Job Category: Social Care Qualified
Job location: Brympton Way, Yeovil, Somerset, BA202HT
United Kingdom
Somerset Council
Hours per week: 37
Start date: Immediate start
Salary: £30.56 per hour
Occupational Therapist
Adults and Health
This role will be based in the community; it is expected that assessments are completed in the person's home 3 days a week and 2 days in office writing up assessments and progressing cases.
Work Experience Knowledge & Skills
Essential
* Relevant multi-disciplinary Social Care experience within multi-disciplinary team – relevant to the needs of the post.
* Evidence of partnership working with other agencies including Social Care Services, Health Services, Voluntary Agencies and/or Education.
* Knowledge and understanding of Social Care practice as defined by HCPC Guidelines, appropriate legislation and issues relevant to client group.
* IT skills to enable effective input, manipulation and retrieval of data and information.
* Ability to speak fluent English as stated in Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016).
Desirable
* A variety of experiences working with relevant client group.
* Supervisory experience.
* Previous experience of working with health professionals.
Qualifications
Essential
* Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent.
* Registration with Health Care Professions Council.
* Willingness to study for higher level of qualifications.
Desirable
* Previous experience of working with health professionals.
Personal Attributes
Essential
* Demonstrates empathy, sensitivity, self-awareness and acceptance of others.
* Able to prioritise workload, work with competing deadlines and organise time effectively.
* Self‐reliant and resilient – able to respond positively to difficult situations.
* Willingness to embrace organisational change.
* Access to/ use of a vehicle is an essential requirement.
Desirable
* Creative thinker.
Main responsibilities & Duties
To provide a comprehensive Occupational Therapy service to users and carers and to undertake assessments through the O.T. process – assessment, planning, intervention and review, to meet the needs of the individual and promote independence in accordance with current relevant legislation in all activities of daily living. To enable them to identify their priorities and goals in order to make realistic plans for their future.
Common Elements:
A. Make ongoing assessments of allocated cases …
* A. Make ongoing assessments of allocated cases to reflect individual circumstances including assessment of risk, support and need to ensure that service users are protected from significant harm.
* Responsible for a caseload of varying complexity, commensurate with ability and experience, receiving and responding to referrals from various sources.
* Occupational therapy assessment to ensure appropriate protection to service users and carers, to identify the need for risk assessment as appropriate.
* Statutory reviews and comply with appropriate legislation, policy and procedures.
* Assess occupational therapy needs of individuals within their own homes and in activities of daily living, in consultation with other professionals.
B. Prepare and present reports as necessary …
* B. Prepare and present reports as necessary to facilitate proper decisions being made in respect of service users.
* Provide information, written assessments, reports and statements to support other service professionals, managers and agencies in making decisions related to care.
* Maintain client records to a high standard in accordance with relevant legislation, policy and procedures.
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