Job summary
To apply for this role, please click the link under "supporting links" to apply on the Leeds City Council jobs website.
Youll be joining our Integrated Reviewing Team at an exciting time of expansion for the team, reflecting the positive impact of our work.
What sets our team apart is our multi-disciplinary approach; by coordinating closely with social work colleagues we can conduct a truly joined-up review of an individuals care and support needs. This streamlines our processes to provide a better experience for people we support and deliver efficiencies within the service. We work primarily with people newly discharged from hospital with a package of care and people identified by a social worker as requiring a full functional assessment.
Were a closeknit inclusive team with a culture of peer support for everyone, from students to senior occupational therapists and managers. Our supportive Team Manager, an experienced occupational therapist, is always on hand for advice or just to talk, and youll have regular supervision with a senior colleague.
There is a wealth of opportunity for you in Leeds. Youll further develop competencies in complex moving and handling, standardised adaptations, assessments involving care providers and referrals to other services. Youll also gain in-depth knowledge of the Care Act and the role of the local authority and will have opportunities internally and with partner agencies for involvement in service improvement initiatives.
Main duties of the job
As a Community Occupational Therapist you will bring to the role:
- degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy, with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration on commencement in post
- post-qualification clinical experience in a physical health setting, including assessing of moving and handling needs and devising interventions and care plans
- ability to plan, prioritise and manage your caseload autonomously
- effective communication and engagement with individuals, their families and carers, and with colleagues and partners in a multi-agency environment
- driving licence (citywide travel required)
About us
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check against the Adults barred list as applicable will be carried out on preferred candidates. Read our recruitment of ex-offenders policy.
We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced people.
This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.
If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker visaroute before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £41,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria. Please ensure you are eligible before applying.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To apply for this role and see the full job description, please click the link under "supporting links" on the right hand side to apply on the Leeds City Council jobs website.
Under the general direction of a Team Manager, and with support from Senior Occupational Therapists, provide a high quality and comprehensive Occupational Therapy service to adults, children and young people, carers and the community in accordance with the organisational needs, policy and practices of the Directorate and within statutory guidelines.
The post holder must at all times carry out responsibilities within the City Councils Policies and Procedures, in particular the Council Policies on Equality and Diversity, Health and Safety, and also within the Health and Care Professions Council Code of Practice.
Responsibilities
- To undertake a range of complex Occupational Therapy assessments. Assessments should have an occupational focus and aim to reduce barriers to inclusion.
- To undertake reablement assessments which have an occupational emphasis. To be responsible for the care planning for the whole process.
- To manage an allocated caseload of disabled people and, with supervision, regularly monitor, review and evaluate changes in a disabled persons needs and ensure that all services contribute effectively to the support plan and remain an effective use of resources.
- To organise work activities taking account of the need to prioritise tasks and responsibilities ensuring statutory legislation and service priorities are met.
- To manage an allocated caseload of service users, regularly monitor, review and evaluate changes in service user needs and ensure that all services contribute effectively to the support plan and remain an effective use of resources.
- To complete moving and handling and hoist training, and then carry out moving and handling assessments, and provide subsequent advice and training to disabled people, carers and staff as appropriate.
- To carry out moving and handling risk assessments, make appropriate recommendations for specific equipment, to reduce the risks for carers.
- Following assessment provide/recommend specialist services to disabled people which remove barriers to social inclusion.
- To work within legislative framework to make recommendations for complex adaptations that are necessary and appropriate to reduce environmental barriers, to improve quality of life for adults and older people and their carers
- To carry out the enhanced screening of new referrals, and people already in receipt of services.
- To develop, implement and review outcome focussed Occupational Therapy intervention to meet assessed needs and promote independent well-being and inclusion.
- To identify specialist housing needs of disabled people and their families and support them in accessing suitable housing/adaptations.
- To deliver, fit and collect equipment as appropriate, including necessary moving and handling of equipment.
- To provide general advice, support and guidance on casework to less experienced and unregistered members of the team.
- To provide practice education for OT students, including annual placements, or other student related activities.
- To provide support and professional supervision to OTs and unregistered staff and to ensure the person achieves the appropriate skills and competencies.
- To obtain the views of the disabled person during the assessment process and take into account their views when making recommendations for service provision.
- To attend regular personal and professional Supervision with identified Supervisor.
- To provide in depth knowledge of specialist equipment and major adaptations to users, carers and less experienced members of the team.
- Co-working more challenging casework alongside Senior OTs/Manager.
- To maintain accurate and up to date case notes and other records, write reports as required.
- To appropriately participate in meetings and relevant forums.
- To assist in the planning and developing of future service and policies.
- To assist with recruitment and selection of unregistered staff.
- To be responsible for analysing information to support the ongoing needs of service users, their families and carers.
- To comply with LCC safeguarding framework to contribute to investigations, and manage risks where individuals have experienced or likely to experience significant harm.
