Allied Health Professionals (AHP) Jobs

Provide high quality services to people, families, and carers in accordance with relevant legislation and policy. To operate as the senior professional within the team and deputise for the Team Manager in their absence as appropriate. To undertake a range of statutory duties in accordance with legislation with adults
and their carers; and provide specialist evidence-based interventions.

• To provide professional consultation, direction and support to team members on
  existing cases daily.
   
• Carry a caseload of individual people and families where the problems presented
  are consistently challenging and complex and require advanced level of skills and
  knowledge.
   
• To undertake joint working on cases with team members where these are more
  complex and/or assisting with the development of areas of practitioner
  competence.
   
• To provide practice learning opportunities to social work or occupational therapy
  students (and, where appropriate, AMHP trainees) by directly
  supervising/assessing the student

To contribute to and apply the Council’s strategy to support vulnerable children and families. • To ensure service is delivered in line with councils’ principles and values of working with partners, children and families To contribute to the assessment of more complex placement needs of children and young people, and
family find for them according to their needs.
• Advise and assist the Child’s Social Worker, in preparation of children for placement either individually, or
in groups (specifically for more complex and evasive families)
• To act as Supervising Social Worker to approved carers and provide supervision, support and training and
to maintain local and statutory records. In addition to undertaking complex assessments and family
finding.
• To produce reports, attend planning meetings, panel, court, reviews, team meetings, Psychology Service
meetings and inter-agency meetings as necessary or appropriate.
• To mentor and support less experienced social workers.
• To contribute to service and policy development and lead on identified prioritise
 

Job Title:  Specialist Occupational Therapist – Band 6 

Area:  Somerset NHS  

Salary: £negotiable  

Job Type: Locum 

Contract Length: Ongoing 

Job details:  Post Covid19 Assessment Service and the ME/CFS service. Awareness of LTC – ME/CFS & Post Covid19 Syndrome. Experience of working on a 1:1 basis with patients for self-management purposes. Independent management of complex specialised caseload. Proven experience of clinical practice within the NHS or equivalent health care provider. Working hours: shifts, 09.00 – 17.00.  

Code: U. GP943. 029008.B12785

Job Title:  Specialist Physiotherapist – Band 6
Area:  Somerset NHS
Salary: £negotiable
Job Type: Locum
Contract Length: Ongoing
Job details:  Post Covid19 Assessment Service and the ME/CFS service. Awareness of LTC – ME/CFS & Post Covid19 Syndrome – specifically Breathing Pattern Disorder/Restorative movement. Experience of working on a 1:1 basis with patients for self-management purposes. Independent management of complex specialised caseload. Proven experience of clinical practice. Working hours: shifts, 09.00 – 17.00.
Code: U. GP9X5. 029008.B12304

We require an experienced child protection social worker for our Child Protection Service that completes, C&F assessments, Section 7&37, CIN and CP plans along with PLO.
Average case load in CP 18 children

• Full IT to a high standard

• Fully functional Early Help Offer and MST
• Robust senior leadership support from visible leaders
• Recently audited by peers and received high praise in relation to PLO and actions that the LA take to safeguard
• Ofsted focused visit is completed following inspection last year and we are viewed as improving

2-3 years minimum Child Protection experience required
2. To carry out timely assessments on children, young people and families in accordance with the Framework for Assessment and working together guidance.
3. Ensure assessments and planning for children and young people actively promote the participation and engagement of all relevant agencies, the child/young person and their family.
4. Prepare/formulate care plans for children and young people which take account of their views wishes in the implementation of those care plans.
5. To maintain case records to a high standard and produce reports in accordance with the Service guidance/policy and procedure which reflect national guidelines using the relevant information technology.
6. To ensure that the diverse needs of children, young people and their families are identified, met and regularly reviewed and plans updated to reflect any subsequent changes.
7. To participate in developmental activities as may be required, and to promote improvement of service or the use of resources.
8. Ensure the statutory duties of the Council are fulfilled and met in accordance with legal requirements and Service responsibilities in relation to statutory reviews or instruments in accordance with the responsibilities of the post taking into consideration the council’s duty to promote and safeguard a child’s welfare.
 

Assist the Team Manager in providing high quality services to people, families, and carers in accordance with relevant legislation and policy. To operate as the senior professional within the team and deputise for the Team Manager in their absence as appropriate. To undertake a range of statutory duties in accordance with legislation with adults
and their carers; and provide specialist evidence-based interventions.

• To provide professional consultation, direction and support to team members on
  existing cases daily.
   
• Carry a caseload of individual people and families where the problems presented
  are consistently challenging and complex and require advanced level of skills and
  knowledge.
   
• To undertake joint working on cases with team members where these are more
  complex and/or assisting with the development of areas of practitioner
  competence.
   
• To provide practice learning opportunities to social work or occupational therapy
  students (and, where appropriate, AMHP trainees) by directly
  supervising/assessing the student

Job Title:  Specialist Occupational Therapist – Band 6
Location:  Somerset NHS Foundation Trust – Musgrove Park Hospital
Area:  Somerset NHS
Salary: £negotiable
Job Type: Locum
Contract Length: Ongoing
Job details:  Specialist stroke or neuro OT skills, ideally in acute hospital setting but not essential. Working hours: shifts, 09.00 – 17.00.
Code: U. GPM55. 021008.B12718
 

To work closely with children, young people and their families, other staff within the service function and partner agencies to provide support and protection for children and young people in need and at risk.

· To promote a range of services which carry out statutory duties as required by legislation and guidance.

· To assess the needs of children, young people and families to plan and implement suitable multi-agency interventions and service provisions to meet need and review outcomes

Job Title:  Occupational Therapist – Band 6
Location:  University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust – Weston General Hospital, Somerset
Area:  Bristol NHS
Salary:  £negotiable 
Job Type:  Locum
Contract length:  Ongoing
Job details:  To cover vacancy. Occupational Therapists required with acute in-patient experience to work in acute medical team/OPT/stroke. Ideally Band 6 – will consider experienced band 5’s and will consider band 7’s. Working hours: Monday to Friday, 08.30 – 16.30.
Code:  U. PW81U.027006.B12284
 

Job Title:  Specialist Occupational Therapist – Band 5/6
Area:  Somerset NHS
Salary:  £negotiable 
Job Type:  Locum
Contract length:  Ongoing
Job details:   Community Rehabilitation Service. Onsite/Community – base can be Glastonbury, Shepton or Frome. Occupational Therapist required to start asap for 2-3 months.
Have experience of working with Older adults.
To work flexible hours to meet the needs of patients and their families.
To provide high quality patient-centred care and specialist rehabilitation to adults referred to the Rehabilitation Service.
Participate in the development of the Rehabilitation Service in the community and within the Community hospital bedded environments.
To provide advice regarding the rehabilitation management of patients to families, carers and other members of the MDT.
Responsibility for a caseload of patients within both the community and / or the community hospital bedded environment.
Carry out duties autonomously but with the ability to seek support and informal and formal supervision from Senior Therapists within the teams.
Alongside Senior clinical staff and Clinical Educator, give support, guidance and training to Senior Rehabilitation Assistants, Rehabilitation Assistants, and students on placement within the team.
To be responsible for organising, prioritising, and planning your own caseload to meet service and patient priorities, readjusting plans as situations change/arise.
To ensure that your own practice, and that of the staff under your supervision, meets the required professional standards of Physiotherapy.
To ensure your own ongoing personal/professional development.
To comply with the Trust and departmental policies and procedures
To adhere to your code of conduct
Working hours: Part time.
Code:  U. GX13Q. 003005.B11896