Occupational Therapist - experienced (PO1 scp30)

Job Category : Social Care – Qualified

Location : Civic Centre, Enfield Council

Hours Per Week : 36.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time :09:00

End Time :17:30

Salary: £28.09

Experienced Occupational Therapist required in the Community Occupational Therapy Team with working experience in Social Care, Paediatrics and Reablement. Successful candidate to have strong moving and handling, seating assessment and adaptations skills as well as being knowledgeable about special equipment provision for adults and children. The post requires excellent communication and negotiation skills.

1. Management

a. Supervision for students on placements

b. Support to Occupational Therapy Assistants

2. Quality

a. Ensure high quality standards are upheld throughout all aspects of assessment and service delivery

3. Policy Implementation

a. Implement the Safeguarding Adults policy & procedure and manage staff through the process, including chairing complex strategy meetings

b. Ensure Health and Safety policies are implemented and adhered to

c. Keep abreast of developments in all relevant areas concerning professional practice, legislation and Central Government guidance

4. Monitoring

a. Manage, monitor and review care plans involving users and carers, liaising with other workers and agencies

5. Data recording

a. Participate in the development and management of systems associated with team functions, including gathering and analysing of information

b. Take responsibility for entering information and data onto the online systems relating to own cases

c. Work jointly with the Administrative Officers, seeking to improve the knowledge and practical applications of the systems

6. Service development and delivery

a. Actively encourage customer participation in the delivery, monitoring and evaluation of the service

b. Initiate research, recommend best practice and implement changes in policy within a specialist area of service

c. Support in the development and operation of team “workload management systems” to ensure that resources address priority cases and respond to changing needs and circumstances

d. Undertake complex assessments and care planning

e. Carry out full functional assessments of people of all ages and with a wide range of disabilities. Assessments should also take into account the needs of carer’s and a carer’s assessment should be completed as appropriate.

f. Advise on appropriate care packages and refer on to other services as necessary

g. Recommend and arrange for the provision of specialist equipment, ensure correct installation, instruct client and/or carer in safe use and monitor the effectiveness of the provision as appropriate

h. Advise on and facilitate major adaptations, including major adaptations to properties through consultation with service users, Housing department, Environmental Health services, builders and other professionals as appropriate.

Job Specifications – Skills, Experience, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential:

1. This role requires you to have excellent numeric and literacy skills in English and sound interpersonal and communication skills. You must be able to apply different tools and methodologies to communicate with adults as required.

2. Ability to use information technology systems to input and access data, use word processing systems and

email, or willingness to learn.

3. Registered as an Occupational Therapist with the HCPC with experience of working in a health or social care setting as an Occupational Therapist

4. Ability to assess and provide clinical reasoning for your recommendations ( this can include advice, assistive technologies, equipment and adaptations, support plans and direct payments)

5. Detailed knowledge of legislative frameworks (i.e: the Care Act, Mental Capacity Act and Safeguarding), statutory guidance, standards and local policies and procedures

6. To have experience of working with multiple statutory and non-statutory agencies to facilitate holistic assessments and continuity of care

7. Ability to work autonomously planning and organising own caseload, while prioritising needs and risks to ensure urgent needs are identified and actioned to reduce potential harm or risks to service user and carers or others.

Desirable:

1. Comprehensive understanding of the strength-based approach.

Behaviours

Appropriate behaviours are key to the delivery of our vision for Enfield.

We work collaboratively, flexibly and constructively, and exhibit this ethos in all our dealings with residents, colleagues and partners. Our leaders are exemplars of the following behaviours and encourage staff at all levels;

Take Responsibility

We make decisions and be accountable for them. We have a positive can-do attitude where they see problems as challenges which can be overcome. We accept responsibility for service delivery, be clear about services we offer and deliver what we promise.

Open, Honest and Respectful

We are comfortable and confident to acknowledge the difficulties and the barriers we face. We constructively challenge the way things are done where there is evidence that it impedes service delivery. Challenge are conducted in a professional, courteous manner with the aim of reaching a mutually agreeable resolution.

Listen and Learn

We actively listen and reflect on customer concerns with a view to understanding the customer’s point of view. When we receive constructive criticism we adapt the way we operate and deliver services, where appropriate.

Work Together to find solutions

We work collaboratively (co-production) with other departments and partners, freely sharing our knowledge and skills to identify solutions to address customer concerns.

Candidates: Please ensure you address these behaviours in your responses to the essential (and desirable if applicable) criteria above.

Competencies:

Candidates: Please ensure you address these competencies in your responses to the essential (and desirable if applicable) criteria above.

1. Customer focus

2. Deliver service performance

3. Focus on continuous improvement

4. Political awareness and context

Qualifications & Professional registration criteria

Candidates: Please ensure you address these qualifications in your responses to the essential (and desirable if applicable) criteria, you will be expected to meet these requirements of the role and they will be explored with you at interview.

1. Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy recognised by the College of Occupational Therapists

2. Registered with Health Professions Council

Special requirements

Candidates: Please note you will be expected to meet these requirements of the role and they will be explored with you at interview.

1. Able to travel around the borough independently to access service users’ homes and other office premises. Access to a vehicle and clean driving licence.