Salary: £43,454 - £45,536 (Inclusive of 12.5% market supplement)
Hours per week: 37 hours
Rolling advert: We're continuously reviewing and interviewing applicants weekly for this job posting. We will stop accepting applications when sufficient applications have been received.
Wiltshire Reablement - Empowering Independence
Become a pivotal member of our Reablement Team and have a positive impact on individuals' lives following illness, injury, loss of confidence or hospital admission.
Reablement offers Occupational Therapists the unique opportunity to work proactively with customers in their own homes to achieve greater independence, promote their well-being and minimise long-term care needs.
Main duties of the job As an Occupational Therapist, you will conduct strengths-based assessments, work with customers and their families to design and implement creative reablement plans to enable them to achieve their goals.
The Reablement Service is led by occupational therapists alongside occupational therapy assistants and support workers, and benefits from support from our Principal Occupational Therapist. The occupational therapy role is highly valued within Wiltshire Council, and we provide a unique opportunity to work in a team managed by an occupational therapist in a service that offers a range of opportunities for career progression including regular training, coaching and leadership programmes.
We're looking for applicants who hold a qualification in Occupational Therapy, along with a minimum of two years post-qualification experience. Holding a valid full UK driver's license is essential, as you'll be conducting visits to clients in their own homes or other settings, such as hospitals.
Job responsibilities
Manage a busy caseload including complex and challenging cases; provide support and guidance for the management of complex and challenging cases. Be able to reprioritise work according to individual customer and service needs.
Undertake strengths-based occupational therapy assessments working with customers with complex occupational needs and contentious situations (including assessment of mental capacity where appropriate); using your professional judgement to adapt your approach to the individual needs of the customer.
Design and implement innovative reablement plans for people living in complex situations to enable customers to meet their goals and reduce need for ongoing support and minimise demand for long term care.
Demonstrate competence in complex risk assessment and positive risk taking. Work with customers to manage risk and record actions and strategies agreed. Support other team members with management of risk.
Coordinate the customer's reablement journey, in collaboration with the customer and/or family members.
Undertake complex moving and handling risk assessments, using your expertise to record the recommendations in a format appropriate to the customers and/or carers needs.
Assess for and recommend minor and major adaptations in accordance with the Care Act and Housing legislation and guidance with customers with complex physical or social barriers, within the reablement service.
Consider the needs of carers in line with Care Act eligibility and make referrals to partner agencies for assessment and support as required.
Practice within the current legal framework, including health, social care and housing legislation; and Wiltshire Council policies and procedures.
Contribute proactively to the effective working of the team with a positive attitude by sharing knowledge, offering advice and support.
Take active responsibility for your own continuing professional development including attendance at statutory and non-statutory training and participation in development opportunities.
Fully engage and prepare for own supervision and appraisal through self-evaluation, ensuring that continual professional development is evidenced.
Provide professional supervision and support to Occupational Therapists and other members of the team, promoting evidence-informed practice.
Record all occupational therapy and reablement contacts in a timely way, onto the Social Care records in accordance with work targets set by the Team Manager and Supervisor.
Ensure that Council Policies and Procedures are followed at all times.
Attend Civil Emergencies when a rest centre is set up.
Make decisions on Blue and Bus Badge appeals.
Specific requirements for this post
Ability to travel on a daily basis and to undertake visits to customers in their own homes or in other settings e.g. hospital.
There will be a requirement to occasionally work outside of standard hours, including weekends to meet the needs of the service.
To be flexible and work in other reablement teams as required.
Person Specification Experience
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Qualifications
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£43,454 to £45,536 a year (Inclusive of 12.5% market supplement)
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Hours per week: 37 hours
Rolling advert: We're continuously reviewing and interviewing applicants weekly for this job posting. We will stop accepting applications when sufficient applications have been received.
Wiltshire Reablement - Empowering Independence
Become a pivotal member of our Reablement Team and have a positive impact on individuals' lives following illness, injury, loss of confidence or hospital admission.
Reablement offers Occupational Therapists the unique opportunity to work proactively with customers in their own homes to achieve greater independence, promote their well-being and minimise long-term care needs.
Main duties of the job As an Occupational Therapist, you will conduct strengths-based assessments, work with customers and their families to design and implement creative reablement plans to enable them to achieve their goals.
The Reablement Service is led by occupational therapists alongside occupational therapy assistants and support workers, and benefits from support from our Principal Occupational Therapist. The occupational therapy role is highly valued within Wiltshire Council, and we provide a unique opportunity to work in a team managed by an occupational therapist in a service that offers a range of opportunities for career progression including regular training, coaching and leadership programmes.
We're looking for applicants who hold a qualification in Occupational Therapy, along with a minimum of two years post-qualification experience. Holding a valid full UK driver's license is essential, as you'll be conducting visits to clients in their own homes or other settings, such as hospitals.
Job responsibilities
Manage a busy caseload including complex and challenging cases; provide support and guidance for the management of complex and challenging cases. Be able to reprioritise work according to individual customer and service needs.
Undertake strengths-based occupational therapy assessments working with customers with complex occupational needs and contentious situations (including assessment of mental capacity where appropriate); using your professional judgement to adapt your approach to the individual needs of the customer.
Design and implement innovative reablement plans for people living in complex situations to enable customers to meet their goals and reduce need for ongoing support and minimise demand for long term care.
Demonstrate competence in complex risk assessment and positive risk taking. Work with customers to manage risk and record actions and strategies agreed. Support other team members with management of risk.
Coordinate the customer's reablement journey, in collaboration with the customer and/or family members.
Undertake complex moving and handling risk assessments, using your expertise to record the recommendations in a format appropriate to the customers and/or carers needs.
Assess for and recommend minor and major adaptations in accordance with the Care Act and Housing legislation and guidance with customers with complex physical or social barriers, within the reablement service.
Consider the needs of carers in line with Care Act eligibility and make referrals to partner agencies for assessment and support as required.
Practice within the current legal framework, including health, social care and housing legislation; and Wiltshire Council policies and procedures.
Contribute proactively to the effective working of the team with a positive attitude by sharing knowledge, offering advice and support.
Take active responsibility for your own continuing professional development including attendance at statutory and non-statutory training and participation in development opportunities.
Fully engage and prepare for own supervision and appraisal through self-evaluation, ensuring that continual professional development is evidenced.
Provide professional supervision and support to Occupational Therapists and other members of the team, promoting evidence-informed practice.
Record all occupational therapy and reablement contacts in a timely way, onto the Social Care records in accordance with work targets set by the Team Manager and Supervisor.
Ensure that Council Policies and Procedures are followed at all times.
Attend Civil Emergencies when a rest centre is set up.
Make decisions on Blue and Bus Badge appeals.
Specific requirements for this post
Ability to travel on a daily basis and to undertake visits to customers in their own homes or in other settings e.g. hospital.
There will be a requirement to occasionally work outside of standard hours, including weekends to meet the needs of the service.
To be flexible and work in other reablement teams as required.
Person Specification Experience
PLEASE SEE JOB ADVERT
PLEASE SEE JOB ADVERT
Qualifications
PLEASE SEE JOB ADVERT
PLEASE SEE JOB ADVERT
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£43,454 to £45,536 a year (Inclusive of 12.5% market supplement)
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