Community OT: Complex Home Adaptations & Equipment

We Do Social Work; Chipping Barnet; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

We Do Social Work is recruiting an Occupational Therapy Practitioner to join the West Locality Occupational Therapy Team on a one-year maternity cover contract. The role focuses on complex home assessments, enabling adaptations and providing specialist equipment to adults living in the community.

You will work with service users, families and carers to promote independence, undertake comprehensive home assessments, coordinate Disabled Facilities Grant applications and liaise with housing and

Qualifications

• Must have HCPC registration as an Occupational Therapist.
• Experience assessing adults in their own homes.
• Experience recommending and providing equipment and adaptations.
• Experience assessing complex equipment, including manual handling equipment.
• Knowledge and experience of Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) processes.
• Experience working with adults with complex needs.
• Strong assessment, report-writing and professional decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication and multi-agency working skills.

Responsibilities

• Complete comprehensive occupational therapy assessments in service users' homes.
• Assess the functional needs of adults living in the community.
• Identify risks and barriers to independence, safety and participation.
• Recommend appropriate equipment, minor adaptations and major adaptations.
• Assess and recommend complex equipment, including manual handling equipment.
• Support applications and recommendations through the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) pathway.
• Work with service users, families and carers to identify practical solutions that promote independence.
• Provide advice and guidance regarding moving, handling and safe transfers.
• Consider the most appropriate intervention based on the individual's needs, home environment and desired outcomes.
• Liaise with housing, contractors, health professionals, social care colleagues and other agencies to coordinate adaptations and equipment.
• Complete clear, accurate and timely assessments, recommendations and professional documentation.
• Monitor and review equipment and adaptations to ensure they remain appropriate and effective.
• Promote person-centred practice and maximise service users' choice, control and independence.
• Manage a caseload of complex cases effectively and prioritise work according to risk and need.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary working and wider service development.]

Skills

Occupational Therapy Assessments

Community OT

Risk Assessment

Person-Centred Practice

Multi-Agency Working

Education

HCPC registration (Occupational Therapist)

Tools

Handling equipment knowledge

DFG processes knowledge

Job description

We Do Social Work is recruiting an Occupational Therapy Practitioner to join the West Locality Occupational Therapy Team on a one-year maternity cover contract. The role focuses on complex home assessments, enabling adaptations and providing specialist equipment to adults living in the community.

You will work with service users, families and carers to promote independence, undertake comprehensive home assessments, coordinate Disabled Facilities Grant applications and liaise with housing and