Occupational Therapist

Our Story:

Halton is a vibrant local authority with a rich history and heritage, featuring two iconic bridges that connect communities across the River Mersey. Located in Cheshire, Halton boasts excellent transport links between Liverpool and Manchester, as well as close proximity to both Liverpool John Lennon and Manchester Airports.

Our progressive community strategy aims to bring about meaningful, long-term improvements that enhance lives. It’s an exciting time to join us as we develop new policies and transform the way people access services.

We are immensely proud that when asked what’s great about working for Halton, the most popular response from our workforce has been ‘our colleagues’. 

Our Team:

This is an opportunity for an Occupational Therapist to be part of the Prevention & Wellbeing Service, a multidisciplinary team providing occupational therapy and social work intervention to Halton residents. Redeveloped in February 2024, the team has the wellbeing of Halton residents at the core of the service, providing advice, signposting, and preventative services. Assessments are carried out where appropriate following robust screening by the prevention hub within the team.

The team are based in Runcorn Town Hall and provide a service Monday to Thursday 9-5 and 9-4.40 on a Friday. Whilt this post is for 22.5 hours per week there may be a potential increase of these hours.

We operate a Hybrid working system,3 days office based 2 days working from home (based on FTE)

Your Contributions:

The Occupational Therapists and Community Care Workers have responsibility for promoting independence within people’s homes and providing care management for vulnerable and disabled people in Halton. The occupational therapy team has a range of responsibilities including:

• Assessment of the long-term needs of residents who have a substantial and enduring disability for equipment, minor and major adaptations to their home that will increase their level of independence
• Undertaking moving and handling assessments
• Carrying out blue badge assessments
• Providing informal support to our community care workers with their case work

We are seeking to recruit an Occupational Therapist who is interested in working specifically with people and their families, providing a high quality service aimed at improving their independence at home. You will be visiting clients in their own homes, assessing their needs, providing information, advice, equipment and, where necessary, recommending adaptations – all with the aim of helping them to be independent at home and supporting their families/carers.

It is a busy service with opportunities to gain a wide range of experience in all aspects of equipment and adaptation provision and moving and handling assessment. Previous experience, particularly in moving and handling assessment is preferred, but not essential, as training is available. The team has excellent working relationships with colleagues in the council, and in health and housing services. 

Our Offer:

Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:

• A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service
• Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions
• 3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme
• Investment in your personal development- Professional development is positively encouraged and supported by clinical supervision and CPD sessions with colleagues.
• Free Car Parking at HBC sites
• Flexible working arrangements
• Car leasing schemes
• Essential Car User allowance

Next Steps:

At Halton Borough Council, we want all of our candidates to feel well-informed so if you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact Sara Griffiths 0151 511 7494 sara.griffiths@halton.gov.uk

We are actively reviewing applications throughout the duration of this advert and keen to invite shortlisted candidates for interview asap, prior to the advert closing, therefore please do not hesitate to submit your application asap and enjoy the many benefits of working for Halton Borough Council. 

At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – resourcing@halton.gov.uk

Please refer to the attached Job Profile for further information about the role and our values.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If you’re interested, please complete your application as early as possible.

We look forward to receiving your application!