Occupational Therapist (Band 11-12)

Job Description

Job Category: Social Care – Qualified
Client Location: Northallerton Registration Office, Northallerton, DL7 8AD, North Yorkshire County Council
Hours Per Week: 37.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 08:30
End Time: 17:00
Salary: £22.96

We are seeking 1 x qualified OT to work within the Scarborough area
Initially, this is a 12 week placement.
This is a full-time role (37 hours per week) working between the hours of 8:30 and 5pm Monday to Friday.
The role will involve undertaking assessments within individual’s own homes.
Hybrid working available, the successful candidate will be able to write up assessments from their own home if they wish but must be able to undertake assessments face to face.

The ideal candidate:
– Experienced in adaptations to a person’s home to facilitate independence such as disabled facilities grants
– Moving and handling experience
– Community based assessment experience

The PAYE rate for this role is £29 hour, with slight room for negotiation for the ideal candidate.

Experience:
• Post qualification experience of occupational therapy practice in a community setting. (Not newly qualified OTs).
• Experience of undertaking assessments and interventions with people of all ages.
• Demonstrable experience of contributing to the safeguarding of vulnerable adults. (Not newly qualified OTs)
• Experience of working positively in a changing environment.

Qualifications:
• Degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy and
• Professional skills and registration in line with the Health Professions Council and College of Occupational Therapists.

Other Requirements:
• Ability to travel around the County.
• Ability to attend meetings outside of normal business hours.

Knowledge:
• Knowledge and understanding of the impact of physical and sensory impairments and learning disability on independence and activities of daily living for all age groups.
• Understanding and application of the social model of disability.
• Knowledge and understanding of how Equality & Diversity, Dignity & Respect and Human Rights apply to this role.
• Wide knowledge base of disability equipment and its application.
• Theoretical and applied medical, surgical, sociological, psychological and psychiatric knowledge.
• Knowledge of the basic framework of community care legislation and regulations.
• Knowledge of basic health and social care policy.
• Knowledge of statutory requirements, including requirements in respect of carers, equality and anti discrimination legislation, maintaining a safe working environment, data protection and confidentiality.