Working as an Occupational Therapist within the South Glos Reablement Service you will make a difference by enabling people to recognise their strengths and abilities, with an emphasis on people setting their own goals, and helping them achieve and maintain independence.
As part of the team you will work closely with assessing practitioners and the reablement providers to ensure independence is maximised for the individuals we work with.
Salary are offered at points within these bands depending on experience:
- Occupational Therapist: £33,945 – £36,648
- Advanced Occupational Therapist: £38,223 – £41,418
To be considered for Advanced Occupational Therapist evidence must be clearly detailed in your application.
What will you be doing?
The main duties and responsibilities will include considering referrals to the Reablement Service and working with practitioners to ensure sufficient information has been provided and to encourage an approach that prevents, delays or minimises the need for longer term care.
- You will support individuals to achieve their goals and adjust these where relevant.
- You will consider ways to support the reablement workers to be effective in their interventions including using task analysis, different techniques and the provision of equipment, assistive technologies and housing adaptations.
- You will hold a caseload with support and regular supervision, and work alongside colleagues in the locality teams to support their reablement referrals.
- You will advise on ways of enhancing reablement outcomes including strategies, equipment and assistive technology, and training or signposting.
- You will advise and inform individuals and their Carers about Services available, including services available under the Care Act. You will work within the 3 Conversations Model, utilising a strength based approach.
- Be responsible to make important recommendations for a significant budget spend ensuring maximum value is delivered for the resources deployed.
- You will develop and maintain close working relationships with the reablement provider
- As part of the role, you will require you to be a skilled communicator, including liaising and work with contacts from different sectors, including Health and voluntary.
As an Advanced Occupational Therapist, you will be required to:
- support students on placement as an experience practitioner
- be fully up to date with the core training expectations as an Advanced Occupational Therapist
- examples of using research and evidence-based resources to enhance practice and share learning with team (e.g. use of Research in Practice / other online resources).
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