown Practice Consultant on 01603 217614
These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:
1. Competitive salary
2. Generous holiday entitlement
3. Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
4. Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependant on your job role and business need.
5. Financial benefits such as:
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8. Relocation expenses (where applicable)
9. An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
10. Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions.
11. Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
12. Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
13. A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job
Before you apply, we recommend reading the full to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria. You can also find information on our here.
Redeployment closing date: 9 July 2025 at 23:59
All other applicants closing date: 23 July 2025 at 23:59