Community Occupational Therapist (Adults) - Moving & Handling

The Methodist Church in Britain; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Peer support

Regular supervision

CPD opportunities

Flexible working

Hybrid working

Home visits across North Devon

Job summary

Devon County Council’s Care Direct Plus team seeks a part-time Occupational Therapist (30 hours per week) to deliver specialist moving and handling assessments in community and hospital settings. The role involves autonomous practice, complex caseloads, and collaboration with NHS, social care and housing partners to promote independence and safe living at home.

HCPC registration is required, with a DBS check; visa sponsorship is not available.

Qualifications

• Confident and fluent spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Carry out specialist moving and handling assessments and reviews in community and hospital settings.
• Develop and implement person-centred solutions that promote independence, including specialist equipment and tailored care packages.
• Manage a diverse caseload, including highly complex cases, in line with legislation and best practice.
• Work as an autonomous practitioner using clinical reasoning and independent decision making.
• Collaborate across general practice, acute and community health, social care, and voluntary and private sector partners.
• Deliver person-centred assessments and interventions within social care and health legislation.
• Support people to live safely, independently and with dignity.

Skills

Fluent English

Education

Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy

Job description

This post sits in Care Direct Plus, the community occupational therapy service at Devon County Council in North Devon. The core work is specialist moving and handling assessments and reviews in community and hospital settings, often where double-handed care is involved, plus specialist equipment and tailored care packages. The part-time role of 30 hours a week carries a varied, complex caseload managed largely autonomously, working with NHS, social care and housing partners. HCPC registration and a DBS check are required, and visa sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Carry out specialist moving and handling assessments and reviews in community and hospital settings, especially where double-handed care is provided or requested
• Develop and implement person-centred solutions that promote independence, including specialist equipment and tailored care packages
• Manage a diverse caseload, including highly complex cases, in line with legislation and best practice
• Work as an autonomous practitioner using clinical reasoning and independent decision making
• Explore collaborative ways of working across general practice, acute and community health, social care, and voluntary and private sector partners
• Deliver person-centred assessments and interventions within social care and health legislation
• Support people to live safely, independently and with dignity

What's required

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy valid in the UK

Registration & licences

• Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration

Skills & knowledge

• Confident and fluent spoken English

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS disclosure
• UK right to work

What's offered

• Peer support, regular supervision and CPD opportunities
• Flexible working, including telephone, virtual and in-person assessments
• Council flexible working options such as hybrid, part-time and condensed hours
• Varied caseload covering a broad range of disabilities, conditions and complexity
• Working across North Devon, visiting people in their own homes