Job Description

Occupational TherapistRate of Pay - £35 per hour UmbrellaHours - 37 hours per week WorkingStructure - Guidance 2 office days per week.Flexible / hybrid working.Office location - Haverhill Health Centre, Camps Road, Haverhill CB9 8HFDuration - 3 months with room for extensionDriving / access to a vehicle is essential for this role.Brief Duties / Key Responsibilities: Looking for one OT for six months to work with the Haverhill Area Integrated team in Adult Social Care to respond to OT referrals within the area and potential to flex to other West neighbourhood areas to support with lists as and when needs arise.• To effectively manage a potentially increasingly complex caseload, with support, prioritising work, allocating cases and managing your time to provide Occupational Therapy to adults with care and support needs living in their own homes.• To complete asset-based, face to face assessments with adults, and their carers, to address functional needs, and where appropriate care issues, taking into account available resources, reablement potential, as well as possible equipment and digital solutions.• To undertake a variety of occupational therapy work including: - Urgent requests to resolve moving and handling issues. - Developing, implementing and reviewing reablement plans. - Setting goals and outcomes with adults with care and support needs and their carers. - Considering various solutions to meet customer needs including care support, alternative techniques, equipment or adaptations, assessing for and following up on these as required.• To complete recommendations, applications and specifications for major and minor adaptations, Community Equipment Service (CES), Registered Social Landlords, Orbit Home Improvement Agency and Borough and District Councils.• To assess for specialist equipment with suppliers, considering various best value solutions including access to existing available stock. • To make referrals to and work together with Community and Acute Health and Other Partner Agencies, both statutory and voluntary.• To accurately record and maintain all appropriate records, assessments, notes and recommendations and outcomes onto databases ensuring confidentiality at all times.• Interpretation of Care Act Eligibility and other relevant legislation with regard to Occupational Therapy related issues and provision in Adult Social Care.• To contribute to the team systems for responding to urgent and standard work as required.• To participate effectively in supervision, team meetings and professional development of self and others.• To provide specific advice to colleagues on Occupational Therapy practise and knowledge, support and oversee recommendations by Independence and Wellbeing Practitioners (IWPs) and trusted assessors including supervision of a small number of IWPs, where this is agreed by the relevant Team Manager.• To provide specific advice to colleagues regarding criteria for equipment including Fast Track. Although this list provides examples of what you will be doing it's not intended to be exhaustive and can be discussed with Line Manager at the start.