Haringey Council- Occupational Therapist- First Response Adults
- Posted 24 October 2019
- Salary £28 - £30 per hour
- Job type Temporary
- Discipline Social Care
- ReferenceLORNA_1571908677
- Contact NameLorna Burner
Job description
Job Summary; To provide First Response occupational therapy, including assessment and service provision, to disabled people within the community
Candidate Profile
- Ability to pass information accurately and concisely between service users, carers, colleagues and other agencies
- Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
- Ability to carry out functional assessments of children, adults and disabled people
- Ability to assess and prescribe appropriate moving and handling equipment
- Ability to carry out safe functional assessments
- Ability to assess risk and take appropriate action to minimise it
- Ability to use a strengths-based approach to empower people to regain their independence
- Knowledge of the needs of older and disabled people
- Experience of working with people with a wide range of impairments
- Diploma of the College of Occupational Therapy - BSc in Occupational Therapy
-Initial assessment of service users with a presenting need following self - referral or referral from external agencies
-Assessment and provision of equipment to improve independence with activities of daily living
-Assessment for simple major adaptations (including completing specs) to home environment to enable independence and reduce risk of injury
-Manual handling assessment to reduce risk of injury to service users and carers and where feasible reduce packages of care for single handed care
-Assessment for long term packages of care if required and present at weekly Panel
-Identify Safeguarding concerns, risk assess and refer where appropriate to services to manage risk of harm to service users and promote wellbeing
-Assess capacity and ability to make informed decisions relating to assessment process as per Care and Mental Capacity Act
-Complete carers assessment to support informal carers in their role and manage risk of carer breakdown
-Identify service users appropriate for Continuing Health Care to manage complex health needs
-Working together with service users, significant others and carers to promote independence and wellbeing
-Liaison with social care, health and partner services to provide client centred care
- To provide service user's with relevant advice and information as per the Care Act
If you are interested in this role please send your updated CV in the first instance.