Occupational therapist - Full time (36 hours)

Salary and retention payments: Occupational Therapist: BR11 – 12 (plus 2 increments)

£37,797-£45,221

Plus golden hello £1,000 and annual retention payment on anniversary of appointment of £1,500.   

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Bromley Civic Centre and home working

Occupational Therapy Services at the London Borough of Bromley are seeking an enthusiastic and talented person to join our team. We have an exciting new role within our First Response Occupational Therapy Team for a role to support our extra care housing step down beds and hospital discharges into the community. There has never been a better time to join our stable, dynamic and supportive team, which consists of 40+ members of staff. We work together to share knowledge and aim for excellence for individuals accessing our services. The Occupational Therapy Team is located at our base at Bromley civic centre. We work in an agile way with a hybrid of office and home working, offering flexible opportunities for staff.

The role will involve assessing clients who have been discharged from hospital into the step down beds to ensure that they have the required equipment for discharge home and whilst in extra care housing. It will also involve assessing those clients who have been discharged home from hospital back into the community. Ensuring that they have the correct equipment at home and providing any minor adaptations they require. The Occupational Therapy assessments will include moving and handling assessments so competence in moving and handling is essential along with the ability to supervise less experienced staff.

Please click HERE to see the Job Description/Person Specification. 

For more information about the role, please contact

Leah Miller (OT Initial Response Team Leader)

Tel: 0208 313 4247

 Email: leah.miller@bromley.gov.uk

Some of the benefits working for the London Borough of Bromley:

• Eligibility to join the Lease Car Scheme

• Membership of the excellent Local Government Pension Scheme

• Excellent transport links

• Salary Sacrifice Schemes make huge savings on – Cycle2Work bike scheme.

• Employee Benefits Lifestyle Discounts –hundreds of discounts at local and national retailers,    restaurants, holidays and much more

Equal Opportunities Statement

We are committed to achieving equal opportunities in employment and service delivery.  We offer a generous package including competitive pay, career average pension scheme, flexible working practices and the Bromley employee benefits scheme; Cycle2Work and a wide range of unique discounts.