Advanced Practitioner (Occupational Therapist)
A Great Opportunity to progress your Occupational Therapy career with Brent
The Access and Information Team is the initial contact point for residents seeking assistance from Brent’s Adult Social Care services. Comprised of Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, and dedicated unqualified staff the team works collaboratively to ensure that every enquiry is handled with professionalism, empathy, and efficiency.
We are seeking to appoint an Advanced Practitioner (Occupational Therapist) to join Brent’s Access and Information Team, reflecting Brent Council’s dedication to innovation and excellence. This role is ideally suited to an experienced Occupational Therapist with extensive experience of working with adults with physical disabilities and older people.
The successful applicant will provide specialist advice, guidance, and supervision to OT Assistants, ensuring high standards of professional practice within the team. Alongside supporting colleagues, the Advanced Practitioner will also deliver direct OT assessments in residents’ homes, contributing to Brent’s mission of empowering individuals to live independently and enhancing quality of life across the borough’s diverse communities.
To be considered for this role, you should possess a recognised degree in Occupational Therapy and maintain current registration with the Health Care Professionals Council (HCPC). Proven experience in Adult Social Care is essential, particularly a background in assessing and enabling independence within a diverse community setting and familiarity with the provision and management of community equipment is highly desirable, as is an ability to navigate complex care systems and deliver tailored solutions under pressure.
The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment, demonstrating resilience, adaptability, and a commitment to positive outcomes. You should be able to collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary teams, communicate empathetically with customer s, carers, and professionals, and balance competing priorities to deliver holistic support.
Experience working in varied community settings and a genuine passion for promoting wellbeing, maximising independence, and empowering individuals of all backgrounds is central to success in this role.
Our Offer to You
In addition to your salary, you will also get to enjoy the following benefits:
- A £5000 ‘golden hello’ for OTs new to Brent, upon completion of their probationary period.
- An annual retention payment of £3000 for eligible frontline workers and managers from Grade PO2 – PO7
- 27 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, increasing to 31 days plus 8 bank holidays after 5 years continuous service
- Very generous employer pension contribution
- Flexible working hours and the opportunity to work from home 2 days per week (laptop provided)
- A wide range of family friendly policies such as parental leave
- Access to affordable parking nearby
- Access to our Zipcar scheme
- Access to our Employee Assistance programme for free confidential counselling
- Season ticket loan for public transport
- Cycle to work scheme and good onsite facilities
- Access to My Brent Rewards for big brand discounts, local offers and money off for travel, cinema and shopping vouchers.
If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.
Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.