Community Occupational Therapist - Health and Social Care

Job summary

The community OT service works across the city in co-located health and social care teams for Older People and Adults with Physical or Sensory Disabilities. This is a city wide post.

The service is based in Adult Social Care, where our statement of purpose is 'Help me, when need it, to live the life I want to live'. We have transformed the design of our services to deliver our purpose for our customers. Staff at all levels have been involved in this work, to study, redesign, and continuously improve our ability to deliver our purpose.

Our Aim is to assist people of all ages with physical, mental and social impairment to optimise their functional independence and quality of life.

We are ambitious in our plans to deliver innovative and effective services that put the customer at the centre of what we do. We are committed to working flexibly and creatively to help people live the lives they want to live.

Main duties of the job

*You will work primarily with disabled people and their carers in their own homes, assessing needs and implementing agreed action plans to facilitate choice and control in their lives and enable participation in the community.

*You will be assessing, advising on and adapting methods of carrying out daily activities to support individuals in managing their disability and promoting independent living and Wellbeing.

*You will use assistive technologies and design and construction methods to improve, restore and attain occupational performance.

*In addition you will be encouraged and supported to develop expertise in seating and posture management , moving and handling, assistive technologies and Independent Mobility Assessments as part of the Blue Badge assessment contract that we have.

*You will recommend, and provide where appropriate, specialised equipment and demonstrate and give guidance to clients and carers in the use of equipment.

*You will provide support and advice to clients and their families/carers in their adjustment to disability and long term conditions.

About us

Make a difference with us

If you are looking for somewhere you can make a real difference and are passionate about keeping people safe, well and out of hospital, a career with us may be just what you're looking for. At Solent NHS Trust, we strive to make a difference to the health and wellbeing of our communities.

We are proud to be an organisation which is focused on our people and we welcome people who share our values to come and work with us.

To deliver great care that is safe, simple and easy to access

To be a caring, flexible and supportive place to work

To deliver the best value for money

Our shared values support the development of a strong working culture. They breathe life into our organisation -- guiding and inspiring all of our actions and decisions. They enable us to be better at what we do and create a great place for our staff to work, whilst ensuring we provide the highest quality of care to our patients.

In creating our values, we spent time listening to our employees and members. Based on what people told us, we created our HEART values to reflect the deep belief that we are caring organisation at the centre of our community: Honesty, Everyone counts, Accountable, Respectful, Teamwork.

We are an accredited Real Living Wage employer.

We encourage and support our staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against Covid-19.