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Vision Rehabilitation Specialist - Adult Social Care, BRIDGEND COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL
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We are looking for an experienced, autonomous, and motivated Vision Rehabilitation Specialist who wants to make a real difference to the lives of our residents.
Our Sensory Team is part of Bridgend's Community Resource Team which is a comprehensive multi-professional service comprising Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Pharmacists, Speech & Language Therapists, Dieticians and support staff. The team is based in an assessment centre with rehabilitation facilities on site. The Sensory Team supports people with Sight Loss, Hearing Loss and Dual Sensory Loss (including those with additional disabilities and complex needs) to meet their social care needs, promote their independence, and help them achieve their goals and outcomes and improve their wellbeing.
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The team offers advice, support and guidance, home-based assessments, rehabilitation including orientation and mobility training, daily living skills, low vision therapy, communication in providing equipment/adaptations and emotional/psychological support as well as signposting to a range of specialist services.
The role involves managing your own case load, fully utilising multi-agency working to ensure the best outcomes for individuals and keeping up to date with new developments and technologies. Staff have the opportunity for growth and development within the team and sector.
We can offer you:
- Investment in your development, with training learning and development opportunities available.
- Professional support from a specialist Senior Practitioner
- We pay for your continued professional membership
- Competitive rate of pay
- Free parking at the office
- Flexi-time scheme
- Flexible working
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The ability to greet customers through the medium of Welsh is a requirement for this post.
Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees.
An Enhanced Children and Adults Barred list criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) is a requirement for this post.
A valid driving licence is requirement for this post.
The council's Hybrid Working Policy applies to this post. This provides a framework for establishing how you will undertake working hours between your home and the office.
Closing Date: 29 July 2026
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