Occupational Therapist

Location

Flintshire, Wales | United Kingdom

Job description

Job Category : Social Care – Qualified
Location : County Offices, Flint House, Church Street, Flint CH6 5BD, Flintshire County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:30
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £20.00

Job Purpose
To provide Occupational Therapy assessments for individuals and their carers to assist them reaching their occupational outcomes within their home environment for those with long term barriers caused by their health. To subsequently work with them to formulate an action plan to remove barriers, building on the person’s strengths, supporting them to optimise function. Where required to recommend techniques, equipment and/or adaptations to enable them to continue living at home/in the community with as much independence as possible. To review interventions and build ongoing resilience prior to closure.

1. Complete the Occupational Therapy process, in various settings within the community, for example people’s own homes, sheltered and residential homes or schools, working closely with colleagues in housing, health, care services, and the third sector managing a caseload of complex cases.
2. Carry out outcome focussed occupational therapy assessments, and specialist assessments with regards to manual handling, positive risk taking, seating assessments and the environment to support the planning of detailed recommendations and interventions.
3. Demonstrate knowledge and share techniques as appropriate to support people to develop optimal levels of functioning and to support their carers where possible.
4. Assessment and provision where required of disability equipment, to use or rule out core stock and/or including researching non-stock specialist orders that will assist clients and / or carer’s to achieve / optimize safety and independence with daily living tasks.
5. Assessment and recommendations where required to support the provision of adaptations to include minor and major adaptations to people’s homes in conjunction with housing colleagues and partners to assist clients and/or carer’s to achieve optimum independence in achieving their occupational outcomes. Where adaptations are not appropriate, the OT will assist in initiation and completion of re-housing assessments.
6. Carrying out continued professional development, including attending and receiving appropriate training, receiving regular clinical supervision, completing reflective practice, maintaining a professional portfolio, active participation in student fieldwork education, adhering to professional code of conduct and code of ethics, adhering, ensuring membership to essential professional bodies (HCPC/RCOT) and pursuing special interest group membership where appropriate to field of practice.

Academic/ Professional Qualification
Degree in Occupational Therapy
HCPC Registration
Commitment to ongoing CPD and training

Knowledge and Experience
An understanding of the principles and responsibilities arising from the implementation of the relevant legislation such as the Social Services and Well Being Act
Experience of providing services to individuals and carer’s in their own home
Experience of working in the community using a person centred enabling approach

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