Occupational Therapist (Adult Social Care)

Tempting Recruitment are working alongside our client, a Local Authority, who are looking to recruit an experienced Occupational Therapist to join their team based in the Southampton JOB DETAILS PAY RATE: £20 -£26 per hour WORK TYPE: Temporary WORK PATTERN: Full Time LOCATION: Southampton JOB SUMMARY The Occupational Therapist will provide assessment and provision of Occupational Therapy interventions to adults and older people with challenging physical and functional difficulties in the community resulting in the need for specialist housing adaptation, simple and challenging equipment needs taking into account the needs of the client and their relatives and carers. Emphasis will be placed upon rehabilitation, health promotion, equipment and adaptations, etc where appropriate, while maintaining links with other members of the team and health care professionals JOB DESCRIPTION The duties and responsibilities of the role will include: To perform a specialist community Occupational Therapy role with disabled people of all ages who have difficult health, social, psychological / psychosocial and housing needs and who have been referred To manage a defined caseload of challenging needs as an autonomous practitioner, evidencing high-level problem solving and reasoning skills, and independence of judgement THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE The successful candidate will have the following skills and competencies: Diploma or Degree in occupational therapy Hold state registration with the Health Professions Council Current knowledge of, and practical implementation of Housing, Moving and Handling, and Community Care and other relevant legislation Please be advised that only candidates that have the specific skills and experiences required for this role will be shortlisted and submitted to our client for review. HOW TO APPLY Hit the APPLY button or contact Ellie Hibbard at Tempting Recruitment NOW