- To contribute to safeguarding investigations in accordance with legislative requirements and Multi-agency Safeguarding procedures.
- Undertake risk assessments, identify needs and options.
- To use management information systems, keep them up to date and be able to provide concise and accurate information about circumstances and plans within the requirements of data protection.
- To provide written and verbal reports which are concise, informative and based on analysis of complex evidence, for example, recommendations for major adaptations and specialist/bespoke equipment.
- To work to and within the prescribed standards of the College of Occupational Therapists.
- To promote Occupational Therapy to colleagues both within and outside the Council.
- To participate in training and development activities that ensures up to date knowledge, skills, and continuous professional development.
- To maintain up to date personal CPD folder in order to retain registration with the HCPC.
- To contribute to the development of practice by finding and using evidence on which to base professional practice.
- To be responsible for understanding and applying all relevant practice standards, policies and procedures. Maintain knowledge of related theories and legislation.
- To work to the prescribed standards for service provision and maintain performance and develop practice and experience in line with personal targets as agreed with line manager through supervision and appraisal.
- To disseminate knowledge and contribute to the delivery of a high standard of service.
- To identify and implement strategies for responding appropriately to concerns about practice or procedures seeking guidance if required.
- To contribute to the promotion of improved outcomes for individuals, families, carers and groups from diverse and disadvantaged communities.
- To actively promote and support Leeds City Councils and Directorate policies on Equality and Diversity.
- To promote Occupational Therapy to colleagues both within and outside the council.
- To develop and maintain effective relationships with disabled people, their families and carers: provide advice and support, promote independence and early intervention, as necessary; help resolve conflict, where appropriate.
- To work with individuals, families, carers and communities to help them make informed choices and decisions, enabling them to clarify and express their needs and contribute to service planning.
- To develop and maintain effective working relationships with other professionals within the directorate and partner agencies to ensure integrated, holistic and multidisciplinary approach to the care management and safeguarding of children, adults and older people.
- To work with other services within the council to deliver efficient and effective solutions to barriers faced by disabled people.
- To comply with the requirements of all Leeds City Council and Directorate policies and procedures and staff instructions, including responsibilities under Health and Safety policy and procedures.
Specific Responsibilities for Integrated Reviewing Team
- To be part of a citywide enhanced reviewing team to customers who have 2 paid carers and large packages of care.
- To undertake moving and handling risk assessments with customers and carers both paid and unpaid, and make recommendations to reduce the packages of care either by change in process or equipment.
- To provide detailed moving and handling plans to care providers and provide expert advice, support and guidance.
- To work with care agencies to ensure staff are competent to undertake single handed care.
Priorities will be:
- people who have been discharged from hospital, with a new package of care, where there are two carer staff members.
- people who, have a large package of care, would benefit from a full functional assessment, with an aim to reduce the package of care where:
- They have not seen an occupational therapist before.
- Where the person has no equipment to support them.
- The Occupational Therapists will work closely with social workers in the Integrated Reviewing Team.
- To work to agreed KPIs for numbers of assessments to be completed on a weekly basis
- To provide detailed performance information on a weekly basis to evidence savings made, and any expenditure spent on equipment.
Qualifications Qualification in Occupational Therapy Degree/Diploma. Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) upon commencement in post and maintain yearly registration.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To apply for this role and see the full job description, please click the link under "supporting links" on the right hand side to apply on the Leeds City Council jobs website.
Under the general direction of a Team Manager, and with support from Senior Occupational Therapists, provide a high quality and comprehensive Occupational Therapy service to adults, children and young people, carers and the community in accordance with the organisational needs, policy and practices of the Directorate and within statutory guidelines.
The post holder must at all times carry out responsibilities within the City Councils Policies and Procedures, in particular the Council Policies on Equality and Diversity, Health and Safety, and also within the Health and Care Professions Council Code of Practice.
Responsibilities
- To undertake a range of complex Occupational Therapy assessments. Assessments should have an occupational focus and aim to reduce barriers to inclusion.
- To undertake reablement assessments which have an occupational emphasis. To be responsible for the care planning for the whole process.
- To manage an allocated caseload of disabled people and, with supervision, regularly monitor, review and evaluate changes in a disabled persons needs and ensure that all services contribute effectively to the support plan and remain an effective use of resources.
- To organise work activities taking account of the need to prioritise tasks and responsibilities ensuring statutory legislation and service priorities are met.
- To manage an allocated caseload of service users, regularly monitor, review and evaluate changes in service user needs and ensure that all services contribute effectively to the support plan and remain an effective use of resources.
- To complete moving and handling and hoist training, and then carry out moving and handling assessments, and provide subsequent advice and training to disabled people, carers and staff as appropriate.
- To carry out moving and handling risk assessments, make appropriate recommendations for specific equipment, to reduce the risks for carers.
- Following assessment provide/recommend specialist services to disabled people which remove barriers to social inclusion.
