Occupational Therapist (TEC)
Rotherham
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £45,000.00
This is an incredible opportunity to work for a forward-thinking care provider, who’ll support you to be the best you can be in your chosen field!
Join us as our new Occupational Therapist (TEC) at Medequip Connect and let us empower you to truly make a difference.
Our continued employee development programmes, internal training and exceptional leadership will give you the ability to continuously develop yourself professionally whilst providing person-centred care.
You’ll be supported by an excellent team of professional and ever-developing co-workers who all identify and align with Medequip’s values and ways.
Who are Medequip Connect?
Medequip Connect provide services to over 10,000 people nationwide with the objective of providing reassurance and support to older, disabled or vulnerable people allowing them to remain safely in their own home.
We help people to maintain independence by providing Technology Enabled Care (TEC) and a range of associated equipment that gives them the confidence of knowing that assistance is available at any time, 24 hours a day. Our care technology services provide peace of mind to you, your family, and your friends.
About the role
As the Occupational Therapist (TEC) for Medequip Connect, you will be undertaking assessments for TEC cases, and providing advice and support to non-professional assessment staff in their roles. You will support the National Clinical Lead for TEC in the development of assessment processes and functions for Connect, including new product research and best practice guidance across the service. You will support operational teams with service delivery, overseeing safeguarding queries and helping to ensure compliance with both local and national guidance and requirements.
Your day-to-day responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:
* Case Management
o Hold an independent caseload of service users within the Rotherham TEC service and from other Medequip Connect TEC services nationally as required.
o Assess service users via a series of video and/or face-to-face appointments as required, with the aim to provide TEC supporting service user safety, wellbeing and independence, according to agreed local criteria and guidance.
o Prescribe equipment as required, arranging trials where appropriate.
o Provide instruction and training to ensure complex equipment is used safely.
o Conduct reviews of service users to evaluate trials, or ensure that equipment is safe and being used optimally.
o Work in varied locations across our region to visit service users.
o Maintain accurate case records and support audits as required.
o Provide expert assessment advice, and support to other clinical/assessment staff within the team on more complex cases.
* Technical Knowledge
o Be a subject matter expert in TEC to support and help develop best practice policies, protocols and quality risk assessment frameworks.
o Keep updated with developments in TEC, utilising best practice, new product innovations, and evidence-based practice.
o Work with 3rd party TEC suppliers to keep up to date with their product ranges.
o Provide technical support and troubleshooting for service users and carers.
* Managerial and other
o Utilise supervision, training opportunities and reflective practice to ensure own professional development and accreditation.
o Supervise the work of TEC Installer Assessors and assist with the supervision of OT students and assistants as required.
o Support Rotherham TEC Installer Assessors to provide safe, compliant, and caring services.
o To be the Safeguarding champion for the Rotherham TEC service.
o Take part in audits and research as directed.
o Attend team meetings as required, ensuring that local, team, and national policies are followed.
About you
Above all, you will identify and align with our company values:
* We empower people to be accountable for their actions and performance.
* We help people with empathy, courtesy, dignity and kindness.
* We show respect and are trusted by our colleagues, suppliers and customers.
* We believe in teamwork and are passionate about our work.
* We encourage innovation and the development of technology.
* We embrace change and seek to achieve excellence.
* We deliver cost-effective, efficient and safe healthcare solutions.
Qualifications and experience required.
* Diploma or Degree in OT
* Registered with HCPC
* Ability to complete complex TEC assessments and risk assessments
* Full UK Driving Licence
What we offer
* 33 days (inclusive of Bank Holidays)
* Continued professional development, training and learning support and opportunities for career progression.
* Life assurance
* Cycle to work scheme
* Free eye test, provided by Specsavers
* Care First employee assistance program including free counselling.
* Access to Perkbox discount platform
* Free DBS check
We welcome applications from all sections of the Community as an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are also happy to make any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process should you need it.
This role may be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and satisfactory references. This role is not eligible for sponsorship.
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