Experienced Adult Occupational Therapist

Seven Social Care is looking for an Experienced Adult Occupational Therapist to fill an exclusive opportunity in Nottinghamshire

This is a temporary role

The role:

To be responsible for the occupational therapy assessment of individual needs and the initiation and coordination of a range of outcomes to meet them, promoting the principles of choice and control, personalisation, and self-directed support to ensure that service users can assess and manage their own needs, risks and uncertainties

Key Responsibilities:

• Be responsible for the occupational therapy assessment, support planning and review of complex individual needs and then initiate and coordinate a range of outcomes to meet them.
• Maintain a complex caseload commissioning services within available resources.
• Following appropriate training undertake assessments using a range of health and social care tools, for example, moving and handling assessments, specialist occupational therapy assessments, moving and handling assessments, Best Interests Assessments.
• Be responsible for the identification of potential reablement opportunities and provide access to those services as required.
• Provide professional detailed information, advice and support to service users and their carers.

Applicant Requirements:

• Qualifications: A qualification accepted by the Health Professions Council as a qualification in

Occupational therapy. Additional qualifications relevant to the service area or personal development –

for example British Sign Language, Best Interests Assessor. Registration with the Health Professions Council. Detailed knowledge of community care services within health and social care

settings.

• Experience: At least two years post qualification experience which clearly evidences the ability

to undertake occupational therapy tasks and responsibilities within complex and

demanding situations where elements of risk will be present.

• Compliance: Up to date DBS
• Travel: Clean UK driving licence with the ability to commute to and from work independently

Working with Seven Social Care:

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