Occupational Therapy Assistant

Location

Chichester, West Sussex | United Kingdom

Job description

Job Category : Social Care – Unqualified
Location : County Hall, West Sussex County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £16.28

Location: Various locations across the county

You will work as a part of a strong and dynamic Occupational Therapy service as
a member of an area-based team. In this role you will undertake strengthsbased assessments via a variety of mediums (e.g. telephone / video
assessment, home-based assessment) with the guidance of an HCPC registered
occupational therapist (as directed by Care Act 2014), utilising your skills and
knowledge to develop and implement a plan of support aimed at improving
wellbeing and delivering outcomes for people. The plan may include advice,
information, the provision of assistive equipment and recommendations for
home adaptation. You will also be expected to carry out risk assessments and
undertake assessments under the Mental capacity Act 2007. You will receive
induction and training to enable you to undertake your role, and you will be
supervised by a qualified Occupational Therapist.

Key Skills:

1. Ability to undertake a strengths-based assessment with minimal guidance (as
   directed by the Care Act 2014) to ascertain required information.
2. Ability to develop a person-centred care and support plan with clearly defined
   outcomes.
3. Effective communication and interpersonal skills to provide clear and concise
   guidance and to demonstrate and explain practical activities.
4. Ability to prioritise and organise work and meet agreed performance
   expectations and deadlines.
5. Sound and accurate IT skills (Microsoft Office) in order to carry out research,
   analyse documents, present data and undertake general administrative
   processes.

Qualifications and/or experience:
• A minimum of 3 GCSEs including Maths and English or equivalent
qualification e.g. NVQ.
• Completion of Occupational Therapy Assistant Competency Framework or
similar.
• Experience of working with people with disabilities or with elderly people, and
an understanding of the effects of a disabling condition on a person.
• Some experience of working in a hospital, social care or similar formal care
environment.
• Knowledge of the use of and the risk and safety factors associated with
disability and equipment / adaptation provision.

Please note we require the person to start mid-January, until October 2022. They will require double vaccination against COVID-19. Working arrangements – initially in the office mostly, moving to approx. 2 days office, 3 days home based.

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