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Occupational Therapist
Location:
London, Gt Lon
Description:
1. To provide an initial assessment of service users with complex care and therapy needs across the teams within the Access and Independence Service: First Response, Reablement and the Assessment Service.2. Support service users to set client centred goals to promote independence and wellbeing in the home environment. Facilitate service user choice and empowerment through promoting independence, the timely provision of information, advice and support using evidence-based interventions to ensure service users maintain independence for as long as possible.3. Assessment and provision of equipment to improve independence with activities of daily living and to reduce risk of injury. This includes manual handling assessments to reduce risk of injury to service users and carers and, where feasible, reduce packages of care for single handed care.4. To independently manage a caseload, utilising effective prioritisation, delegation and time management skills to enable effective throughput of service users.5. To identify service users appropriate for Continuing Health Care to manage complex health needs6. To identify Safeguarding concerns, complete thorough risk assessment and refer where appropriate to services to manage risk of harm to service users. This includes situations where people may be neglected or abused in accordance with the Inter-Agency Policy and Procedures for Safeguarding Adults7. To assess capacity and ability to make informed decisions relating to assessment process as per Care and Mental Capacity Act.8. To ensure cost effective service provision and make recommendations for specialist equipment and adaptations in accordance with eligibility criteria and departmental guidelines.9. To complete carers assessments to support informal carers in their role and manage risk of carer breakdown10. To keep accurate and up to date case records and written reports using councils IT systems and in line with statutory and local protocols. Ensure the highest level of data quality for all information recorded, ensuring that the information is consistently timely, accurate and complete to ensure the service meets the Professions and statutory recording requirements, including case recording on Mosaic. 11. To ensure confidentiality on all matters relating to service users and information obtained during employment, and not to release such information to anyone else other than those acting in an authorised official capacity in accordance with the Data Protection Act and Caldicott Guidance.12. To develop and maintain effective working relationships across services within Adult Social Care, as well as other specialist agencies including Acute Hospital NHS trusts, Mental Health service, D/Ns, GPs, voluntary organisations and independent care service providers.13. To promote the service to other organisations and appropriate personnel and provide guidance and information concerning Occupational Therapy service provision to other agencies, e.g. Housing Associations, Carer Agencies. 14. To provide regular supervision and participate in the professional development of OT Assistants and other junior members of the team. This includes assisting in the training of Occupational Therapy student and in staff induction programs. 15. To recommend changes in the Occupational Therapy role and service where appropriate. To act as a skills resource for other professionals across Adult social care and partner services when required Salary Expectations Regular Pay: £31.99/HourWeekends: £46.50/HourUnsociable Hours: £41.23/HourOvertime: £41.23/HourNights: £25.42/Hour
Company:
5 Star Recruitment
Posted:
September 17 on Manatal ATS
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Occupational Therapist is a Nurse & Healthcare Occupational Therapist Job at 5 Star Recruitment located in London LND. Find other listings like Occupational Therapist by searching Oodle for Nurse & Healthcare Occupational Therapist Jobs.
Occupational Therapist is a Nurse & Healthcare Occupational Therapist Job at 5 Star Recruitment located in London LND. Find other listings like Occupational Therapist by searching Oodle for Nurse & Healthcare Occupational Therapist Jobs.