Senior Occupational Therapist

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We are looking for a highly experienced Senior Occupational Therapist to join our Integrated Reviewing Team. The team works closely alongside social work colleagues on assessments and reviews, so we can gain a full picture of an individuals eligible care needs and provide considered interventions for maximum impact.

In this senior role your caseload will involve higher levels of complexity, and you will offer casework advice and guidance to other team members.

As a Senior Occupational Therapist you will bring to the role:

• degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy, with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration on commencement in post
• significant clinical experience in a physical health setting, including assessing of people with complex needs, devising interventions and care plans and managing risk
• ability to plan, prioritise and manage a challenging caseload autonomously
• high level communication and engagement with colleagues and partners, service users, their families and carers, with ability to negotiate and manage conflict
• driving licence (citywide travel required)

What sets our team apart is our multi-disciplinary approach; by coordinating closely with social work colleagues we can conduct a truly joined-up review of an individuals care and support needs. This streamlines our processes to provide a better experience for people we support and deliver efficiencies within the service. We work primarily with people newly discharged from hospital with a package of care and people identified by a social worker as requiring a full functional assessment.

Were a close knit inclusive team with a culture of peer support for everyone. Our supportive Team Manager, is always on hand and will provide your professional supervision. As a Senior Occupational Therapist, you will have a key role yourself in mentoring less experienced team members.

Youll further develop competencies in complex moving and handling, standardised adaptations, assessments involving care providers and referrals to other services. Youll also gain in-depth knowledge of the Care Act and the role of the local authority and will have opportunities internally and with partner agencies for involvement in service improvement initiatives.

We encourage our staff to grow their career with us, with clear progression pathways evidenced by our management team. Continuing professional development (CPD) is central to our practice, with protected CPD time every month for all team members.

Job Purpose

Under the general direction of a Team Manager to provide a high quality and comprehensive Occupational Therapy service to disabled adults, children and young people, carers and community in accordance with the organisational needs, policy and practices of the Directorate and within statutory guidelines.

Core Responsibilities

• To undertake a range of complex Occupational Therapy assessments. Assessments should have an occupational focus and aim to reduce barriers to inclusion.
• To undertake reablement assessments which have an occupational emphasis. To be responsible for the care planning for the whole process.
• To manage and monitor a workload of complex and diverse cases within the parameters of agreed policies and practices together with professional guidance and support from team managers to safeguard and promote the welfare of individuals, families and carers.
• To develop, implement and review outcome focussed Occupational Therapy intervention to meet assessed needs and promote independent well-being and inclusion within delegated levels of responsibility.
• To identify specialist housing needs of disabled people and their families and support them in accessing suitable housing/adaptations
• To organise work activities taking account of the need to prioritise tasks and responsibilities ensuring statutory legislation and service priorities are met.
• To provide written and verbal reports which are concise, informative and based on analysis of complex evidence, for example, recommendations for major adaptations and specialist/bespoke equipment.
• To complete moving and handling and hoist training, and then carry out complex moving and handling assessments, and provide subsequent advice and training to disabled people, carers and staff as appropriate.
• To carry out complex moving and handling assessments, make appropriate recommendations for specific equipment, to reduce the risk for carers.
• To deliver, fit and collect equipment as appropriate, including necessary moving and handling of equipment.
• Following assessment provide/recommend complex and bespoke services to disabled adults, older people, children and young people which remove barriers to social inclusion, to improve quality of life for disabled people and their carers.
• To obtain the views of the disabled person during the assessment…