Occupational Therapist - Housing - EAL10622

An exciting opportunity has arisen in our Service Development Team based at Penston House, Macmerry. We're looking for a highly motivated individual to join our team and contribute to providing an excellent service. We are looking for an experienced and qualified Occupational Therapist to co-ordinate the provision of adaptations to meet the needs of people with disabilities and mobility issues who live in council houses., To co-ordinate the provision of adaptations to meet the needs of people with disabilities and mobility issues who live in council houses. To ensure that the housing stock in East Lothian is appropriately utilised to meet the demand for accessible housing in accordance with the Council's statutory obligations, strategies, policies and procedures and contribute to housing policy and practice development within Community Housing., Educated to Dip/BSc/MSc in Occupational Therapy and able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge, skills and competencies gained through relevant experience. Registered as an Occupational Therapist with the Health Professions Council. Driving Licence As the duties of this role require you to effectively travel to successfully undertake the full remit of the role, you must hold a current driving licence and have access to a vehicle.

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• Where a disability precludes you from obtaining a driving licence, ELC will take into account its responsibility to make reasonable adjustments to allow for your disability.)
PVG Membership This post is considered as Regulated Work with vulnerable children and/or protected adults, as specified in the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. All preferred candidates for posts carrying out regulated work with these groups will be required to become a PVG Scheme member, or undergo a PVG Scheme update if they are already a member, prior to any formal offer of employment being made by East Lothian Council. Please note: PVG member's records are constantly updated with any new vetting information that arises. Any information that is disclosed on a PVG membership or update check, if relevant to the post being applied for, will be discussed with the applicant and investigated prior to any formal offer being made.

Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.