Occupational Therapist Assistant - Casual
Employer:
NHS Jobs
Location:
Trowbridge, BA14 8JN
Pay:
Contract Type:
Contract
Hours:
Full time
Disability Confident:
No
Closing Date:
10/04/2026
About this job
* Specific duties and responsibilities: Manage a caseload of reablement customers working closely with occupational therapy colleagues to facilitate reablement programmes.
* Prioritise work appropriately using effective time management skills.
* Undertake strengths based, person centred assessments in line with the Care Act 2014 with customers whose needs are not complex but require a level of experience in reablement to identify and make decisions with regard to the right intervention.
* Evaluate reablement programmes, using your skills and experience to adapt your approach to the individual needs of the customer.
* Provide regular updates on progress to the occupational therapist case manager including recommendations to adapt support plan to meet further needs.
* Develop an understanding of risk assessment and positive risk taking.
* Work with customers to manage risk and record actions and strategies agreed.
* Refer to occupational therapist for guidance with complex issues.
* Assess for and provide equipment and minor adaptations.
* Demonstrate equipment with customers and use your skills and experience to promote confidence and independence.
* Work with customer to design a support plan that utilizes all available community and voluntary based resources to minimize need for longer term funded services from the local authority.
* Consider entire family context when completing assessments and refer to additional organisations as required e.g.
* Using knowledge of Wiltshire Councils charging policy, advise customers on financial eligibility for services and make referrals to the finance and benefits team or other agencies.
* Record all reablement contacts accurately, and in a timely way, onto the social care records in accordance with work targets set by the Team Manager and Supervisor.
* Adhere to Data Protection legislation and confidentiality.
* Ensure effective, timely and appropriate communication with customers, colleagues, managers and any specialists who may be involved with the customer.
* Have an awareness of safeguarding in line with Wiltshire policy, including making referrals and participating in safeguarding investigations.
* Analyse and appraise work and personal development through discussion and participation in supervision.
* Adhere to performance targets set by the team and actively engage in annual appraisal with line manager.
* Have a commitment to ongoing development.
* Understand and adhere to Complaints Procedures and advise people appropriately if they wish to complain.
* Be an ambassador for the Council and the department at all times, always representing the Council positively, professionally and appropriately at meetings with customers, external partners and agencies.
* Be able to respond to civil emergencies under instruction.
* Specific requirements for this post: Ability to travel on a daily basis and to undertake visits to customers in their own homes or in other settings e.g. hospital.
* To be flexible and work in other reablement teams as required.
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