As part of the occupational therapy team, you will be required to hold a caseload to assess, guide and share information with adults, carers as well as other professionals. The post includes hybrid working and covers the whole of Shropshire, though travel will be mostly in the north of the county..May share some responsibilities for the formal and informal supervision of OccupationalTherapy Assistants and students as required.Who will your manager be and what will you be responsible for?You will be:

• Reporting to Team Manager, Occupational Therapy team who is in turn responsible
for your health and safety, training, and development.
• Supervision and monitoring of casework will be undertaken by the Senior Occupational
Therapists.What will you be doing?To support the development and delivery of the Council's vision, values, and strategicobjectives.To ensure the delivery of the Council's key functions in accordance with the Councils corevalues and service standards.To work alongside, but independently with Housing Services, Adult Social Care, Healthteams and wider Occupational Therapy team.The above duties are an illustrative outline and are not an exhaustive list. You will be expectedto become involved in a range of work to enable the service to respond effectively to thechanging requirements of the Council and changes affecting the workforce.What we expect of youYou will:Independently manage a defined, allocated caseload of adult cases using problem solving,reasoning skills, reflective practice and a strength-based approach.Independently undertaking formal assessment of adults and their carers with disability needs,by: o Establishing a therapeutic relationship using communication and negotiation skills to overcome barriers to communication. o Assessing, analysing, and evaluating risk. o Liaising with and consulting other health and social care professionals, statutory, private, and voluntary organisations to complete the assessment of need and inform, analyse, and reason where appropriate. o Complete written reports, recommendations and referrals as required.To analyse assessment information and identify and select appropriate interventionprogrammes which balance the interaction of risk, safety, client choice, independence, areasof conflict, eligibility for services and cost effectiveness in consultation with the SeniorOccupational Therapist as necessary.To implement interventions including:
• To formally assess the physical, psychological, and social abilities of adults with
issues impacting on their activities of daily living.
• To undertake moving and handling assessments for vulnerable adults with complex
needs.
• To liaise with GP'S, Social workers, and other professionals to complete the
assessed need.
• To make recommendations and advise on how to meet the assessed needs including
matters around the appropriateness of equipment and/or adaptations in a range of settings, sourcing cost effective solutions.
• To assess for and prescribe a wide range of equipment for individual homes and
other settings.
• Recommend adaptations to the relevant Housing Authority in both social housing and
private sectors through Major Adaptation Grant (DFG) within the current limit.
• To comply with safe systems of work in accordance with the department's Health,
Safety and Welfare Policy and Procedures.
• To offer support to adults and carers and to be aware of support groups and condition
specific support organisations.
• To refer on to appropriate agencies once needs have been identified through
assessment.
• To review and re-assess adults as required progressing interventions to a satisfactory
closure.
• To keep appropriate records of work undertaken in accordance with legal and
organisational requirements.
• To establish and develop links with other agencies involved with supporting
vulnerable adults with a disability or additional need.
• To be responsible for the day-to-day management of his/her own workload, managing
a caseload of adults.
• To undertake supervision with an identified Occupational Therapy Assistant when
applicable.
• To be aware of the financial and budget implications of resource provision and to
have an awareness of charitable sources of funding.
• To participate in performance management to enhance the service provided to adults
and their carers.
• To participate in and contribute to meetings related to the support of vulnerable
adults.
• To develop an understanding and awareness of issues relating to equal
opportunities and diversity. To promote and demonstrate anti discriminatory methods of practice in carrying out duties.To provide risk assessments in moving and handling situations, liaising with otherrelevant professionals and agencies when appropriate.To progress interventions to agreed satisfactory closure, evaluating, and reviewingoutcomes. Setting up reviews and organising/partaking in case discussions/conferences.
• To maintain continuing professional development using critical appraisal skills,
evidence-based practice, and a sound knowledge of best practice and clinical governance.
• To take an active role in influencing service development by:
o Attending meetings and in service training. o Contributing to service evaluation through use of auditable and measurable outcomes, partaking in research projects and implementing change as appropriate.
• Ensure services provided are provided within departmental policies and
procedures, meeting service objectives and best professional practice.
• Ensuring individual and service performance targets are met.
• Working with colleagues to ensure the team functions successfully in support of
the Council's corporate and service objectives.
• To comply with safe systems of work in accordance with the Department's Health
and Safety Welfare Policy and Procedures.These are illustrative duties. The post holder will be expected to become involved in a rangeof work to enable the service to respond effectively to the changing requirements of theCouncil and changes affecting the workforce., The post holder, as part of a multi-disciplinary team, will carry out assessments and reviews.The aim is to maximise the independence of adults in their own homes so they can besupported to remain in their own home and communities. This may result in recommendationof assistive technology, equipment or in some situations minor and/or major adaptations.These duties are illustrative and not exhaustive. The post holder will be expected to becomeinvolved in a range of work to enable the service to respond effectively to the changingrequirements of the Council and changes affecting the workforce.What are your conditions of ServiceThe conditions of service are those laid down by Shropshire Council, which have been adoptedand amended as necessary from those laid down by the National Joint Council for LocalGovernment Services.

As Shropshire Council we are rightly proud of our achievements and we have proven to be aresilient local authority in our response to the many challenges we overcome, particularlyover recent years. We will be continuing this momentum with ambition and a focus ondelivering our four key priorities outlined within the Shropshire Plan: Healthy People, HealthyEnvironment, Health Economy, and Healthy Organisation.We are committed to achieving this by aligning everything we do to our vision 'Shropshire -living the best life'; to tell everyone that Shropshire Council is a great place to be. We willenable a skilled, happy, healthy, diverse, inclusive, empowered, and proud workforce thatinfluences and leads change, addressing any inequalities.As a member of the Occupational Therapy team within the People Directorate, you will supportthe achievement of these key priorities, making a real difference to the lives of older residentsand their families living in Shropshire.Our primary function is concerned with promoting independence and safety for vulnerableadults in their own homes and their local community within Shropshire. This will be carried outthorough assessment, partnerships and collaborative working with health, housing, the privateand independent sectors.


• The post is a permanent contract working 37 hours per week,
• Contractual office hours are between 7am - 7pm Monday - Friday and 8am -
1pm Saturday with a minimum lunch break of 30 minutes. The team's current working hours are 8.45 am - 5 pm Monday - Thurs, and 8.45 am - 4pm Friday. Occasional evening work may be required,
• The post is subject to the Council's annualised hours scheme as implemented
within the specific work area., Annual leave entitlement is a pro rata flat rate scheme of 207 hours (28 days) annual leaveplus bank holidays, with five days extra awarded to those staff with five years local governmentservice giving an entitlement of 244 hours (33 days). Two days of an employee's allowance(pro rota for part time staff) must be taken at Christmas for any potential Christmas closures.Employees who work in a building/service which is required to open over the Christmas period,the two days leave (pro rota) can be carried over into your next leave year but must be usedby the end of March.The appointment is subject to two months' notice in writing on either side.The appointment is subject to six months' satisfactory probationary service during which timethe notice period will be one week on either side.