Hampshire County Council
Advanced Practitioner (Vision Rehabilitation Specialist)
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About the Role
Joining our motivated, supportive team as an Advanced Practitioner, you’ll be an experienced Vision Rehabilitation Specialist with RWPN registration. You’ll lead complex casework, support staff development, and contribute to innovative service delivery that promotes independence and wellbeing. You’ll model best practice, lead on high-risk and complex cases, and play a key role in our multi-disciplinary Reablement Service. You’ll be instrumental in shaping occupational therapy practice and supporting the professional growth of our practitioners.
What you’ll do:
- Lead complex casework: Assess, plan, and review high-risk cases. Deliver person-centred interventions to help individuals maintain or regain independence in daily life.
- Provide expert advice & training: Support and supervise Sensory Services Officers, particularly in high-risk or challenging cases. Provide expert advice and advocacy to individuals and communities.
- Champion Sensory loss: Promote innovative approaches to Sensory loss and service delivery.
- Promote teamwork: Work closely with Sensory loss practitioners, carers, sensory staff, and support teams to improve service delivery and outcomes.
- Quality of care: Ensure compliance with safeguarding policies and professional standards, informed by social care legislation and clinical knowledge.
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What we’re looking for:
- Vision Rehabilitation Specialist qualification and professional registration with RWPN.
- Strong understanding of the statutory duties of local government in social care and the social care model.
- Experience of supervising staff with a strong commitment to sharing knowledge, developing practitioners’ learning and professional growth, and supporting with high-risk cases.
- Significant experience in assessment, planning, and reviewing case work.
- Good problem-solving skills, with the ability to recognize problems, identify solutions, and negotiate in challenging situations.
- Commitment to demonstrating our values and behaviours.
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Our Service operates 7 days a week and there will be a requirement to work weekends on a rotational 1:8 basis for which enhancements are paid in line with the HCC salary policy.
Take a look at our Candidate Pack for more information about the Advanced Practitioner (Vision Rehabilitation Specialist) Role, team, and our values. The section ‘About you’ explains what specific knowledge, skills, and experience we want you to tell us about. Make sure you explain how you meet these requirements and demonstrate our values in your application.
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