Responsibilities
* Deliver comprehensive assessment services for individuals requiring long‑term wheelchair use, ensuring evaluations are carried out across diverse environments such as home, education, workplace, and clinical settings, and adapt assessment approaches to suit each setting while ensuring accurate clinical decision‑making.
* Independently manage and prioritise a complex caseload, triaging referrals against established criteria and maintaining oversight of service demand across multiple sites, ensuring timely access to services while balancing clinical urgency and resource availability.
* Conduct detailed postural, pressure care, and functional assessments using advanced clinical reasoning, identify potential risks, and develop tailored, outcome‑focused intervention plans.
* Prescribe suitable equipment solutions that align with individual needs, preferences, and financial considerations, and lead on the provision of highly specialised or custom‑made equipment solutions, including participating in design and modification processes where standard options are insufficient.
* Ensure appropriate escalation or referral to specialist services when required.
* Provide education, guidance, and practical training to service users, families, and carers, enabling safe and effective use of prescribed equipment, supporting individuals’ functional independence and promoting psychological adjustment to long‑term conditions.
* Contribute to audit, research, and continuous service improvement activities, including participating in product evaluations and implementation of evidence‑based practice.
* Maintain accurate clinical documentation, uphold governance standards, and support learning and development initiatives within the service.
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