Occupational Therapist

Work with York Limited are working with our local authority client to find experienced Occupational Therapists for work in the York area within the Adult Social Care service. The successful candidates will work as part of a team to provide a high quality professional Occupational Therapy (OT) service to customers and carers, relevant to their health, equipment and social care assessed needs, with the aim to prevent, reduce or delay future care requirements.

This is a three month temporary position, with the possibility for extension, with an immediate start. This is a full-time role (37 hours per week), Monday to Friday. Flexible working hours and hybrid working are available. The rate of pay is £22.21 per hour. Benefits include online weekly timesheets, holiday pay, and a workplace pension scheme.

Duties:

• To hold and manage a complex case load working as part of the Occupational Therapy team.
• To screen and prioritise customers identifiable needs, to carry out an assessment, usually by telephone to establish the urgency.
• To provide a specialist overview of the customer’s functional abilities to include all aspects of daily living in order to optimise safety and maximise independent living at home, using strength and assets based approaches to support planning.
• To carry out timely assessments as identified during the screening process, including moving and handling, major adaptations and specialist equipment. Using clinical knowledge to provide customers, carers and professionals with advice and information on the full range of equipment and adaptations available.
• To work closely with partner agencies, particularly with the housing standards and adaptations team including a technical officer to plan and carry through major adaptations.

Qualifications:

• Essential qualification degree/diploma in Occupational Therapy, and to be registered with Health Professionals Council, adhering to the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.
• Core Occupational Therapy Skills.
• Further knowledge and skills to be developed through on-the-job training and experience, and post-graduate training courses.
• Knowledge of legislation underpinning practice, including an in-depth knowledge of community care and housing legislation.
• A systematic understanding and critical awareness of current issues in OT and affecting OT practice e.g. government policy, National Service Frameworks and NHS initiatives.
• Working knowledge of housing adaptations including housing legislation, techniques, planning and building regulations.
• Comprehensive understanding of moving and handling legislation and techniques.
• Extensive knowledge of the full range of specialist disability equipment.
• Good communication skills, including verbal and non-verbal skills, formal and informal, face-to-face contact, telephone, electronic.
• Good observation skills.
• Competence in IT skills for data collection, storing/using customer database.
• Enhanced DBS Check.

Right to Work:

All applicants must have the right to work in the United Kingdom.

How to Apply:

For more information, please contact Kathryn on 01904 566066 and to apply please complete our application form or send an up-to-date CV, along with details of 2 referees, to applications@workwithyork.co.uk.

Safeguarding:

Work with York Limited are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children expect all employees and temporary staff to share this commitment. We will therefore require successful candidates to undertake an enhanced Criminal Record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service unless they already have a DBS on the Update Service.