Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapist - Local authority role

Excellent pay rate

Long term role

Hybrid working arrangement

• To provide an initial assessment of service users with complex care and therapy needs across the teams within the Access and Independence Service: First Response, Reablement and the Assessment Service.
• Support service users to set client centred goals to promote independence and wellbeing in the home environment.
• Assessment and provision of equipment to improve independence with activities of daily living and to reduce risk of injury. This includes manual handling assessments to reduce risk of injury to service users and carers and, where feasible, reduce packages of care for single handed care.
• Manage a caseload, utilising effective prioritisation, delegation and time management skills
• Identify service users appropriate for Continuing Health Care to manage complex health needs
• To complete carers assessments to support informal carers in their role and manage risk of carer breakdown

Please contact Alex for further details