Job Description

• East Suffolk Council
• Address: East Suffolk House, Melton, Woodbridge IP12 1RT and Riverside, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0EQ
• Salary: £44,075 - £48,226 per annum
• Hours: 37 hours per week
• Contract: Fixed term (2 years)

East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work, delivering essential local services and making a real difference to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.

We currently have an opportunity to join East Suffolk Council's Independent Living team as an Occupational Therapist.

The role:

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Occupational Therapist to join our Independent Living team. The role involves independently and effectively providing a professional Occupational Therapy Service with a highly complex caseload to promote independence, well-being and personalisation for adults with care and support needs living in their own homes, reducing the need for more
intensive services including prevention of hospital admission.

Carrying out high quality assessments, physical, psychological and environmental needs of clients and recommending adaption works to be undertaken using Disabled Facilities Grants.

Helping develop the scope and services of the Independent Living – East Suffolk service as part of the team in response to community needs, funding opportunities and Local Government Re-organisation.

What you will need:

You will have good knowledge of health and care systems, extensive knowledge and understanding of Disabled Facilities Grants and adaptions. Excellent organisational skills, the ability to prioritise and the ability to relate effectively with others.

Having a Degree/Diploma in an Occupational Therapy qualification and a minimum of 5 years experience in a related field with customer facing is essential.

If you think you have what it takes to be successful in this role, even if you don’t meet all of the essential requirements, please apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application. Enquiries are welcomed from applicants who may wish to consider secondment to the role.

Why work for us?

East Suffolk Council is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access. To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Council, take a look at our video and hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work (YouTube)

Here are some of the main benefits:

• Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 25 days a year, increasing to 31 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays)
• Local government pension scheme
• Flexible working arrangements
• Learning and development tailored to your role
• A wide variety of staff support networks including access to health and wellbeing initiatives and programmes.
• Discounts on mobile phones, computers, holiday and travel, fashion and clothing, health and beauty and many other products and services.

Find more information about what we offer in our benefits brochure (pdf)

To find out more

For an informal discussion regarding this post, please contact Samm Beacham, by emailing Samm.Beacham@eastsuffolk.gov.uk

Closing date: 3 July 2026

Interview date: 17 July 2026

How to apply

Step 1 - Read the advert and the and Person Specification (docx/pdf)

Step 2 - Complete the Supporting Statement template (docx) Your statement needs to indicate how you meet each of the criteria contained within the Person Specification. Please use the template provided (other formats will not be accepted).

Step 3 - Complete the online application and upload your statement. Please note, CVs are not accepted.

For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site (URL).