Occupational Therapist (Gr 8)

London Borough of Sutton
Sutton, Greater London

Job Category : Allied Health/Psychology

Location : Civic Offices, London Borough of Sutton

Hours Per Week : 18.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:00

Salary: £27.92

We are looking for an experienced Expert Assessor to join the Concessionary Travel Team in London Borough of Sutton. This is a part time post (18 hours) but other applications will be taken into consideration. We welcome both Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists, registered with HCPC, to apply. They will be supervised by an Occupational Therapist, receiving regular supervision and access to informal support. The Expert Assessor will be responsible for completing both desktop assessments, and twice weekly mobility clinics held face to face in the London borough of Sutton, to assess if residents meet the eligibility criteria for a Concessionary Travel pass; Blue Badge, Freedom Pass or Taxi Card. Hybrid working is possible but attendance of face to face clinics is essential.

Representative accountabilities

  • ● Deliver service activities and manage caseloads to ensure intended outcomes for customers and the Council are delivered within agreed service standards.
  • ● Identify and implement improvements in own work area in order to deliver continuous service improvement and improved outcomes to customers.
  • ● Liaise with customers to review service requirements and resolve problems.

● Keep up to date with changes in policy/legislation/contractual requirements in order to ensure service delivery is effective and complies with appropriate regulations.

Person specification (knowledge, skills, experience and behaviours required in the role)

1. Occupational Therapy qualification and to be able to meet the requirements of the HCPC the Occupational Therapy regulator and the College of Occupational Therapy.

  • A current valid UK driving licence and the use of a car for work, with valid insurance covering business use. Ability to travel around the borough and visit people in their homes and communities.
  • Demonstrate an effective and active use of supervision and appraisal for accountability, professional reflection and development
  • Demonstrate a critical understanding of the application to Occupational Therapy of research, theory and knowledge
  • Demonstrate a critical understanding of the legal and policy frameworks and guidance that inform and mandate Occupational Therapy practice, recognising the scope for professional judgement. (Relating specifically to the area in which this post works)
  • Demonstrate a critical knowledge of the range of theories and models for Occupational Therapy intervention including the impact of congenital, traumatic or chronic conditions affecting everyday life in the individual’s environment, facilitate interventions using techniques, equipment, adaptations and support, to sustain the maximum potential level of independence. To demonstrate a working knowledge of key concepts of attachment, separation, loss, change and resilience across the life course and the ability to make evidence informed judgements
  • Understand forms of harm and their impact on people, drawing on concepts of strength, resilience, vulnerability, risk and resistance. Recognise the factors that create or exacerbate risk and contribute to the assessment and management of risk. Be able to

identify appropriate responses to safeguard vulnerable people of all ages and promote their wellbeing

  • Be able to demonstrate use of Occupational Therapy methods, models and tools, to promote positive change, independence and to prevent harm, in doing so demonstrate

value and take account of the expertise of service users, carers, and professionals

  • Understand the authority of the Occupational Therapy role and use this appropriately and

confidently as an accountable professional,

  1. Demonstrate skills in sharing information appropriately and respectfully and recognise lines

of accountability and the boundaries of professional autonomy and discretion.

11. HCPC registration body underpinning the role and expectations of an Occupational

Posted 2026-06-03

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