Senior Grade Occupational Therapist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Senior Grade Occupational Therapist Salary: Band10 - £38,295 - £42,503 pro rata. Hours: 24.00 per week - hours negotiable Contract: Permanent An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled, experienced, and motivated Occupational Therapist, to join the Adult Social Care community occupational therapy team within Portsmouth City Council. Our Aim is to assist people of all ages with physical, mental and social impairment to optimise their functional independence and quality of life and for them to be able to participate as active and equal citizens retaining maximum dignity and respect. Portsmouth Local Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. What is the role? The Community Occupational Therapy service works across the city of Portsmouth in social care teams for Older People and Adults with Physical or Sensory Impairments. This is a city-wide post. The service is based in Adult Social Care, where our statement of purpose is 'Help me, when I need it, to live the life I want to live'. 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 role Underpinned by the desire to continuously improve: You will be working with people who have the most complex and complicated needs. 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. You will have, or be supported in developing, expertise in seating and posture management, moving and handling, assistive technologies and Independent Mobility Assessments as part of the Blue Badge assessment. 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. You will be working independently and be responsible for managing your own caseload and maintaining case records within an environment offering a high level of supervision and support. You will participate in the Occupational Therapy intake duty process and provide support and expertise to less experienced colleagues on Duty. You will supervise qualified and unqualified staff, as part of Portsmouths commitment to support, develop and nurture its staff. You will understand the importance of safeguarding policy and procedures and integrate and implement these into your work. You will be fully conversant with statutory legislation and guidance and demonstrate that you implement this in your day-to-day practice and have substantial experience as a practitioner. You will inspire staff and contribute to service development and project management. What you'll need to succeed Who is the person? A Diploma of the College of Occupational Therapists or BSc Occupational Therapy or any Occupational Therapy qualification recognised by the World federation of Occupational Therapists. Current registration with Health Professions Council. Substantial experience as an Occupational Therapist. Knowledge of Adult Social Care eligibility criteria. Excellent strength based assessment skills. A thorough understanding of adult safeguarding. A commitment to ensuring the client remains at the forefront of all our interventions whilst delivering an effective and efficient service. The ability to effectively measure outcomes of interventions. The ability to manage a complex a caseload efficiently and effectively. Good evidence-based recording skills. The skills of a good communicator with an ability to deal with conflict. The ability to work on your own initiative, organise your own workload and work under pressure in response to competing demands and changing priorities. Experience of the supervisory role. Experience of using assistive technologies and design and construction methods to improve, restore and attain occupational performance. Experience of the provision of specialist equipment and supporting other staff in identifying appropriate equipment. To have excellent manual handling skills and the ability to support other staff to problem solve complex moving and handling tasks. Demonstrable IT skills. A commitment to meet the continuing professional development requirements for Occupational Therapists and maintaining professional standards of practice. Contact Details for an Informal Discussion please contact: Cathryn Francis on 02392 427998 or email Cathryn.francis@portsmouthcc.gov.uk General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) As part of any recruitment process, Portsmouth City Council collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants. Portsmouth City Council is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses that data and to meeting its data protection obligations under the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). Completing and sending an application in for a vacancy is your consent for us to process your data for the purpose of recruitment. Your data is not used in any other way and you can withdraw your consent at any point in the recruitment process and we will destroy or delete your information. For more detailed information on what we collect, how we use, store, delete data and your rights you can access a privacy statement on our Job board. You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• A Diploma of the College of Occupational Therapists or BSc Occupational Therapy or any Occupational Therapy qualification recognised by the World federation of Occupational Therapists.
• Current registration with Health Professions Council.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Portsmouth City Council

Address

Civic Offices

Guildhall Square

Portsmouth

Hampshire

PO1 2AL

Employer's website

https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)