Occupational Therapist - Fall Prevention

The Optalis Short-Term Support and Rehabilitation Team (STS&R) provides reablement care and support to people who have recently been discharged from hospital. Reablement is a short-term, goal-oriented support service aimed at helping people regain their independence after an illness, injury, or hospitalisation. Instead of doing tasks for someone, reablement professionals work with individuals to build or rebuild skills so they can manage daily activities on their own, such as dressing, cooking, or moving around safely. The focus is on empowering people to maintain as much independence as possible, improving their confidence and quality of life.

STS&R is a multi-disciplinary team consisting of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, and Rehabilitation Care Assistants providing support to customers across the Royal Borough of Maidenhead and Windsor., We are looking for a qualified Occupational Therapist who is registered with HCPC and has experience of rehabilitation and supporting people in the community.

This role sits under our Keep Safe, Stay Well service in the STS&R team. KSSW is a service designed to provide early help so that people stay as well and independent as possible, and has a particular focus on falls prevention. The service actively helps people over the age of 18 who may struggle to live independently, has had a fall or may be at risk of falling, as well as providing information about managing health and ageing well.

Duties will include assessing customers and living conditions, providing equipment, guidance and making suitable adjustments to allow them to continue living as independently as possible. You'll work alongside our team of OTs and Physiotherapists to help agree a person-centred support plan.

Optalis is a LATCo (Local Authority Trading Company) jointly owned by Wokingham Borough Council and the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.

In addition to running two reablement services - START in Wokingham and STS&R in Maidenhead - Optalisdelivers adult social care on behalf of the two local authorities. We have over 50 services across the WBC and RBWM boroughs, supporting adults with learning disabilities to live independently, as well as providing dementia and nursing care for older people.

We provide stable employment and opportunities to develop yourself and advance your career.