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Reablement - Empowering Independence
Become a pivotal member of our Reablement Team and have a positive impact on individuals' lives post-hospitalisation, and rebuild confidence.
Our goal is to support people to be as independent as possible. As an Occupational Therapist, you will provide professional support, train team members, and act as an expert advisor on equipment and decision-making. You will conduct strengths-based assessments and design innovative reablement plans tailored to individual needs, encouraging independence and minimising long-term care needs.
With the autonomy to manage your time and schedule, you'll be able to provide bespoke care to individuals in your diverse caseload, ensuring their unique needs are met with compassion and expertise.
You'll benefit from invaluable support provided by our Principal Occupational Therapist and have access to a range of opportunities for career progression, like our leadership or coaching programmes.
We were looking for applicants with an Occupational Therapy qualification, along with a minimum of two years post-qualification experience.
Main duties of the job
Manage a busy caseload including complex and challenging cases; provide support and guidance for the management of complex and challenging cases. Be able to reprioritise work according to individual customer and service needs.
Undertake strengths based occupational therapy assessments working with customers with complex occupational needs and contentious situations (including assessment of mental capacity where appropriate); using your professional judgement to adapt your approach to the individual needs of the customer.
Design and implement innovative reablement plans for people living in complex situations to enable customers to meet their goals and reduce need for ongoing support and minimise demand for long term care. This will include liaison and negotiation with family members and support staff on options to encourage independence and safe practice.
Demonstrate competence in complex risk assessment and positive risk taking. Work with customers to manage risk and record actions and strategies agreed. Support other team members with management of risk.
Coordinate the customers reablement journey, in collaboration with the customer and/or family members. This will involve regular contact with the customer, members of the reablement team्छ and relevant partners to evidence decision making in reviewing goals, planning interventions responding to change and evaluating progress for customers with complex physical, emotional or social needs.
About us
Wiltshire Council is the unitary local authority for the county of Wiltshire, England, established in 2009 to provide both county-level and district-level services. The council's vision is to foster strong communities where residents can achieve their potential through empowerment and inclusion. The council focuses on long-term challenges, community engagement, and delivering services that support independent living, reduce inequalities, and promote overall well-being.
Key Responsibilities and Services
* Community Services:
The council provides a range of essential services to residents, including waste management, public planning, and support for vulnerable populations, such as older adults and people with disabilities.
* Governance:
The council consists of elected councillors who form a cabinet to set the council's direction and priorities. A system of overview environmentally handles accountabil itiy for the cabinet's decisions.
* Strategic Planning:
The council engages in long-term planning, such as its household waste management strategy, focusing on new approaches and opportunities to manage waste over the next decade and beyond.
* Infrastructure:
The council uses Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funds to support local infrastructure projects, including roads, schools, and recreational facilities, to manage the impact of development.
Job responsibilities
Care job family overview:
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Service and Function Context
Reablement is a short term, therapist led service aiming to prevent, reduce and delay the need for ongoing services. Reablement supports people to be as independent as possible and includes the provision of information and advice, analysis of needs, provision of equipment and adaptations and targeted assistance from a team of support workers.
The reablement team seek to support people to make use of community and personal ฿ assets to achieve their goals. The overall responsibilities of the reablement team are:
To work with customers and carers/families to identify goals and design creative reablement support plans to achieve them.
To connect customers with local resources and facilities.
To operate within legal frameworks and defined budgets for social care.
The team will work closely with colleagues from Health, private providers, the voluntary sector and others, to support the occupational needs of customers.
To uphold standards of practice for Occupational Therapists as determined by the regulatorybody, the Health and Care Professions Council and the Professional Standards and Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists.
To undertake occupational therapy assessments with customers. To plan for the provision of support and/ or services with customers in order to assist them meet their outcomes and to live as independently as possible fulfilling their individual potential.
To support carers to continue in their role. To provide professional supervision and support to Occupational Therapists and Customer Coordinators, working within the same locality/ environment.
To deliver this service in accordance with the statutory responsibilities as set out within social care and housing legislation.
To ensure that the primary responsibility of safeguarding adults is delivered in accordance with the law and local policy and guidance.
Specific duties and responsibilities:
Manage a busy caseload including complex and challenging cases; provide support and guidance for the management of complex and challenging cases. Be able to reprioritise work according to individual customer and service needs.
Undertake strengths based occupational therapy assessments working with customers with complex occupational needs and contentious situations (including assessment of mental capacity where appropriate); using your professional judgement to adapt your approach to the individual needs of the customer.
Design and implement innovative reablement plans for people living in complex situations to enable customers to meet their goals and reduce need for ongoing support and minimise demand for long term care. This will include liaison and negotiation with family members and support staff on options to encourage independence and safe practice.
Demonstrate competence in complex risk assessment and positive risk taking. Work with customers to manage risk and record actions and strategies agreed. Support other team members with management of risk.
Coordinate the customers reablement journey, in collaboration with the customer and/or family members. This will involve regular contact with the customer, members of the reablement team and relevant partners to evidence decision making in reviewing goals, planning interventions responding to change and evaluating progress for customers with complex physical, emotional or social needs.
Undertake complex moving and handling risk assessments, using your expertise to record the recommendations in an appropriate format for the customers and/or carers needs. Monitor and evaluate risk and share information with the relevant parties including demonstration of recommended techniques.
Assess for and recommend minor and major adaptations in accordance with the Care Act and Housing legislation and guidance with customers with complex physical or social barriers, within the reablement service. Use expert professional skills and judgement to analyse, discuss and negotiate options with the customer to improve accessibility within their home or recommend re-h entity. Establish and maintain good working relationships and carry out joint visits and assessments with other professionals e.g. GP's, Consultants and Health Therapists working with the customer. Seek advice from and refer to other disciplines as appropriate.
Consider the needs of carers in line with Care Act eligibility and make referrals to partner agencies for assessment and support as required.
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