Occupational Therapist 8983

Occupational Therapist 8983 | Permanent contract | £37,280 to £41,771 per annum (Scale I/J) | 37 hours per week | Grey Friars House, Great Yarmouth

Level 1: £37,280 to £39,152 per annum (Scale I)

Level 2: £39,862 to £41,771 per annum (Scale J)

We offer a £2000 welcome payment for qualified and experienced Social Workers/Occupational Therapists (grade J and above), Practice Consultants and Team Managers new to Norfolk County Council. Amount to be repaid in full should they leave within two years of employment.

For experienced Social Workers new to Norfolk County Council we promise to try and match or better your existing salary, providing its in the spectrum of the grade advertised.

Norfolk First Support

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Occupational Therapists in our Norfolk First Support Teams, focusing on working with individuals newly discharged from hospital as a pathway 1 or community referrals that need support into Norfolk First Support.

This is an exciting time to join the Norfolk First Support team that is in a period of transformation to further improve short term services for the people of Norfolk.

We are looking for an Occupational Therapist that has reablement experience or an interest in reablement to join the team, and work towards defining the offer of Occupational Therapy in reablement. The role will involve assessing clients in their home or accommodation based reablement (ABR) unit. Goals and interventions will be person-centred and you will use the living well approach and strength-based assessment, to promote independence. 

You’ll have experience of formulating outcome focussed reablement plans, using outcome measure tools and managing plans through an electronic case management system.

You will have the ability to work under pressure, be well organised and able to effectively prioritise. You will need to have a positive attitude, be committed to a ‘Home First’ ethos and enjoy finding creative and innovative solutions to promoting people’s independence. You will possess excellent communication skills, record keeping and keyboard skills. You should have a commitment to excellent customer service and be confident in strengthening Social Care practice. 

Norfolk First Response is a community reablement service to support people in their own home to regain and maximise their independence following a period in hospital and/or deterioration in physical and/or mental health.  The service commences once health care needs have mostly been met or at least stabilised and focuses on improving skills necessary for daily living and can last for up to six weeks.

NFS in a jointly funded venture from social care and health and work closely with the locality and community teams.

We are proud to offer an Occupational Therapy Preceptorship programme for our newly Qualifies OTs as well as those moving from a different field of OT or returning to practice. We are keen to help you reach your career potential with this 18-month long programme of support, development, and assessment where you will be assigned an Occupational Therapy Mentor who is a qualified, registered and experienced Occupational therapist to support and monitor your progress. If you are eligible for the programme, this will be discussed with you at interview. We also welcome those experienced in Social Services and/or Community OT work. We offer strong support networks, with regular meetings, supervision, virtual tea breaks and a buddy system for new people joining our team to help you settle in. 

We have applied the hybrid model of working as part of the smarter working plans to support the health and safety of our work colleagues. There will be opportunities to work from an office environment part of the week. Working remotely from home will continue to be a key feature of this role. We ask that you have good broadband connectivity. An ability to drive with a full driving licence is essential. 

What We Offer

At Norfolk County Council we are committed to our employees’ learning and development.  We offer all Social Workers and Occupational Therapists a protected half day per month for continuing professional development and training.

We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.

We operate a talent pool scheme whereby candidates who are not successful on this occasion may be considered for a period of up to 3 months for equal positions.

You can also find out about the rewards and benefits we offer as well as our other terms and conditions. 

Parts of both Norfolk and Suffolk combine to make up this locality. Large swathes of the Broads National Park run from north to south, with windmills dotting the skyline and huge beaches forming the coastline, including the seaside towns of Hemsby, Caister-on-Sea and Southwold. Inland, Beccles and Bungay are beautiful historic market towns.

The largest Norfolk town in this locality is the popular seaside resort, market town and maritime port of Great Yarmouth, 21 miles east of Norwich and easily accessible by road or rail. Lowestoft in Suffolk is the most easterly town in England, 28 miles from Norwich. It is also a seaside resort, market town and maritime port with direct rail access to Norwich and also to London via Ipswich.

Your Application

Please ensure you include a statement in your application to demonstrate why you feel you meet the person specification and job description for this post. CVs submitted without a supporting statement about this post will not be accepted.  You need to be registered with Social Work England as a practising social worker.

Katie Hall, Occupational Therapy Team Manager – katie.hall2@norfolk.gov.uk or 01603 222527

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council: 

• Competitive salary 
• Generous holiday entitlement  
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service 
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependant on your job role and business need.   
• Financial benefits such as: 
• ‘Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.    
• A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers 
• Relocation expenses (where applicable) 
• An advance of your expenses if you travel for work 
• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions. 
• Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes 
• Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility) 
• A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job 

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria. You can also find information on our Terms and Conditions here. 

Already a Norfolk County Council employee? See and apply for internal and external vacancies in myOracle using your @norfolk.gov.uk or @nccal.ac.uk email. 

We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.   

Redeployment closing date: 8 October 2025 at 23:59

All other applicants closing date:  16 October 2025 at 23:59