Experienced Occupational Therapist

Job title

Experienced Occupational Therapist

Job Category

Social Care Qualified

Location

2 Alice Square, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH412YA, Wirral MBC

Hours per week 36

Salary

£31.02 per hour

2 days remote, 3 days in the office

Locum Occupational Therapist - Adult Social Care Equipment and Adaptations - Wirral Council

Seeking an experienced, HCPC registered OT who has worked with adults in a community or social care setting to join our ASC Team.

The role

Support adults to remain safe and independent at home - assessment and provision of equipment and major adaptations - work collaboratively with residents, families, carers and other professionals - identify practical solutions - promote independence - reduce risk.

Main Duties And Responsibilities

Behavioural

• Enjoy, achieve, create impact, and thrive in the role and organisation. • Live our values in the role and organisation.

Occupational

Therapy specific duties & responsibilities

• Work within the Standards of conduct, performance and ethics as described by the Health and

Care Professional Council (HCPC) and the College of Occupational Therapists’ Professional Standards for Occupational Therapists’ Practice, ensuring compliance with legal, organisational and multi-agency requirements.

• Working autonomously to undertake a range of functional and specialist assessments of needs including appropriate management of risk, to provide expert opinion advice and a range of suitable outcomes working with individuals, families and carers where appropriate, to reduce the need for care or care accommodation and to provide their preferred solution where practically possible.

Support, advise and coach junior staff and students to develop their skills knowledge and competencies.

Communication,

Engagement and Training

• Provide information and support to enable people, to access a range of services/provision designed to minimise and manage risks, improve the quality of life for individuals, families, carers and meet needs.

• Liaise with social care colleagues and external agencies in order to gather information relevant to assessment and reviewing of needs.

• Work across organisational boundaries to contribute to the work of established and developing multi agency teams, applying your skills, knowledge and professional judgement within the council helping to ensure seamless service responses to individuals with multiple needs.

• Work with individuals, families, carers, colleagues, multidisciplinary teams and external agencies, enabling them to contribute toward the assessment, and actions to meet outcomes identified. Cultivate inclusive and collaborative relationships.

• Ensure robust links between partner agencies, supporting the integration agenda and its ongoing development.

• Provide clinical supervision, advice and guidance to students, assistants and less experienced OT’s and mentor newly qualified Occupational Therapists.