Community Occupational Therapist. Integrated Reviewing Team

Job title: Community Occupational Therapist

Salary: PO1 £38,220 - £40,777

Hours: 37

Contract: Permanent

Location : Tribeca House LS7

About you

We are looking for an Occupational Therapist who is looking to progress their career and work as a Community OT in one of our established Disability Services Teams.

As a Community Occupational Therapist you will bring to the role:

• degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy, with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration on commencement in post
• post-qualification clinical experience in assessing equipment, adaptations and moving and handling
• ability to plan, prioritise and manage your caseload autonomously
• effective communication and engagement with individuals, their families and carers, and with colleagues and partners in a multi-agency environment
• driving licence and access to a car

About the role

As a Community Occupational Therapist, you will visit people in their own homes and undertake assessments of disabled and older people, using a strength based, occupational focus, and aim to reduce barriers to inclusion in day-to-day activities. This will include making recommendations for major adaptations and equipment to enable people to remain in their own homes for as long as possible.

You will also need to develop skills in moving and handling, both including in risk assessment and in identifying solutions to reduce risk which considers the needs and personal outcomes of disabled people and their families.

We encourage our staff to grow their career with us, from students and newly qualified Occupational Therapists through to senior and experienced managers. Continued Professional Development (CPD) is at the heart of our practice and staff are given half a day a month to develop this. There is a clear career progression pathways and work to ensure that there is the right balance between support and challenge in all roles.

Professional supervision and line management are provided by a Disability Team Manager, who is a registered Occupational Therapist. Community OTs are responsible for supervising less experienced members of the team. CPD is supported including through peer groups.

Occupational Therapists have a role in shaping and developing the service and there will also be other opportunities to be involved in development work within the service. We provide opportunities for all our registered Occupational Therapists to support student education and to gain skills in the supervision and support of new graduate Occupational Therapists. Occupational Therapists are given half a day a month for their CPD.

Leeds City Council takes pride in offering the best employee experience, with benefits including:

• a competitive salary and annual leave entitlement plus statutory holidays
• membership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund with generous employer contributions
• flexible and hybrid working arrangements subject to service requirements
• a clear career pathway and continuing professional development opportunities
• a range of staff benefits to help you boost your wellbeing and make your money go further

How to apply

Please complete the online application form.

Read our guidance for further advice on completing your application.

If you have any queries or would like an informal chat about the role please contact Arif Rehman, Disability Team Manager

• Tel: 01133367979 /07712217211
• Email: [email protected]

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check against the Adults' barred list as applicable will be carried out on preferred candidates. Read our recruitment of ex-offenders policy .

We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced people.This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.

If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker visa route before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £41,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria. Please ensure you are eligible before applying.

Job Description

Job purpose

Under the general direction of a Team Manager, and with support from Senior Occupational Therapists, provide a high quality and comprehensive Occupational Therapy service to adults, children and young people, carers and the community in accordance with the organisational needs, policy and practices of the Directorate and within statutory guidelines.

The post holder must at all times carry out responsibilities within the City Council's Policies and Procedures, in particular the Council Policies on Equality and Diversity, Health and Safety, and also within the Health and Care Professions Council Code of Practice.

Responsibilities

• To undertake a range of complex Occupational Therapy assessments. Assessments should have an occupational focus and aim to reduce barriers to inclusion.
• To undertake reablement assessments which have an occupational emphasis. To be responsible for the care planning for the whole process.
• To manage an allocated caseload of disabled people and, with supervision, regularly monitor, review and evaluate changes in a disabled persons needs and ensure that all services contribute effectively to the support plan and remain an effective use of resources.
• To organise work activities taking account of the need to prioritise tasks and responsibilities ensuring statutory legislation and service priorities are met.
• To manage an allocated caseload of service users, regularly monitor, review and evaluate changes in service user needs and ensure that all services contribute effectively to the support plan and remain an effective use of resources.
• To complete moving and handling and hoist training, and then carry out moving and handling assessments, and provide subsequent advice and training to disabled people, carers and staff as appropriate.
• To carry out moving and handling risk assessments, make appropriate recommendations for specific equipment, to reduce the risks for carers.
• Following assessment provide/recommend specialist services to disabled people which remove barriers to social inclusion.
• To work within legislative framework to make recommendations for complex adaptations that are necessary and appropriate to reduce environmental barriers, to improve quality of life for adults and older people and their carers
• To carry out the enhanced screening of new referrals, and people already in receipt of services.
• To develop, implement and review outcome focussed Occupational Therapy intervention to meet assessed needs and promote independent well-being and inclusion.
• To identify specialist housing needs of disabled people and their families and support them in ...