Occupational Therapy Assistant

Barking & Dagenham Council; London Borough of Barking and Dagenham; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Professional training and career dev

Wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

Barking & Dagenham Council is seeking a full-time Occupational Therapy Assistant to join the Access and Enabling Independence Service in London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. You will support frontline holistic occupational therapy assessments with adults and children in the community.

The role requires an Enhanced DBS check for Children/Adults and a minimum Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care or equivalent.

Qualifications

• Minimum Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care or equivalent.
• Competent in completing assessments and clinical reasoning.
• Effective written and verbal communication.
• Ability to plan, organise and evaluate workload.
• Self-motivated and able to work in a team and with other professionals.

Responsibilities

• Undertake frontline holistic occupational therapy assessments within a social care setting alongside Occupational Therapists.
• Support and empower residents with various medical conditions to live safely and independently.
• Assist in assessments for specialist equipment, major adaptations, housing needs and interventions.

Skills

Assessment skills

Clinical reasoning

Written communication

Verbal communication

Time management

Self-motivation

Teamwork

Interagency collaboration

Education

Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Occupational Therapy Assistant to join our innovative and friendly Access and Enabling Independence Service. We support Adults and Children with disabilities across London Borough of Barking and Dagenham to live as safely and independently in the community. This diverse role will facilitate your development and equip you with a range of skills to enable you to undertake frontline holistic occupational therapy assessments within a social care setting. You will work alongside Occupational Therapists to support and empower residents with various medical conditions who are often vulnerable, to live meaningful lives within the community. You will have the opportunity to put into practice the legislation underpinning and build on or develop experience in the assessment for specialist equipment, major adaptations, housing needs and intervention, with the aim of supporting and empowering our service users to live meaningful lives within the community.

Note for candidates:

Please refer to the person specification areas marked AF1-6 in the Job Description to see the areas for response in your application. As part of our values-based recruitment, we are looking for candidates to respond to the five council DRIVE Values - Deliver, Respond, Inspire, Value and Engage. For this role we are particularly looking for candidates that can Deliver, Inspire and Engage as per the JDPS.

Special requirements for this post

This post carries a requirement to have an Enhanced DBS check for Children/Adults.

You will have a minimum qualification of Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care or equivalent. You must be competent in completing assessments and clinical reasoning skills; have effective written and verbal communication. You should be able to plan, organise and evaluate your own workload, be self-motivated, work well in a team and with other professionals and outside agencies. You will receive day to day support, supervision and training.

Barking & Dagenham is changing. It Starts Here. Think you know Barking and Dagenham? Think again. While this small corner of east London might have a reputation for needing development, scratch beneath the surface and you'll find active communities and a place that consistently punches above its weight. The borough is changing - and changing for the better. And It Starts Here.

Yes, the borough has its challenges. But it's on the cusp of something exciting. With one of the youngest populations in the country, ambitions are high and rightly so. 98% of our schools are rated Good or Outstanding and every year more of our talented teenagers get into Russell Group Universities and hotly sought after apprenticeship schemes.

We have award winning parks, centuries old manor houses full of relics and artifacts you can go and see, and the ruins of one of Anglo-Saxon England's most powerful and wealthiest religious sites. We're even bringing beavers and white storks to the borough to help rewild the local landscape and boost biodiversity.

Over the past few years, we've been working hard to improve how we deliver services and support our community. From tackling inequality to making sure our services are the best they can be, we're focused on what matters most to local people.

We're creating the conditions for people to thrive - so everyone can enjoy a good quality of life, feel proud to call this place home, and be part of something bigger.

ItStartsHere - with our streets, our schools, our neighbourhoods. And with your application to join our determined team who are passionate about doing what's best for the future of Barking and Dagenham.

As an Investors in People Gold Award employer, we're serious about supporting our staff.

• From flexible working, professional training and career development to wellbeing initiatives

we want our people to feel valued and supported in everything they do.