Occupational Therapist ( Project )

Job Category : Social & Health Care Qualified

Location : Queens Road 1, Southwark Council

Hours Per Week : 36.00

Start Date: Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time :17:00
Salary: £22.83

Intermediate Care Southwark (ICS) is looking to recruit an experienced Occupational Therapist to join. ICS is a large, forward thinking multi-disciplinary and integrated health and social care service. The service provides support to residents within Southwark to recovery, achieve goals and maximise independence as they recover. We would like candidates ideally that have experience in working in a Reablement service.

The post is to cover a full time 36 hour post during a permanent member of staff’s secondment.

Please note that this role requires candidate to be largely office based.

Southwark council is committed to supporting vulnerable adults to achieve independence

and social inclusion via personal budgets, self-directed support, and provision of suitable

accommodation. The post holder is expected to provide a proactive approach which

encompasses these goals and sets out to achieve these aims.

The post holder will be expected to expand their specialist knowledge and skill relating to:

 Assessment of people with complex disabilities

 Disability equipment and moving and handling techniques and equipment

 Housing adaptations

 Assistive technologies

 Safeguarding

The post holder will be responsible to a senior member of the team with clinical support

available from a senior OT or OT Team Manager. They will seek advice where referrals

involve policy decisions, or where the post holder requires support with complex problems.

The post holder may have formal supervisory responsibility for Assistant Practitioners and

will be expected to offer guidance to students and new members of staff joining the service.

Knowledge, including educational qualifications:

Essential

How

assessed

1. HCPC registered Occupational Therapist with at least one

recognised OT qualification 

2. Knowledge of current and proposed legislation, policy and

guidance in relation to community care in general 

3. Knowledge of OT theory, specialist assessments and

interventions 

4. Knowledge and understanding of wellbeing principles,

strengths based- and rehabilitative practice E I

5. Knowledge of the principles of equal opportunities, anti-

discriminatory and anti-oppressive practice in assessment

and the provision of services

6. Qualified Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) /

Approved Mental Capacity Professional (AMCP) or Best

Interest Assessor (BIA) or willingness to train

Experience:

7. Experience of working with people with disabilities,

including 1:1 work, the identification of needs and planning

and implementing treatment

8. Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team and with

multiple agencies to facilities holistic assessments and

working collaboratively to support people to achieve their

goals and maximise their independence

9. Experience of using OT specific assessments and/or

strategies to support independence 

10. Experience of undertaking or supporting safeguarding

adult’s investigations and person centred safeguarding

plans

11. Experience of supervising or otherwise supporting other

staff members and students 

Aptitudes, Skills & Competencies:

12. Assessment skills, including OT specific assessment, along

with risk assessment, to support independence and

promoting strengths within adults with complex needs

13. Ability to assess and review needs with reference to the Care

Act 2014, including current care support and care plans and

make changes to reflect needs

14. Skilled in establishing and maintaining working relationships

with complex clients and their carers in an open, empathetic

and professional manner.

15. Ability to consider and value all aspects of a situation and to

make appropriate recommendations, demonstrating a full

understanding of high quality customer care

16. Ability to communicate effectively and clearly in writing,

verbally and through reports. This includes the production

of high quality reports with clear recommendations. 

17. Computer literacy skills at a level to maintain case records

within information management systems and produce high

quality assessments, reviews and reports