Occupational Therapist

Location

Norwich, Norfolk | United Kingdom

Job description

Roles & Responsibilities Deliver occupational therapy interventions/programmes and advice in a variety of settings, across all areas of Norfolk Develops the clients control over decision making, assesses the patient/clients commitment to the jointly determined plan of care, and fosters personal responsibility for health To monitor the levels of OT equipment and be proactive in identifying what is/will be required for individual Responsible for the safe use of equipment by patients/clients To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of your own work to ensure a high standard of clinical care. To refer to other staff and agencies as appropriate. To assist in relevant aspects of health promotion for service users within the Reablement pathway. To refer to and recommend the provision of aids to assist the service user to achieve their reablement goals. To establish effective communication networks with service users, support workers and other team members Meet company set targets To be responsible for the effective and efficient organisation of your own time management, prioritisation, workload and the safe use of equipment. To adhere to Ceras rights based approach, taking into account service user choice. To take reasonable care for ensuring your own personal health and safety and that of service users and other staff that may be affected by your acts or omissions. Professional To set a high standard of personal practice and encourage others to do likewise Have a commitment to lifelong learning and development of a relevant CPD portfolio as evidence of this. To have responsibility towards Safeguarding all customers and staff escalating concerns immediately to line manager To respect the individuality, values, culture and religious diversity of service users and contribute to the provision of and evaluation of a service sensitive to these needs. To represent the Occupational Therapy service and Cera at meetings . To continually review and evaluate the evidence base of practice through research or published papers and apply to own practice and implement change to working practices as is appropriate and agreed. To review and reflect on your own practice and performance through effective use of professional and operational supervision and appraisal.

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Salary

£44k per annum