Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapist
Functional Assessments
Location: Greater Manchester
Pay rate: £35 per hour

Are you interested in joining a highly professional team committed to continuous service improvement, that is results-driven and quality-focused? We are looking for experienced and passionate Occupational Therapist to join a team in the North West. In this role, you will assess the needs of people within the community who are ill or have a disability and, by the provision of specialist equipment or adaptations and appropriate advice, help them to become more independent and remain at home.
The team aims to provide appropriate equipment and adaptations so that people can enhance independence, prevent falls and hospital admissions, and reduce reliance on care services. The aim is to offer a comprehensive, coordinated, and streamlined service to our customers. This covers children, adults, and moving and handling.

The ideal candidate will have:

• A Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy, two years post-registration experience, and current registration;
• Ability to produce clear and concise written reports;
• Ability to demonstrate strong team working skills including working in a multi-disciplinary team and liaison with relevant bodies;
• Knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation pertaining to disability;
• Experience in at least one of the following areas - provision of major adaptations or moving and handling or paediatric equipment/children with complex needs;
• Extensive experience of visiting disabled and/or older people in their home;
• A good understanding of the aims of the service in relation to meeting the needs of older and disabled people living in locality;
• Enhanced DBS;
• Ability to communicate with a wide range of individuals;
• A full driving licence and access to a car (for which essential car user is payable).

In this role you will:

• Assess the needs of ill and disabled Service Users for the provision of material assistance such as equipment or adaptations and determine the nature and extent of adaptations in relation to diagnosis and prognosis.
• Provide appropriate information and advice.
• Provide assessments for Service Users returning from hospital or nursing homes and provide equipment to facilitate discharge.
• If needed, obtain funding from other agencies such as charities, NHS, and other Social Services Teams.
• Check plans in liaison with architects and Service Users to ensure the best outcome and approve plans for further processing.
• Liaise with other agencies such as Housing, NHS, and voluntary organizations, to ensure information dissemination is maximized.
• Negotiate with Service Users and agencies about the most appropriate way to provide adaptations having regard to budgetary needs.
• Check that completed adaptations meet the assessed need and if appropriate provide equipment to enable best use of the adaptations.
• Assess for equipment provision when this can alleviate the effects of disability.
• Keep abreast of developments within the Occupational Therapy equipment field and when appropriate arrange visits to Service User’s homes by company representatives to ensure correct equipment is purchased.
• Keep abreast of specialist knowledge related to moving and handling techniques and other developments within the Occupational Therapy field to enable the teaching and supervision of care staff.
• Assess Service Users for potential rehabilitation and refer to the relevant agency.
• Ensure that Continuing Professional Development is pursued and maintain a professional portfolio to meet ongoing Health Professions Council registration needs.

This is an agency post and at Pertemps can offer you:

• A dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to;
• An easy registration process (all done online);
• Referral schemes and incentives;
• Ongoing compliance managed for you;
• Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more.