Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapist

Are you looking for a flexible job with opportunities for development? Would you thrive in an agile, supportive team environment? In this role, you will assess, plan and deliver occupational therapy interventions for adults with learning disabilities living in the community. You will support people to promote safety and independence within the home, this includes using alternative techniques, utilizing equipment and Technology Enabled Care, providing moving and handling assessments, and recommendations for minor and major adaptations. Working closely with colleagues across health, housing and social care, you will manage a varied caseload and contribute to high-quality, strengths-based practice.

Please note this is a rolling advert and will close as soon as we appoint a successful candidate

Main duties of the job

In this role you will:

• Carry out holistic assessments and identify practical solutions to promote safety and independence.
• Recommend and review equipment, moving and handling solutions, and housing adaptations.
• Manage a defined caseload, prioritizing risk and need while maintaining accurate records.
• Work collaboratively with people, their carers and partner professionals to deliver coordinated support.
• Support junior staff and contribute to service development, learning and continuous improvement.

About us

Our therapy team is a dedicated and supportive group of professionals committed to providing exceptional service and support to our community. We offer a collaborative work environment with opportunities for professional growth and development. Our team values continuous learning and provides access to ongoing training and education. We are embracing new ways of working and innovation to ensure that we deliver the highest quality of support to the people of Peterborough. We are a small team doing big things and making a big impact. You would be joining a well-established team where respect, team working and a supportive environment are key to a successful future. We operate a flexible way of working over the week, you will manage your own diary and there is no weekend working. We are mostly agile and work from home, whilst using the office as an official work base. Our wider Occupational Therapy service supports adults and children across areas such as moving and handling, adaptations, Technology Enabled Care, and OT Duty triage. This post sits within our Adults Learning Disabilities Occupational Therapy team, delivering assessment and intervention within the home environment.

Job responsibilities

The post holder 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 person 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.

The post holder will work under the guidance of lead practitioners within the team to gain best practice and consolidation of knowledge.

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 assess the functional needs of disabled people (18 years and older), including those with multi-pathology and variable conditions, physical and mental health conditions, chronic and terminal illness and learning disabilities residing currently in the community.

To provide a specialist response for difficult cases, formulating and implementing intervention plans aimed at reducing the impact of disability and ill health. To manage a defined caseload of challenging needs as an autonomous practitioner, evidencing high-level problem solving and reasoning skills, and independence of judgement

Person specification

Qualifications

• BSc/MSc in occupational therapy or
• Diploma of occupational therapy
• Registered occupational therapist with
• HCPC

Experience

• Experience of working in a health or social care setting.
• Experience of working with complex cases.
• Experience of working in an MDT

Employer details

Peterborough City Council

Sand Martin House

Bittern Way

Fletton Quays

Peterborough

PE2 8TY

United Kingdom