Job Category : Social Care – Qualified
Location : Glebelands Day Centre, West Sussex County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £25.55
We require 2 people, for up to 12 weeks initially. The location is not specific, but could be home based. No visits are required.
An excellent opportunity for an experienced Occupational therapist to be part of the West Sussex County Council’s well-established Blue badge eligibility assessment team for a duration of 2 to 3 months, which is governed by the council’s Access Team. We are a small but dynamic county wide service, providing Blue Badge Assessments in West Sussex in line with the Department for Transport (DfT) Blue Badge Guidance for Local Authorities.
We are looking for a registered Occupational therapist with experience in assessing and treating individuals with visible and invisible disabilities. Blue badge scheme is now open to people with any form of long-term disabilities, which can significantly limit their ability to access the community. This position is to cover staff shortage and increased caseload within our team, and this post will be mainly desk based. You will receive professional support from the team manager and will have the opportunity to work flexibly according to the council’s guidelines and business needs.
We provide a robust assessment service, and you will be at the forefront of delivering high quality assessments in line with the government guidelines and relevant legislations.
The job will involve carrying out desk-based assessments of Blue badge applications. You will be responsible for completing complex clinical assessments of customer’s disabilities and to analyse and interpret complex information including research in order to prepare reports, evaluate data and a range of written material. You will need to apply excellent person-centred clinical reasoning skills and also use your therapeutic skills to signpost, provide advice or interventions (where necessary) and make any relevant referrals to various services that may benefit the applicant/customer.
You will need a good understanding of various medical conditions (eg: physical and mental health) and its impact on an individual’s mobility. CPD opportunities are available.
Current registration with the Health Care and Professions Council for the UK
This role will require excellent verbal, IT and written communication skills.
You will be reporting to the Team Manager of the Blue Badge Assessment Team.