Senior Occupational Therapist - Physical & Sensory Impairments

Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this role. Applicants must have a current, unrestricted right to work in the UK.

About the Team

The Mid Essex Physical & Sensory Impairments Team supports people aged 18 and over with a wide range of complex conditions, including Acquired Brain Injury, Multiple Sclerosis, Stroke (CVA), Huntington's Disease and Fibromyalgia.

As part of our multi-disciplinary team, you'll work alongside a range of professionals to support adults and their families who have complex care and support needs.

Our focus is on empowering individuals to enable them to live as independently and safely as possible, promoting choice, control and wellbeing. Safeguarding is at the heart of what we do, and we are passionate about supporting individuals to live safe, independent and fulfilling lives.

About the Role

The role will be responsible for supporting adults to develop their abilities to enable them to live as independently as possible. This may include moving and handling assessments, the provision of equipment, environmental assessments, adaptations (including major adaption recommendations), functional assessments, liaising with partner colleagues in health and universal services and utilising wider Adult Social Care services.

You will be part of a multi-skilled team drawing on your skills as an Occupational Therapist to support and motivate all through educating and modelling good practice. In addition to overseeing complex cases you will support with the delivery of services to defined standards, engaging in initiatives when requested by your manager.

Working in a very supportive environment aligned with the OT Hub, you will support with the smooth running of the OT Hub, duty and supervision and development of OT’s. There will also be a commitment required to support the Mid Essex quadrant as a whole through your robust practice delivery, strong decision making and with a vision to promote people’s independence and wellbeing utilising activity and engagement in occupation, through a strength-based approach.

You will be able to support in a supervisory approach, supporting quality-based practice providing good practice advice that enables the practitioners to develop and learn, utilising your skills as an educator.

About You

• Qualified Occupational Therapist with current Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration.
• Practice Educator or equivalent qualification.
• Evidence of continuing professional development and demonstrable capability of practice in accordance with current professional standards.
• Significant experience in a social care setting, demonstrating a comprehensive and up to date understanding of all relevant legislation, regulation and guidance.
• Strong leadership and behavioural skills with the ability to mentor and provide expert advice and guidance.
• Ability to develop strong relationships with partners, other agencies, the voluntary sector and the local community to achieve joint objectives.
• In depth understanding of the financial implications of interventions commissioned.
• Proven track record of clear decision making in order to highlight and limit the potential risks associated with intervention.

Please note that the job role requires you to be mobile throughout an operational area. Therefore, the post holder will need to have a driving licence and access to a vehicle,or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means.

To read more about us please visit: Adult Social Care

Why Essex?

As one of the largest and most dynamic UK local authorities, Essex offers a stimulating public service environment. Covering over 1,420 square miles and serving 1.8 million residents, we’re committed to transformational change and delivering better quality at lower cost. Recognised in the top three of the latest IMPOWER index for productivity, we ensure everyone matters in Everyone's Essex. With flexible working options and a focus on innovation, whether you are looking to develop your career or contribute to the local community, Essex is the ideal place for you. 

In March 2026, the Government announced that councils in Greater Essex will be reorganised into five new unitary authorities from April 2028. In addition to this, Greater Essex has been accepted on to the devolution priority programme, where we will work towards establishing a Mayoral Combined County Authority. You can read more about these changes, and what this may mean for this role, on our careers site.

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We’re committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process. We’re also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

Once you’ve secured your role within Essex County Council you will receive many great employee benefits, including support for unpaid carers and flexible working arrangements to accommodate their needs.

At Essex County Council, we value integrity and ethical behaviour. We kindly ask that you embrace our code of conduct and the Nolan principles, including throughout the recruitment process. Your commitment to these standards helps us maintain a positive and respectful workplace for everyone.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

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If you have queries on this role or require anything further, please email resourcing.team@essex.gov.uk

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