Occupational Therapist

Provide Services for Disabled Individuals:
Visit or advise on the need for occupational therapy services.
Assess individuals' needs to support their full participation in the community.
Make Recommendations:
Suggest ways to further clients' independence, including necessary domestic adaptations and the provision of personal aids.
Maintain Relationships:
Foster good relationships with other staff and agencies to ensure high-standard and coordinated service delivery to disabled service users and their carers.
Support Service:
Provide a support service for service users across the Department in consultation with Service Managers and heads of establishments.
Professional Support and Advice:
Offer professional support and advice to colleague Occupational Therapists and other staff within area offices and other Department outlets.
Stay Informed:
Keep up to date with current developments in Occupational Therapy and other relevant issues.
Ensure area colleagues are informed about these developments.
Evaluate Service Effectiveness:
Assist in evaluating the effectiveness of services.
Ensure services are known and appropriate for all sections of the community.

Experience in the field of occupational therapy.
Assessment of the needs of people with physical and sensory disabilities.
Additional work experience, either pre- or post-qualification.
Evaluated through application form and probing at the interview.
Skills and Knowledge:

Communication:
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Evaluated through application form and probing at the interview.
Teamwork:
Ability to work effectively as a member of a team.
Evaluated through application form and probing at the interview.
Workload Management:
Ability to take responsibility for planning and managing an individual workload.
Evaluated through application form and probing at the interview.
Needs Assessment:
Ability to assess the needs of adults and children with physical and sensory disabilities.
Evaluated through application form and probing at the interview.
Care Planning:
Experience in care planning for a wide range of disabilities.
Relevant knowledge of legislation in Community Care & Disability.
Awareness of the needs of people with physical and sensory disabilities.
Knowledge of the range of resources available.
Evaluated through application form and probing at the interview.
Service User Groups:
Ability to work with all service user groups., occupational therapist: 1 year (preferred)

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Temporary contract, Fixed term contract, Temp to perm

Pay: £19.51-£34.31 per hour

Benefits:

Company pension
On-site parking
Referral programme
Work from home
Schedule:

Day shift
Flexitime
Monday to Friday
No weekends
Weekend availability