Occupational Therapist

15 Hours a Week Fixed Term for 12 months (with the possibility to extend).

We are delighted to offer the opportunity to come and join the Disabled Children Occupational Therapy Team. If you are looking for a friendly, supportive and dynamic team with lots of opportunity to develop your skills, look no further.

We are an established team of Occupational Therapists and support staff with the primary aim of enabling and supporting disabled children and young people to live at home within their family setting, to maintain independence and to promote safety within their home environment. We do this by working with the child and their family to achieve their goals, via a variety of interventions – primarily through the provision of specialist equipment and adaptations.

We have close working relationships with our colleagues in the wider Social Care service and with Housing, Health and Education. We also work closely with contractors, equipment reps, agents and our equipment provider.

We hold regular CPD and training sessions and are always open to new ideas to develop and improve the service. Supervision and consultation are given regularly in addition to informal support on a day to day basis.

Working with disabled children and making a positive impact you will need to have excellent communication skills, knowledge of moving and handling, show a good use of initiative, be innovative and work well under pressure. You will need to be flexible, adaptable and work well on your own as well as part of a team. If this sounds like you, then we’d love to hear from you.

Bristol City Council are not offering sponsorship for this role.

Please note that this role is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

Why Bristol City Council?

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.

Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

How do I apply?

If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.

To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and we reserve the right to close this vacancy early. We therefore encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

For permanent Bristol City Council employees, this post will be a secondment.

For employees who are currently on a fixed term contract with Bristol City Council, the secondment must not extend beyond the end of the fixed term period to ensure there is a substantive post to return to.

If you are currently a casual worker or a member of an employment agency (currently working with Bristol City Council) this post will be a fixed term contract.

For further information please contact Amanda, Jay Team Manager: 07464 989847

We're a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We'll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career.

Bristol City Council strives to have a workforce that reflects the communities it serves, we are therefore committed to ensuring diversity in our hiring process. We welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. Appointments will be made on merit.

The personal information section (including your name) you’ll complete as part of the application form will not be visible to hiring managers, but is used confidentially to make sure that everyone is treated fairly.