Occupational Therapist

Job Title:  Occupational Therapist
Area:  Berkshire Social Services
Salary: £34-36ph
Job Type: Locum
Contract Length: Ongoing
Job details: Occupational Therapist required for hospital team. This is a community role and some home working too. JD available on request: The service provides Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions within a multidisciplinary team with an aim to support residents within their home environment.

• To work specifically within our Integrated Discharge and Flow Pathways in the post Discharge space.
• To work alongside Carers, Physiotherapists, and other members of the team to maximise potential and establish long-term needs in the first few weeks post discharge.
• To advocate for the resident and ensure needs and wishes are represented working closely with family and significant others.
• To work with people to maximise potential and endeavour to keep residents in their own homes.
• To work with residents in Care homes where placement is interim, with the aim of supporting and enabling residents to return home where possible.
• To provide day to day ongoing professional support to residents as required and where possible, promote social change.
• Monitor and review Occupational Therapy outcomes in line with policy and procedures.
• Assist in multi-disciplinary problem solving to enhance wellbeing using relevant professional skills.
• To work in an inter-disciplinary way with the rest of the team, understanding their roles and developing close integrated working ways. Joint visits with other team members are the norm.
• To plan workload alongside the whole Discharge Therapy Team and to be flexible in this approach.

Code: M/JF. 024010.BE13300