Overview
Based at Kinloch Crt, Kinloch Care Centre, Carnoustie. This role supports agile working across Angus, with potential consideration of an alternate Angus base. Travel throughout Angus for work purposes (visits and meetings) will also be required. This job is workstyle 4. You will benefit from flexible and agile working practices, including working from council buildings, service user locations, site visits, and from home to best suit your work, meetings and collaboration.
To find out more about Angus Health and Social Care partnership, please visit our website: https://www.angushscp.scot/
Are you an Occupational Therapist who would like to explore a rewarding career experience in a community setting? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, motivated and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join Angus Health and Social Care Partnership\'s Occupational Therapy Service on a supply basis. You will work with a team of Occupational Therapists and OT Assistants to support individuals over and under 65, including children, living in the community who are affected by disability/illness. You will consider how people can be enabled to maximise their safety and independence and live the life they want, as well as helping to deliver safe and sustainable methods of care.
You will be expected to work as part of a team to ensure effective delivery of care and a seamless approach to practice. You will provide information, professional advice and recommendations to internal and external customers and work within operational guidance and policies. You will undertake assessments related to equipment and adaptations solutions, as well as assessments in relation to manual handling and the safe delivery of care by family and formal carers.
Please note interviews will be held – to be confirmed.
Responsibilities
* Work as part of the Occupational Therapy Service to support individuals in the community who are affected by disability/illness, enabling safety and independence.
* Assess the need for equipment and adaptations and conduct related assessments (including manual handling and safe delivery of care by family and formal carers).
* Provide information, professional advice and recommendations to internal and external customers within operational guidance and policies.
* Collaborate with a team of Occupational Therapists and OT Assistants to deliver high-quality, safe care.
Requirements
You must have the ability to become a member of the PVG Scheme.
Please refer to the job outline and person specification for further details and requirements for this job.
About Angus Council
For more information about working for Angus Council, refer to the applicant guidance document, the "welcome to Angus" document, and our website: https://www.angus.gov.uk/jobs_and_training/working_for_angus_council
The Individual
We are happy to discuss flexible working during the recruitment process for this position and are open to conversations about working patterns and flexibility while managing the workload. We offer a guaranteed job interview to the following people who meet the essential criteria on application: those with disabilities, recognised caring responsibilities, care-experienced young people and ex-armed forces personnel. This also applies to our own employees with caring responsibilities, young people on apprenticeships and placements who meet the essential criteria for the job.
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