Job Title : Experienced Occupational Therapist Reablement CA11 1331 Grade K
Job Category : Social & Healthcare Qualified
Location : Monkton Park Council Offices, Wiltshire Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £27.92
The Reablement team positively impacts individuals' lives following illness, injury, loss of confidence or hospital admission. The service is led by Occupational Therapists, alongside Occupational Therapy Assistants and Support Workers.
Our OTs work proactively with customers in their own homes to achieve greater independence, promote their well-being and minimise long-term care needs.
In this placement, you will conduct strengths-based assessments, and work with customers and their families to design and implement creative reablement plans to enable them to achieve their goals.
We’re looking for a qualified OT with at least two years of post-qualification experience. Holding a valid full UK driver's license is required, as they'll be conducting visits to clients in their own homes or other settings, such as hospitals.
Specific qualifications, knowledge, and skills required for this role:
Essential
Professional Qualification in Occupational Therapy (Diploma or degree)
Registered with the HCPC as an Occupational Therapist
Evidenced experience of professional and personal development following achievement of professional qualification, likely to be a minimum of 2 years post-qualification
Experience of working with adults
Significant knowledge and understanding of Health, Housing and Social Care legislation and wider policy context.
Significant up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance in relation to working with, and the safeguarding of adults.
Significant knowledge and experience of delivering adaptations through the Disabled Facilities Grant process.
Significant knowledge of reablement to support and promote independence.
Significant and up-to-date knowledge and experience of undertaking moving and handling assessments and writing moving and handling plans.
Experience of contributing to the supervision of staff and taking part in professional supervision
Well-developed interpersonal skills and ability to effectively communicate with people in a variety of ways and levels.
Ability to professionally challenge
Literate, numerate and good computer skills
Ability to prioritise work and support others to do this.
A self-starter, well organised person who is passionate about delivery of high quality customer-centric services.
Must be able to write clear, accurate and evidence-informed documentation
Fully fluent in spoken and written English
Desirable
Experience of working in a social care setting
Experience of working in a reablement or intermediate care team
Experience of working as a Safeguarding investigating officer.
Experience of supervising occupational therapy students on practice placements. .
Experience of offering formal supervision and appraisal to staff.
Experience in offering training and support with moving and handling