Occupational Therapist (Gr 8)

Job Description

Job Title : Occupational Therapist (Gr 8)
Job Category : Allied Health/Psychology
Location : Civic Offices, London Borough of Sutton
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £27.92

Purpose of the job: To provide Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions to residents of Cheam.
As a registered Occupational Therapist (OT) with experience in social care, you will be located with the Cheam First Response Team, reporting to the Occupational Therapy Assistant Team Manager. You will be working closely with the multidisciplinary team of Social Workers and Assessment Officers. You will also work closely with the other teams and partners to ensure that assessment and recommendations are robust and fully meet the needs of our residents.
You will carry out comprehensive, specialist assessments. These will include moving and handling risk assessments and assessments for optimal care. You will make recommendations for equipment and adaptations, including major/substantial adaptations to assist people to maintain independence. You will also screen and prioritise occupational therapy referrals on duty. You will have sound knowledge of relevant legislation, including the Care Act, Housing Act and the principles of safeguarding.
Sutton has embraced hybrid working. You will be required to be based in the office regularly and be able to visit people face to face in Sutton. There will also be ample opportunities to work remotely.
Sutton has embraced hybrid working. You will be required to be based in the office regularly and be able to visit people face to face in Sutton. There will also be ample opportunities to work remotely.
You will receive monthly supervision and regular informal supervision and support.

(knowledge, skills, experience and behaviours required in the role
Occupational Therapy qualification and to be able to meet the requirements of the HCPC
the Occupational Therapy regulator and the College of Occupational Therapy.
2. A current valid UK driving licence and the use of a car for work, with valid insurance
covering business use. Ability to travel around the borough and visit people in their homes
and communities.
3. Demonstrate an effective and active use of supervision and appraisal for accountability,
professional reflection and development
4. Demonstrate a critical understanding of the application to Occupational Therapy of
research, theory and knowledge
5. Demonstrate a critical understanding of the legal and policy frameworks and guidance that
inform and mandate Occupational Therapy practice, recognising the scope for professional
judgement. (Relating specifically to the area in which this post works)
6. Demonstrate a critical knowledge of the range of theories and models for Occupational
Therapy intervention including the impact of congenital, traumatic or chronic conditions
affecting everyday life in the individual’s environment, facilitate interventions using
techniques, equipment, adaptations and support, to sustain the maximum potential level of
independence. To demonstrate a working knowledge of key concepts of attachment,
separation, loss, change and resilience across the life course and the ability to make
evidence informed judgements
7. Understand forms of harm and their impact on people, drawing on concepts of strength,
resilience, vulnerability, risk and resistance. Recognise the factors that create or
exacerbate risk and contribute to the assessment and management of risk. Be able to
identify appropriate responses to safeguard vulnerable people of all ages and promote
their wellbeing
8. Be able to demonstrate use of Occupational Therapy methods, models and tools, to
promote positive change, independence and to prevent harm, in doing so demonstrate
value and take account of the expertise of service users, carers, and professionals
9. Understand the authority of the Occupational Therapy role and use this appropriately and
confidently as an accountable professional,
10. Demonstrate skills in sharing information appropriately and respectfully and recognise lines
of accountability and the boundaries of professional autonomy and discretion.
11. HCPC registration body underpinning the role and expectations of an Occupational
Therapist in the People Directorate.
Links: HCPC:
http://www.hcpc-uk.org/aboutregistration/standards/standardsofconductperformanceandeth
ics/
Standards of proficiency – Occupational therapists – these are the standards which every
occupational therapist must meet in order to become registered. Once registered,
occupational therapists must continue to meet the standards of proficiency that are
relevant to their scope of practice – the areas of their profession in which they have the
knowledge and skills to practise safely and effectively. HCPC audit.
These standards were effective from 1 March 2013 and revised in January 2016.
Standards of conduct, performance and ethics (SCPE). They state in broad terms the
behaviour expected of registered professionals. They help HCPC make decisions about
the character of professionals who apply for registration and HCPC use them if someone
raises a concern about a registrant’s practice. For service users they outline what the
public should expect from their health and care professional.