Senior Occupational Therapists

Senior Occupational Therapists LB Hammersmith and Fulham £57,726 - £60,795 per annum Town Hall, King Street, London, W6 9JU Hours per week: 36.00 Contract type: Permanent REF: LBHF619404 These posts work as a member of the Complex Occupational Therapy Service, having a clinical caseload of people with complex multiple pathologies, who exhibit a range of psychological, neurological, emotional, behavioural, social problems or age-related conditions. The Senior Occupational Therapist will manage OT’s and support other staff, responsible for ensuring that the OT practice standards remain high and that services are delivered appropriately to adults, including those with complex needs and those where statutory interventions are required. We are a small, friendly and ambitious local authority. Adult Social Care is important to the Council and has benefitted from considerable investment. We’d love to hear from candidates who share our commitment to co-production, Independent Living and relationship-based practice, ‘Doing things with residents not to them’ is a key Council priority. We believe it is better for everyone when people are fully involved in the decisions that affect their lives. We use the social model of disability to frame our approach, and we are proud to work in ways that promote human rights, equality and inclusion. We are developing our practice model and ways of working and would love to hear from social workers and occupational therapists who want to be part of our transformation. There’s a lot of other great work going on in Adult Social Care. We are proud to be the only local authority in England to have abolished charging for support at home and in the community. We believe in supporting and developing our staff to do the best job to make a positive difference with people. We are committed to high quality leadership, management and supervision and valuing our staff through ongoing career development. We have great CPD opportunities, and the Get Ahead programme can support your career aspirations. We value our staff, and your wellbeing is important - we have hybrid working, regular ASC staff forums and staff groups across the council e.g. disability and EDI groups and will be introducing Wellbeing days for Social Worker posts. We offer free tea and coffee in all our offices and local/national discounts for staff. We have a hybrid working model and staff and will be supported to do this with mobile IT equipment and hot desk facilities in all offices across the borough. Professional, practice-based supervision will be provided. Contact: Jane Omokan (Head of Service ASC Operations) at for more information about this role. Please see Role Profile below for full list of duties.

• Senior Occupational Therapist

Closing date: 31st January 2025 Apply Link: Asking for Adjustments We are committed to removing barriers in the workplace and this includes adjustments throughout the recruitment process. If you would like to discuss any adjustments or request the application form in a different format, please contact us at or by post to The Town Hall, King Street, Hammersmith W6 9JU Hammersmith & Fulham Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. Corporate Equalities Employment Policy: In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Qualification (GOQ) applies. We are a Disability Confident Employer – committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.