Locum Occupational Therapy Assistant (City of London Borough)
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To work in a generic adult social care team, providing minor aids/telecare and major adaptations, knowledge of working with clients on reablement and providing support to duty with hospital discharges, would be beneficial.
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The person will need to be flexible, hardworking, and interested in learning alongside OT’s .
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To assess the needs of residents of the City of London.
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To ensure that the provision of care, advice support and all other services required to meet identified needs is arranged and reviewed in an efficient, sensitive, and cost-effective manner
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Main Purpose of the Job To provide an Occupational Therapy Assistant Service to physically and mentally disabled residents within The City of London (CoL).
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To use strength- based approach for assessment and OT support plan. Be creative to meet the Service User’s needs and thinking ‘outside the box’.
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To advise service users on all aspects of their daily life including information about community-based services, LD, Primary Care and Mental Health, as appropriate.
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To advise on ways of overcoming problems and risk reductions of daily living by using new techniques or technological solutions.
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To adapt the environment to suit the service user’s needs by recommending and ordering appropriate and cost -effective equipment and/or minor and major adaptations to the home. This may include wet floor showers, stair lifts, ramping solutions
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To demonstrate and provide guidance to the service user, his/her family and carers’ in the correct use of OT equipment. Develop knowledge about new equipment including assistive technology.
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To meet the OT practice standards, HCPC regulation and CoL OT service policies and procedures. Share newly acquired knowledge with the colleagues to improve the overall quality of the OT Service.
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To work in partnership with health and other relevant agencies in order to provide continuity of care to the service users.
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£350 refer a friend bonus
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£500 loyalty bonus for continued service
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£150 find your own job bonus
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Free DBS and compliance service including paid for Mandatory Training
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Excellent compliance processes and department making it a smooth and enjoyable process
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Your own dedicated consultant with extensive experience within the healthcare sector
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Daily payroll and in-house payroll system