Senior Practitioner Occupational Therapist

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Job Description

• Suffolk County Council
• Address: Endeavour House, Ipswich, IP1 2BX - Community based
• Salary: £43,723 - £47,054 per annum, pro rata if part time
• Hours: 37 hours per week (full-time or part-time), flexible working options available
• Contract: Permanent

Suffolk County Council is seeking a skilled and motivated Senior Practitioner Occupational Therapist to take on a key clinical leadership role within our Adult Social Care directorate. This is a fantastic opportunity to support and influence Occupational Therapy practice across the Ipswich and East locality, contributing to high-quality, person-centred and innovative service delivery.

About the role

You will provide professional leadership, clinical support and supervision to Occupational Therapists across the locality. Working closely with the OT Team Manager, you will support oversight of workflow, demand and waiting lists, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality service provision.
You will also maintain a small clinical caseload to keep your practice current and contribute to continuous improvement, integrated working and positive outcomes for adults in Suffolk.

What you will do

• Work alongside the OT Team manager to lead and support high-quality Occupational Therapy practice across the locality
• Provide clinical supervision, guidance and development support to OTs
• Support oversight of demand, waiting lists and service priorities
• Contribute to audits, quality assurance and evidence-based practice improvements
• Work collaboratively with health and social care partners to deliver joined-up, person-centred care
• Lead on complex assessments and model strong professional practice
• Support service development, integration and transformation projects

About the team

You will join a committed and supportive group of Occupational Therapists working across Integrated Neighbourhood Teams and locality-based services. The role plays an important part in supporting strong clinical practice, effective collaboration and a positive, values-led team culture.

Empowering Everyone

We believe in potential, possibility and the power of different ideas. We welcome applications from all individuals and aim to reflect the diverse communities we serve as shown in our Workforce Equality Report. . If you're passionate about excellent practice, collaborative working and improving outcomes for adults in Suffolk, we'd love to hear from you.

For more information

Please contact Louise Caesar for a casual conversation.You can reach her by calling 07850883220.

How to apply

Step 1 - Read theJob and Person Profile (Word).

Step 2 - Click 'Apply Now' to start your online application.

Step 3 - Upload a supporting statement indicating how you meet each of the criteria in the 'Person Profile' section of the JPP.

• You should use the Supporting Statement template.
• Please use Arial font size 11 and keep your statement to a maximum of two sides of A4.

Please note: Without a supporting statement, your interest will not be progressed. Any supporting documents must be in either PDF or MS Word format.

We value authentic applications that showcase your genuine skills and experiences. Applications suspected of being generated by AI may be rejected. We encourage you to present your own work and ideas throughout the application process.

Do you need any reasonable adjustments to help you to apply? If you are disabled and/or have additional support needs, you can request reasonable adjustments. You can do this by contacting our Recruitment Team at recruitment@suffolk.gov.uk or 03456 014412.

You can find examples of possible adjustments on our Reasonable Adjustment pages. If you're invited to the next stage, you'll have another chance to request adjustments.

Closing date: 11.30pm, 08 March 2026, 11:30pm

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts. #LI-Hybrid

About Us

As a modern and effective council, we offer a wide variety of careers to suit people with a range of skills, abilities and ambitions. We offer working options that flex to reflect the way people work today and take the time to understand and support your individual needs. We're driven to make a positive difference to the world around us and encourage everyone with drive and focus to join us and build an influential and impactful career. Reimagine the possibilities.

In return, you'll enjoy:

• up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days
• membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits
• performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase
• training and encouragement to expand your knowledge
• a variety of career development opportunities across our organisation
• diverse and active staff networks
• flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day

Plus lots more!

If you want to know more about our benefits, values and equality commitments please visit our Suffolk County Council careers website (careers.Suffolk.gov.uk).