Occupational therapist / Physiotherapist

Occupational Therapist / Physiotherapist

Are you a qualified Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist who wants to make a real difference to people’s lives, helping them become more independent, be safe and improve their wellbeing? 

If so, we would love to hear from you. 

We are committed to delivering high quality person-centred care and support to residents who needs help to recover after a hospital admission. We’ll give you the opportunity to put your skills, experience and expertise to use to drive the Home First / Discharge to Assess model for people coming out of hospital with new or a higher level of care needs.

As a member of our Integrated Supported Home Discharge Team, you’ll work in an integrated, multi-disciplinary team alongside Social Workers, Social Care Assistants and therapy staff from both LBWF and NELFT NHS Foundation Trust. We’ll look to you to significantly improve outcomes for service users on and after discharge from hospital and ensure that service users benefit from a reabling, person centred and strength-based approach. 

You will work closely with colleagues within the team, service users, carers and families but also our internal and external partners. You’ll agree goals and suitable interventions and contribute to care and support plans that help people regain their independence and ability to carry out daily living tasks and activities. The length of support required will be determined by you up to a maximum of 6 weeks. 

About you 

To be successful in this role, you’ll rely heavily on your substantial knowledge and experience in a similar role (Community Rehabilitation/Intermediate Care/Reablement etc.) You’ll have proven assessment and investigation skills and a track record of working with challenging client groups and situations. 

We’d expect you to have outstanding communication and interpersonal skills and be able to demonstrate experience in accurate record keeping and report writing. 

We’re looking for people who want to be part of an integrated service, who relish a challenge and the chance to work in new innovative and imaginative ways to ensure our residents are resilient, independent, safe and well? If this is you, then we’d encourage you to apply.

Equal Opportunities

Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where this diversity is valued and is integral to both service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population.

We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace.

The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives contained within the Waltham Forest Council Equality Plan

• Promoting equality of opportunity
• Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage
• Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels.
• Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all.

Respecting Diversity is a core Council value.