Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and nearly 1000 reviews, is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Social Services Occupational Therapist to take on a new ongoing contract role.
Location: Dudley
Contract Type: Locum ongoing contract
Occupational Therapist Pay Rate: £28 per hour (assignment rate)
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* Expert Guidance and Support: Benefit from personalised clinical governance and revalidation support from our in-house qualified health professional with over 15 years of experience.
* Professional Development: Working as a locum Occupational Therapist provides opportunities for continuous professional development.
Duties of the Social Services Occupational Therapist:
* To provide a co-ordinated approach to the assessment of need and produce outcome-focused Occupational Therapy plans.
* To have a positive approach to risk-taking that empowers an individual and focuses on their assets.
* To undertake assessments of service users who require complex assessments, coordinating those assessments where multi-disciplinary input is required in accordance with the Directorate's protocols.
* To respond to requests for assessment for equipment and adaptation in a timely manner.
* To provide functional assessments within the community.
* To make recommendations for the provision of aids to daily living and adaptations.
* To ensure that recommendations are carried out, making appropriate use of specialist skills in other departments.
* To ensure that any equipment supplied is fitted and demonstrated safely, instructing clients on the safe use of equipment.
* To demonstrate Moving and Handling of people skills, providing appropriate advice and recommending appropriate equipment as needed.
* To review the effect of OT intervention on client’s function and provide a sensitive, flexible, and appropriate response to individual service users and their carers.
* To undertake supervisory responsibility for Occupational Therapists, Assistant Care Coordinators, and Team assistants, including case load supervision and case closure.
* To deputise for the Assistant Team Manager/Team Manager as required.
* To use own vehicle insured for business purposes to undertake home assessments and transport aids to daily living as required.
* To maintain records and write reports in accordance with the Directorate's Policy and Procedure.
* To undertake training as appropriate, including Fieldwork Educators Course, and participate in the clinical education of students.
* To liaise with other staff within Adult Social Care in matters relating to OT and act in an advisory capacity to these teams.
* To keep up to date with professional developments in the field of Occupational Therapy and Housing.
* To maintain effective working relationships with internal and external providers and to convene and attend multi-disciplinary meetings as required.
* To make appropriate recommendations to the Team Manager on the development or review of services.
Requirements of the Social Services Occupational Therapist:
* Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy.
* Recent experience working as an Occupational Therapist.
* Recent experience within social services/local authority/council.
* Registered with the HCPC.
Contact:
This Social Services Occupational Therapist job is advertised by Ray Deb; if you are interested in this position, please click above to apply now.
We welcome applications from Band 5 Occupational Therapists as well as Band 6 & 7, as we have multiple vacancies that could be suitable. NHS Occupational Therapists applications are also welcome.
Regretfully, we are only able to respond to candidates who meet these requirements for this Occupational Therapy role.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. We will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
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