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Job Title: Occupational Therapist Graduate - Band 5 equivalent
Salary: £32,076.00 - £33,945.00
Contractual Hours: 37
Basis: Full Time
Date Posted: 04/11/2024
Job Reference: REQ000856
As an Occupational Therapist, you’ll thrive on helping people with disabilities to live a safe and fulfilling life. You will enjoy working with the public and have a holistic view of a person’s health and social care needs.
It’s not about disability being a barrier, but about identifying appropriate solutions to encourage and promote independence within the home and communities.
Leeds City Council is one of the largest employers in the region with over 14,000 employees. We seek to recruit and develop talented individuals who embody our council values and ambitions.
About You
As an Occupational Therapist, you will bring to the role:
* Appropriate professional qualification Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy, Registration with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) upon commencement of the post and maintain yearly registration.
* Ability to assess the needs of and work with individuals and groups using a person-centred approach.
* Ability to carry out safe functional assessments and give physical assistance where necessary.
* Able to identify appropriate Occupational Therapy interventions in order to promote positive change.
* You will need to be a car driver and have access to a car.
About the Role
As our next Occupational Therapist, you’ll specialise in one of our teams. This role is integral to one of our Local Area Disability Services Team (Southeast, East Northeast, or West Northwest) who assess individuals facing occupational disruption within their own homes.
The service has both qualified Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants, and Reablement Officers, all carrying their own caseloads. Their focus is to assess function and safety, providing personalised solutions through specialist equipment, adaptations, and signposting to other required services.
Responsibilities
* To undertake Occupational Therapy assessments, deemed suitable for allocation to an OT in line with experience post qualification.
* To manage an allocated caseload of disabled people and monitor, review and evaluate changes in a disabled person's needs.
* To complete moving and handling and hoist training, and then, with appropriate guidance from senior staff, carry out appropriate moving and handling assessments.
* To develop, implement and review outcome-focused Occupational Therapy intervention to meet assessed needs and promote independent well-being and inclusion.
* To maintain accurate and up-to-date case notes and other records and write reports as required.
* To actively promote and support Leeds City Council’s and Directorate policies on Equality and Diversity.
* To provide support and professional supervision to support staff.
Qualifications
Essential Requirements: Candidates will only be shortlisted if they can demonstrate that they meet all the following essential requirements.
* Appropriate professional qualification Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
* Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
* Ability to effectively plan, prioritise, time manage and evaluate own workload.
* Able to communicate effectively with a range of partners and service users.
* Able to assess the needs of individuals and groups using a person-centred approach.
* Car driver.
How to Apply
Please complete the online application form. Read our guidance for further advice. If you have any queries or would like an informal chat about the role, please contact: Prosper Matewa, Disability Service Team Manager. Call 0113 3783619 or 07891274051. Email: prosper.matewa@leeds.gov.uk
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be carried out on preferred candidates.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
We promote diversity and want a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds.
All new Leeds City Council appointments are made subject to the satisfactory completion of a six-month probationary period.
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