Allied Health Professionals (AHP) Jobs

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

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:  Occupational Therapist
Location:  Sunderland City Council – Leechmere, Sunderland
Area: Tyne and Wear Social Services
Salary: £negotiable
Job Type: Locum
Contract length: Ongoing
Job details:  Occupational Therapist required to cover vacancy. Independent Living Centre. The worker will be based in the Community Occupational Therapy team and will be responsible for an allocated caseload of customers with complex needs.
The role includes the completion of assessments of customers to identify their needs this will include functional assessments, assessments and provision of assistive equipment and adaptations including Disabled Facilities Grants working alongside colleagues in the Home Improvement Agency.
The role includes a combination of adults and children, providing holistic assessments of the customer identifying areas of need and ensuring that appropriate provision is made to improve quality of life.
Responsibilities include the ability to refer customers to other services and to provide high quality records of all assessments on the council I.T. system, taking responsibility for data input.
There is a requirement to work alongside Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy colleagues, Senior Practitioners, and the Team Manager to deliver an effective, safe, high-quality service. Agile working – negotiable with manager.
Requirements:
* Recognised Degree in Occupational Therapy
* Enhanced DBS – adults and children
* Full clean driving licence
* Own car insured for business use.
Working hours: 37 hours per week. Flexible working hours are available.
Code:  U. 2024 AGY 32. 005007.B12314