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Occupational Therapist Assistant

Hatched Recruitment Group
Posted 18 days ago, valid for 7 days
Location

Enfield, Greater London EN2 6LU, England

Salary

£26 per hour

Contract type

Part Time

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  • The job is for an Assistant Occupational Therapist Band 5 in Enfield, offering a salary of £26 per hour.
  • The position requires the completion of occupational therapy assessments and the planning of interventions to support clients in self-maintenance, productivity, and leisure activities.
  • Candidates will collaborate with clients, families, and multidisciplinary teams to set and achieve occupational therapy goals.
  • The role involves monitoring treatment effectiveness and providing training on lifestyle changes and adaptations.
  • Applicants should have relevant experience in occupational therapy, although the specific number of years required is not mentioned.

Assistant Occupational Therapist Band 5

Enfield

26/hr

Start date: ASAP

Full Time: Mon - Fri 36/hrs a week

JOB SUMMARY

* Completing occupational therapy assessments, identifying and addressing occupational performance skills deficits, and planning OT intervention that will enable the client to meet needs in areas of self-maintenance, productivity and leisure.

* Working with clients, relatives and carers to identify OT goals as part of an overall care plan, including organising and facilitating case conferences and family meetings.

* Planning and implementing individual and/or group interventions, in collaboration with the client, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals.

* Liaising closely with members of the MDT and other service providers as part of the care co-ordination process.

Duties/responsibilities

1. To undertake occupational therapy assessments for a designated caseload, addressing occupational performance and skill deficits, enabling the client in areas of self-maintenance, productivity and leisure.

2. To work with clients to identify OT goals as part of the overall care plan

3. To plan and implement individual and/or group interventions, in collaboration with the client and their family/carers, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals.

4. To monitor and evaluate treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of the intervention.

5. To apply understanding of the effect of disability and provide training and advice on lifestyles changes and adaptations to the client's social and physical environment.

6. To participate in multi-disciplinary assessment and treatment provision. Involvement with care-co-ordination, discharge planning and care programme approach.

7. To prioritise their caseload to meet the individual needs of the client.

8. To identify unmet needs in the service and advise the senior OT as necessary

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