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Senior Practitioner Occupational Therapy

Location: Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

Contract Type: Permanent x 2

Working Hours: 37 and 18.5 hours per week

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £47,665 (Level one) rising to £50,908 (Level four) per annum (pro rata for part-time)

Location: Nottingham City Wide

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

Lead, Inspire and Make a Difference

We are seeking a skilled, motivated and enthusiastic Senior Practitioner Occupational Therapist to join our Occupational Therapy Service. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Occupational Therapist who is passionate about enabling people to maximise their independence, improve their quality of life and achieve positive outcomes within their communities.

As a Senior Practitioner, you will play a key leadership role within the team, providing professional support, supervision and guidance to Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants and learners. You will manage a complex caseload, support service development and contribute to the ongoing delivery of high-quality, person-centred services.

About the Role

As Senior Practitioner, you will provide professional leadership, advice and support to colleagues across the service. You will supervise, mentor and develop Occupational Therapy staff and students, supporting quality assurance, service improvement and the implementation of best practice. Working alongside the Principal Occupational Therapist, Team Manager Occupational Therapy and key partners across health, housing and social care, you will help deliver Nottingham's vision of Enabling Gloriously Ordinary Lives.

About You

Essential

You will be:

• A qualified Occupational Therapist with current HCPC registration.
• An experienced practitioner with substantial post-qualification experience, preferably within Adult Social Care, community services or a related setting.
• Knowledgeable in complex manual handling, equipment provision, adaptations and moving and handling risk assessment.
• An effective supervisor and mentor who is committed to developing others.
• A confident decision-maker with excellent communication and partnership-working skills.
• Passionate about promoting independence, safeguarding and achieving positive outcomes for residents.
• Strong knowledge of the Care Act, Mental Capacity Act and safeguarding.
• A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.

If your right to work is subject to Skilled Visa sponsorship, unfortunately, you will not be eligible for this post

You can find the job description for this post here.

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For an informal discussion, please contact:

Gill Cooke - gillian.cooke@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

📞 07944 148172

Closing Date: 11th October 2026

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held: TBC

If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support

By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working – to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair, inclusive and Disability Confident Employer, welcoming applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.

If you are a disabled candidate and wish to be considered under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this within your application. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and employment journey.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from serving personnel, veterans, reservists and military families.

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the LGBTQ+ community, or are disabled. These groups are currently underrepresented in our workforce, and we are committed to better reflecting the communities we serve.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and encourage candidates to discuss this with us during the recruitment process.