Welcome to Team NPT

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time 37 hours per week.

Location of post: Hybrid homeworking arrangements in place with a team operational base at Neath Civic Centre

Salary: This role receives a market pay supplement.  The salary is (£41,223 - £45,403, full time equivalent including £3,000 supplement pro-rata) for a grade 9 Occupational Therapist (over 2 years post qualified) or; (£35,834 - £39,223, full time equivalent including £1,000 supplement pro-rata) for a grade 8 Occupational Therapist including newly qualified workers. This payment is reviewed on a 12 monthly basis.

Further to the recent restructure in the delivery of a Community Occupational Therapy Service for children and young people in Neath Port Talbot, we are seeking to recruit an Occupational Therapist to work alongside OT colleagues and to deliver a service on behalf of Children’s Services, also working closely with Neath Port Talbot’s Childcare Disability Team and the Community Paediatric OT Service for Swansea Bay University Health Board.

This is an exciting opportunity for an Occupational Therapist with experience of working with children and young people in a social care setting to further develop this role and to raise the profile of OT in this setting.  The successful candidate must be committed to a multi-disciplinary approach to service delivery, have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to work independently as well as being part of a team. 

The role supports children and young people to maximise independence by providing advice and information, via provision of equipment, and be responsible for making recommendations for a wide variety of interventions including minor and major adaptations as well as dealing with housing related matters.  The successful applicant will also complete manual handling risk assessments and training will be provided for the successful candidate.

You will have experience in;

Applicants will be required to hold a degree (or equivalent) in Occupational Therapy and must already be registered as an Occupational Therapist with the Health and Care Professions Council, having relevant experience of working in a social care setting, or within paediatric services.

What we can offer you;

A warm welcome into the team with support and guidance from peers, positive working relationships with colleagues in other services relevant to the role, along with professional support and supervision by the OT management team.

Ideally you will have;

A Degree (or equivalent) in Occupational Therapy and you must be registered as an Occupational Therapist with the Health and Care Professions Council.

If you think that you have the necessary experience and qualifications for this role, we would be delighted to hear from you.

For an informal discussion regarding this post, or if you would like to make an appointment to meet the team, please contact either Bethan Donovan, Community Occupational Therapy and Sensory Support Team Manager, or Katy Griffin, Senior Occupational Therapist via

Phone:  01639 686063

or

Email: b.donovan@npt.gov.uk or k.griffin@npt.gov.uk

Closing date:  Monday 4th November 2024.

Interviews: Tuesday 12th November 2024

This post is subject to an enhanced with child barred list DBS disclosure.

Neath Port Talbot Council is totally committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  Our schools/employees are equally committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and young people/vulnerable adults and will take action to safeguard their wellbeing.

The recruitment process for this post will be underpinned by rigorous safer recruitment assessment to ensure that children and young people are protected.

Welsh Language skills are not required

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates who have a disability and armed forces veterans.

In support of employees of Tata Steel who are at risk of redundancy, or have been made redundant in 2024, Neath Port Talbot Council is offering a guaranteed interview for jobs across the Council.  Applicants must meet the essential criteria for the post to qualify for this.  If you are or going to be affected by the job losses at Tata Steel then we would welcome an application from you.  Just make it known on your application form that you are currently at risk of redundancy or you have been made redundant.

At Team NPT, we all work together to serve the people, communities and businesses of Neath Port Talbot.

We are committed to providing training opportunities and the professional development of all our employees.

We look forward to welcoming you to Team NPT.