Occupational Therapist
Job description
Responsibilities:
Provide Services for Disabled Individuals: Visit or advise on the need for occupational therapy services.
Assess individuals’ needs to support their full participation in the community.Make Recommendations:
Suggest ways to further clients' independence, including necessary domestic adaptations and the provision of personal aids.
Maintain Relationships:
Foster good relationships with other staff and agencies to ensure high-standard and coordinated service delivery to disabled service users and their carers.
Support Service:
Provide a support service for service users across the Department in consultation with Service Managers and heads of establishments.
Professional Support and Advice:
Offer professional support and advice to colleague Occupational Therapists and other staff within area offices and other Department outlets.
Stay Informed: Keep up to date with current developments in Occupational Therapy and other relevant issues.
Ensure area colleagues are informed about these developments.
Evaluate Service Effectiveness: Assist in evaluating the effectiveness of services.
Ensure services are known and appropriate for all sections of the community.
Experience:
Occupational Therapy: Experience in the field of occupational therapy.
Assessment of the needs of people with physical and sensory disabilities.Additional work experience, either pre- or post-qualification.
Evaluated through application form and probing at the interview.
Skills and Knowledge:
Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Evaluated through application form and probing at the interview.
Teamwork: Ability to work effectively as a member of a team.
Evaluated through application form and probing at the interview.
Workload Management: Ability to take responsibility for planning and managing an individual workload.
Evaluated through application form and probing at the interview.
Needs Assessment: Ability to assess the needs of adults and children with physical and sensory disabilities.
Evaluated through application form and probing at the interview.
Care Planning: Experience in care planning for a wide range of disabilities.
Relevant knowledge of legislation in Community Care & Disability.Awareness of the needs of people with physical and sensory disabilities.
Knowledge of the range of resources available.
Evaluated through application form and probing at the interview.
Service User Groups: Ability to work with all service user groups.
Evaluated through application form and probing at the interview.
Information Technology: Proficiency in information technology.
Evaluated through application form and probing at the interview.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Temporary contract, Fixed term contract, Temp to permPay: £19.51-£34.31 per hour
Benefits:
Company pensionOn-site parking
Referral programme
Work from home
Schedule:
Day shiftFlexitime
Monday to Friday
No weekends
Weekend availability
Experience:
occupational therapist: 1 year (preferred)License/Certification:
HCPC (required)Work Location: In person