Cumberland Council
Senior Occupational Therapist - CMB2620e
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Salary: £42,839 to £44,075 per annum
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: Workington
Contract: Permanent
About The Opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping and strengthening a therapy‑led reablement service, aligned with national best practice. Working at the heart of the service, you will support Reablement Managers to enhance the therapeutic offer, helping to design, implement and embed meaningful improvements that deliver real outcomes for individuals.
You will take a leadership role within a dynamic change environment, using your skills and experience to drive service development, oversee agreed improvement actions and evidence the impact of change. This role offers genuine scope to influence practice, inspire teams and create lasting improvements alongside managers and frontline staff.
A strong focus will be placed on developing graded, therapy‑led programmes that promote independence, maximise individual strengths and improve quality of life, supporting prevention and long‑term wellbeing.
As a confident and effective communicator, you will actively champion the service, building positive relationships with both internal and external stakeholders and promoting the value and impact of reablement.
To support your success, the role includes an enhanced initial support package, ensuring you are well equipped to lead, innovate and thrive from the outset.
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Who We’re Looking For
We’re looking for an individual who embodies our organisation's core values, have proven leadership skills and are committed to improving demonstratable person-centred outcomes in an environment of continuous improvement in the reablement service.
Please take a look at the post specification (below) for the essential criteria for this role.
Contact
For more information about the role or to arrange an informal chat prior to your application, please contact Doreen Singleton by email at Doreen.Singleton@cumberland.gov.uk
DBS Checks
This role requires a DBS check. The level of check for this role is: Enhanced DBS check with an Adults Barred List check.
Please note this role involves working in regulated activity with adults. It is an offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults.
Guaranteed Interviews
We offer a guaranteed interview to the following applicants as long as your application can demonstrate you meet the essential criteria for the role.
- Those who consider themselves disabled as defined by the Equality Act 2010
- Those in care or who have left care and are aged 24 and under
- Those who identify as a member of the British Armed Forces community (service leavers, veterans, their partners or spouses, reservists, cadets).
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If you meet one or more of the criteria above, and wish to be considered for this scheme, select 'yes' to the appropriate question during your application. Find out more.
Diversity, Inclusion & Adjustments
We’re dedicated to enhancing the diversity of our workforce and we encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds. That’s why we’re a proud Disability Confident Leader and also an Age Friendly Employer – to provide opportunities for everyone to thrive.
If you need any reasonable adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please let either the hiring manager or our Resourcing Team know by emailing Resourcing@Cumberland.gov.uk. While adjustments aren’t always guaranteed, we’ll always listen and we’ll try our best to accommodate your needs.
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Application and Interview information
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- Closing date: 31/08/2026
- Interview date: TBC
Please note this role may close early subject to demand. If you’re interested in applying, you should apply well before the advised closing date. We cannot accept applications once the role has closed.
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