Occupational Therapist - Hospital Discharge

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Interim Occupational Therapist - Hospital Discharge
Reference no: PCC (HQ) PCC16717
Pay Rate: £30.77 per hour PAYE
Hours per week: 37 Monday - Friday, normal working hours
This opening assignment is for 3 months
City: PETERBOROUGH
Assessments are to be carried out face to face or remotely, although will need to work creatively and different rates are offered for remote/face to face working
To perform a specialist community Occupational Therapy role with disabled people of all ages who have difficult health, social, psychological / psychosocial and housing needs and who have been referred. Assess the functional needs of disabled people (18 years and older), including those with multi-pathology and variable conditions, physical and mental health conditions, chronic and terminal illness and learning disabilities residing currently in the community. Provide a specialist response for difficult cases, formulating and implementing intervention plans aimed at reducing the impact of disability and ill health. Manage a defined caseload of challenging needs as an autonomous practitioner, evidencing high-level problem solving and reasoning skills, and independence of judgement.
Key Responsibilities
Have a working knowledge of relevant legislation including Care Act & housing legislation, with a detailed knowledge of the eligibility criteria, relevant procedures and policies relating to social care, health and housing organisations.
Develop a working knowledge of the principles of housing construction and design, technical plans and housing adaptations with a good understanding of the complex interaction between health, housing and social issues and their impact on functional ability.
Use communication, reasoning, and negotiation skills to establish a therapeutic relationship in all cases with a diversity of difficult needs, managing barriers to communication.
Carry out an initial contact assessment with either the client, carer or other healthcare professional to establish eligibility for occupational therapy intervention using Care Act legislation and other relevant procedures and policies relating to social care, health and housing organisations. To advise and support with supervision of Caseworkers and Occupational Therapy Assistants.
Use a detailed knowledge of a wide range of medical conditions and their functional effects to the client in terms of socio-economic, psychosocial and personal implications and carry out and record comprehensive assessments of people with challenging and specialist needs within the home environment.
Perform occupational analysis and risk evaluation leading to the formulation of intervention options which reduce the consequences of disability and deteriorating conditions.
Identify and select, with the client and their carers, the most appropriate intervention options which balance the difficult interaction of risk, safety, client choice, independence, areas of conflict, eligibility for services and cost effectiveness.
Provide help and advice to service users, their family and other carers - teaching and demonstrating use of equipment or other techniques to optimise the service users' functional ability and independence. To arrange for the provision of standard specialist disability equipment and obtain authorisation from Therapy Services Manager for non-standard equipment using professional judgements against budget lines to ensure cost effectiveness, need and suitability.
Independently manage a caseload of clients with a diversity of difficult needs in accordance with the needs led assessment (in consultation with Grade 11 Occupational Therapist as necessary) and to take into account the views and wishes of service users, carers and families, respecting their diversity and cultural needs.
Seek opinion from other relevant professionals to inform analysis and reasoning where appropriate.
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If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.
Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.
Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:
Qualifications:
Diploma or Degree in occupational therapy
Hold state registration with the Health Professions Council  
Knowledge:
Knowledge and practical experience of major housing adaptations
Knowledge and practical experience of moving and handling skills
Knowledge and practical experience of specialist equipment
Knowledge of rehabilitation skills appropriate to medical conditions encountered in community settings
Knowledge of difficult psychosocial and/or environmental needs
Current knowledge of, and practical implementation of Housing, Moving and Handling, and Community Care and other relevant legislation
Knowledge and understanding of good customer care.
Awareness of recent developments in health and social care.
Wide understanding and knowledge of clinical conditions
Experience:
Experience of direct work with people who use the services of the Department
Previous experience and positive approach of close multi-disciplinary team working
Skills & Abilities:
Well developed negotiation and problem solving skills.
Good interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy skills.
Good presentation and teaching skills
Ability to determine the best fit between an individual’s and/or carer’s assessed needs, their wishes and the resources available
Ability to organise and prioritise caseload efficiently to meet competing demands
Ability to demonstrate initiative
Ability to maintain effective and accurate records in accordance with departmental policies and procedures
Ability to communicate well with other professionals, clients and their family/carer
Ability to present information in a concise manner
Able to liaise effectively with other statutory and voluntary organisations
Ability to work with clients and their representatives who may be abusive and aggressive
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Job Ref: PCC (HQ) PCC16717
Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
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