Occupational Therapist

We are WorkwithYork and are looking to find experienced Occupational Therapists, to work within the Adult social care service, for our local authority client in York.

This is a temporary, three-month assignment, with possibility of extension and an immediate start.  The role is full-time, 35 hours per week, working Monday to Friday with flexible working hours and hybrid working included.

The role involves working as part of a team, providing a high quality professional Occupational Therapy (OT) service to customers and carers, relevant to their health, equipment and social care assessed needs.  The aim of the role is to prevent, reduce or delay future care requirements.

The rate of pay is £22.21 per hour.

Benefits include online weekly timesheets, holiday pay, and a workplace pension scheme.

*All applicants must have the right to work in the United Kingdom.

Duties include:

• Holding and managing a complex case load, working as part of the Occupational Therapy team.
• Screening and prioritising customers identifiable needs, to carry out assessments, usually by telephone to establish the urgency.
• Providing a specialist overview of the customer’s functional abilities, to include all aspects of daily living, in order to optimise safety and maximise independent living at home,  This will be using strength and assets based approaches to support planning.
• Carrying out timely assessments, as identified during the screening process, including moving and handling, major adaptations and specialist equipment.
• Using clinical knowledge to provide customers, carers and professionals with advice and information on the full range of equipment and adaptations available.
• Working closely with partner agencies, particularly with the housing standards and adaptations team, including a technical officer to plan and carry through major adaptations.

You will need:

• Essential qualification degree/diploma in Occupational Therapy, and to be registered with Health Professionals Council, adhering to the Code of Ethics and
• Professional Conduct.
• Core Occupational Therapy Skills
• Further knowledge and skills, to be developed, through on-the-job training and experience and post-graduate training courses.
• Knowledge of legislation underpinning practice, including an in-depth knowledge of community care and housing legislation.
• A systematic understanding and critical awareness of current issues in OT and affecting OT practice e.g. government policy, National Service Frameworks and NHS initiatives.
• Working knowledge of housing adaptations, including housing legislation, techniques, planning and building regulations.
• Comprehensive understanding of moving and handling legislation and techniques.
• Extensive knowledge of the full range of specialist disability equipment.
• Good communication skills, including verbal and non-verbal skills, formal and informal, face-to-face contact, telephone, electronic.
• Good observation skills.
• Competence in IT skills for data collection, storing/ using customer database.
• Experience of working in Adult Social Care.
• An enhanced DBS Check.

For more information, please contact Kathryn on 01904 556066 and to apply please complete our application form or send an up-to-date CV, along with details of 2 referees, to applications@workwithyork.co.uk

Work with York Limited are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children expect all employees and temporary staff to share this commitment. We will therefore require successful candidates to undertake an enhanced Criminal Record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service unless they already have a DBS on the Update Service.