- To work within legislative framework to make recommendations for complex adaptations that are necessary and appropriate to reduce environmental barriers, to improve quality of life for adults and older people and their carers
- To carry out the enhanced screening of new referrals, and people already in receipt of services.
- To develop, implement and review outcome focussed Occupational Therapy intervention to meet assessed needs and promote independent well-being and inclusion.
- To identify specialist housing needs of disabled people and their families and support them in accessing suitable housing/adaptations.
- To deliver, fit and collect equipment as appropriate, including necessary moving and handling of equipment.
- To provide general advice, support and guidance on casework to less experienced and unregistered members of the team.
- To provide practice education for OT students, including annual placements, or other student related activities.
- To provide support and professional supervision to OTs and unregistered staff and to ensure the person achieves the appropriate skills and competencies.
- To obtain the views of the disabled person during the assessment process and take into account their views when making recommendations for service provision.
- To attend regular personal and professional Supervision with identified Supervisor.
- To provide in depth knowledge of specialist equipment and major adaptations to users, carers and less experienced members of the team.
- Co-working more challenging casework alongside Senior OTs/Manager.
- To maintain accurate and up to date case notes and other records, write reports as required.
- To appropriately participate in meetings and relevant forums.
- To assist in the planning and developing of future service and policies.
- To assist with recruitment and selection of unregistered staff.
- To be responsible for analysing information to support the ongoing needs of service users, their families and carers.
- To comply with LCC safeguarding framework to contribute to investigations, and manage risks where individuals have experienced or likely to experience significant harm.
- To contribute to safeguarding investigations in accordance with legislative requirements and Multi-agency Safeguarding procedures.
- Undertake risk assessments, identify needs and options.
- To use management information systems, keep them up to date and be able to provide concise and accurate information about circumstances and plans within the requirements of data protection.
- To provide written and verbal reports which are concise, informative and based on analysis of complex evidence, for example, recommendations for major adaptations and specialist/bespoke equipment.
- To work to and within the prescribed standards of the College of Occupational Therapists.
- To promote Occupational Therapy to colleagues both within and outside the Council.
- To participate in training and development activities that ensures up to date knowledge, skills, and continuous professional development.
- To maintain up to date personal CPD folder in order to retain registration with the HCPC.
- To contribute to the development of practice by finding and using evidence on which to base professional practice.
- To be responsible for understanding and applying all relevant practice standards, policies and procedures. Maintain knowledge of related theories and legislation.
- To work to the prescribed standards for service provision and maintain performance and develop practice and experience in line with personal targets as agreed with line manager through supervision and appraisal.
- To disseminate knowledge and contribute to the delivery of a high standard of service.
- To identify and implement strategies for responding appropriately to concerns about practice or procedures seeking guidance if required.
- To contribute to the promotion of improved outcomes for individuals, families, carers and groups from diverse and disadvantaged communities.
- To actively promote and support Leeds City Councils and Directorate policies on Equality and Diversity.
- To promote Occupational Therapy to colleagues both within and outside the council.
- To develop and maintain effective relationships with disabled people, their families and carers: provide advice and support, promote independence and early intervention, as necessary; help resolve conflict, where appropriate.
- To work with individuals, families, carers and communities to help them make informed choices and decisions, enabling them to clarify and express their needs and contribute to service planning.
- To develop and maintain effective working relationships with other professionals within the directorate and partner agencies to ensure integrated, holistic and multidisciplinary approach to the care management and safeguarding of children, adults and older people.
- To work with other services within the council to deliver efficient and effective solutions to barriers faced by disabled people.
- To comply with the requirements of all Leeds City Council and Directorate policies and procedures and staff instructions, including responsibilities under Health and Safety policy and procedures.
Specific Responsibilities for Integrated Reviewing Team
- To be part of a citywide enhanced reviewing team to customers who have 2 paid carers and large packages of care.
- To undertake moving and handling risk assessments with customers and carers both paid and unpaid, and make recommendations to reduce the packages of care either by change in process or equipment.
- To provide detailed moving and handling plans to care providers and provide expert advice, support and guidance.
- To work with care agencies to ensure staff are competent to undertake single handed care.
Priorities will be:
- people who have been discharged from hospital, with a new package of care, where there are two carer staff members.
- people who, have a large package of care, would benefit from a full functional assessment, with an aim to reduce the package of care where:
- They have not seen an occupational therapist before.
- Where the person has no equipment to support them.
- The Occupational Therapists will work closely with social workers in the Integrated Reviewing Team.
- To work to agreed KPIs for numbers of assessments to be completed on a weekly basis
- To provide detailed performance information on a weekly basis to evidence savings made, and any expenditure spent on equipment.
Qualifications Qualification in Occupational Therapy Degree/Diploma. Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) upon commencement in post and maintain yearly registration.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification in Occupational Therapy Degree/Diploma. Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) upon commencement in post and maintain yearly registration.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification in Occupational Therapy Degree/Diploma. Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) upon commencement in post and maintain yearly registration.
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.
