Community Learning Disabilities Occupational Therapist

Job summary

Are you an Occupational Therapist wanting to work with People with Learning Disabilities?

We are looking for a full-time , enthusiastic Occupational Therapist, who has excellent interpersonal and communication skills to join the Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole (BCP) Adult Learning Disabilities Service, to work in partnership with people with Learning Disabilities (LD), their families, and carers to support them to live successfully in the community and provide high quality occupational therapy for individuals and groups.

You will be working alongside senior Occupational Therapists based in the team, and have support from both a Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist in the LD service, and a peer support network across the LD service.

Working in a Learning Disability service will give an Occupational Therapist opportunity to facilitate the development of the full range of function (physical, cognitive, interpersonal, and intrapersonal) in the occupational areas of productivity, self care, and leisure for persons with LD, who have been referred to occupational therapy for assessment and treatment.

This is an exciting post which will give you experience in working within a multidisciplinary and multi-agency team. Every day is a new challenge with the unexpected a part of daily life.

Main duties of the job

To work in people's own homes and a variety of community settings as a member of the integrated BCP Adult Learning Disability Service, in conjunction with the Senior LD Occupational Therapists, providing occupational therapy assessment and treatment for adults with a learning disability, in accordance with the Valuing People principles of providing opportunities for people with learning disabilities for greater independence, choice, wellbeing, and control.

Assess, treat and monitor the progress of the person with LD's occupational therapy treatment goals considering the holistic needs of the individual, and any relevant environmental factors using an occupational therapy frame reference.

To ensure all communication with the people with learning disabilities is in an appropriate format and, wherever possible, their occupational therapy plan and information is in a visual format.

About us

At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do, and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities, and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion, and expertise in all we do.