SWRK 2860

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We have an exciting opportunity for a hard working and enthusiastic professional to join our Intermediate Care Team in Blantyre LIFE 

In this role, you will be working with people discharged from a hospital setting who require further a period of reablement, recovery, time and assessment to determine any needs, this may involve home visits to support discharge. 

In order to be successful in this role, you will have the ability to gather, select and analyse information to support your assessment decisions and you will be able to identify the underlying cause of any functional difficulty.

This will require you to provide equipment and/or adaptations as a direct solution to the need or refer onto other statutory or voluntary services.

You should have the ability to work autonomously and to tight timescales and be able demonstrate responsibility for your own learning needs.

You should have an HNC in Occupational Therapy Support or be willing to work towards gaining this qualification.

Supervision and peer support will be provided regularly

Hours: 21 hours per week

Vacancy: Permanent

Salary: £21, - £22,

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Please study the job profile and detail the knowledge, skills and experience you hold that would make you a suitable candidate for the post of an Occupational Therapist Assistant. The role involves working as part of a team . Please provide details of a time when you worked as part of the team to complete a task. Explain what role you played? Partnership working is an important part of the job, provide an example where you worked in partnership to improve outcomes for an individual.  Part of the role will involve managing competing demands. Explain how have you managed demands and prioritised your work?

Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address.

Please note we do not accept CVs, any submitted will be disregarded. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.

Preferred candidates identified after the selection event process will be required to assist the recruitment team, if need be, to ensure timely completion of recruitment checks. If recruitment checks are not completed within a reasonable timescale you may automatically be withdrawn from this position.

Canvassing of Elected Members or employees of South Lanarkshire's Council directly or indirectly in connection with any appointment within the Council shall disqualify the applicant.

As an employee of South Lanarkshire Council, you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:

• Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme

• To increase the value of their pension pot, Local Government Employees can opt to join the Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme.

• Up to 33 days annual leave

• Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)

• Occupational sick pay

• Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave enhanced leave.

• Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema.

• Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)

Legislative Information

This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions) Order .

This post is considered a Regulated Role working with Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, . Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with Adults.