Team Assistant An excellent opportunity has arisen to work in Occupational Therapy Access and Prevention Team, Hours: 18.5 per week. Grade 5. Location: Brierley Hill Health & Social Care Centre, Venture Way, Brierley Hill. We are looking to recruit one permanent Team Assistant within the Occupational Therapy Service. Your role will be assessing people who have a disability or illness that affects everyday living. You will make recommendations for equipment and minor adaptations to promote independence and wellbeing to enable people to live within the community. The role We are looking for a part-time Team Assistant who is proactive in their approach, open to change and enjoy the challenge of influencing and implementing new ways of working. You will complete effective and timely screening of all Occupational Therapy referrals which may involve complete telephone assessment, same day visits, provision of equipment’s and signposting to ensure patients are safe in their home environment You will receive ongoing support and supervision from a qualified Occupational Therapist. We offer wide range of training and CPD opportunities to support your learning and development. This role includes a mixture of community visits, office presence and home working. This post is subject to the DBS checking process. The successful candidate must hold a valid full driving license with business insurance and access to their own vehicle to drive around the Dudley borough. For further information please contact Muhammed Rahman on: muhammed.rahman@dudley.gov.uk, Vicki Billingham on vicki.billingham@dudley.gov.uk Please refer to job description and person specification for more information. NB. We reserve the right to close vacancies prior to their advertised date if we receive a large number of applications. So that we can demonstrate Dudley’s commitment to diversity and inclusion and to improve bias in the recruitment process that could create barriers for candidates. Your personal data will be anonymised when you apply, to ensure that you comply with our anonymisation process, please ensure you have removed your name and date of birth from any attachments prior to uploading them to your application. Online application forms will only be accepted for this vacancy, online facilities for jobs are available at public libraries within the Dudley Borough. All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove their right to work in the UK. Please note: Dudley MBC does not currently offer sponsorship for candidates without the Right to Work in the UK. If you require support completing an online or paper application form and or interview techniques, please contact Dudley Adult and Community Learning on 01384 818 143 or acl@dudley.gov.uk who can support with Digital Skills and Job Applications. If you have a disability and require assistance in making an application please contact the HR Resourcing Team via HR.Resourcing@dudley.gov.uk If you are experiencing a problem whilst applying for a position, please follow the link below to the WM Jobs Help Page in the first instance https://help.wmjobs.co.uk/ If the WM Jobs Help Page does not resolve your issue then please contact the HR Resourcing Team via HR.Resourcing@dudley.gov.uk Dudley Council will check the information that you have provided against any details already held for accuracy and completeness. The Council will check, share and cross match your information both internally within the council and with external organisations to protect public funds and prevent or detect crime, only where the law allows us to do so. The Council’s full Privacy and Disclaimer Statement can be accessed on the website at https://www.dudley.gov.uk/privacy-disclaimer-statement/ N.B. We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised date should we receive a large number of applications LI-DMBC2019 Attached documents Team Assistant PS Team Assistant JD