Social Services Occupational Therapist – Paediatrics Team

Global Healthcare Jobs, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency looking for an experienced and dedicated Social Services Occupational Therapist to take on a new ongoing contract role.

Location: Kent

Contract Type: Ongoing contract

Social Services Occupational Therapist Pay Rate: £38 per hour (assignment rate)

Benefits of working with us:

• Fully online and paperless registration service
• Free DBS and compliance service including paid for mandatory e-learning and practical training modules (if applicable)
• Exclusive access to roles that aren’t available with other agencies; NHSBT, The Home Office and Vaccination Centres (private and public) are just some of the projects we’ve recently recruited to.
• £250 refer a friend bonus once referral has worked 100 hours (uncapped – T&Cs apply)
• Registration body costs covered based on length of service (T&Cs apply)
• Find your own job bonus – Receive £250 for bringing your own position to us
• Clinical governance and revalidation support from an in-house qualified health professional with over 15 years experience
• Your own dedicated consultant with extensive experience within the healthcare sector
• Daily payroll and in-house payroll system

Duties:

• Conduct Occupational Therapy functional assessments (including where appropriate self-assessments and carers assessments), to establish people’s abilities, difficulties and dependencies in order to provide a range of interventions, and identify current needs and outcomes (i.e. equipment, adaptations, housing needs, domiciliary support, residential care) to help the person optimise their independence
• Work with collegaues to deliver a full range of occupational therapy intervention in social care, including supporting writing goals and outcomes within the enablement and outcome based care framework, implementing practical techniques, approaches and strategies to overcome barriers to independence including equipment and adaptations
• Arrange for the delivery and trial of specialist equipment demonstrating effective use of resources by utilising recycled items
• Comply with risk assessment policies as required by the Directorate and in line with MHRA guidance
• Work collaboratively with partnership agencies including health, housing and the voluntary sector, in order to support integration initiatives, promote better housing April 5, 2018 strategies and deliver Disabled Facilities Grants to promote achieving the best outcomes for clients
• Contribute to the development of the care and support plan, providing clinical reasoning and risk assessments to support the case through the care assurance panel for authorisation
• Provide Occupational Therapy specific information, advice and guidance (for example to carers, promoting self-purchase, health promotion) and support carers to continue to optimise independence
• Identify and refer any concerns to the relevant specialist team to ensure that clients are fully supported as required
• Provide professional advice and support to staff in the team, across the Directorate and multi-agency staff on all aspects of disability and strategies to maximise independence, to enhance the decision making process for the appropriate provision of services within the resources available
• Contribute to the development of new and existing practices, procedures and initiatives to ensure that Directorate resources are used effectively, and that government guidance and legislation are appropriately reflected
• Work in partnership with further education providers, including the offer of practice placement opportunities for student Occupational Therapists
• Accountable for own performance regarding adherence to all Directorate policies
• Ensure continued professional development to support professional registration (HCPC)
• Create and maintain accurate, up to date and reliable data, information and records in line with information governance framework requirements, standards and best practice to ensure compliance with legislation

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 Reece Golding; 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 as we have vacancies available within the NHS.

Regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet these requirements for this Occupational Therapy role as we need to meet our clients requirements.

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. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.