Occupational Therapist
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- England,East of England,Essex
- full-time
- £24.22 per hour
Job Description:
Teqniq is searching for a Occupational Therapist to work in the public sector.
36 hours per week.
5 months contract.
09:00-17:00
Job Description:
Team description/dynamic: The area you cover/ volume of residents you support Havering Access Team is a front door (fast paced) service which accepts and receives referrals on a daily basis. The team manages urgent or immediate as well as short-term referrals, urgent manual handling and scheduled or unscheduled reviews of all equipment. The team is a multi-disciplinary team which includes senior staff, contact workers (who takes the referrals); Occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants, care assessors, social workers. The service provides support all over Havering and staff are expected to work across the borough.
Case load/Duty expectations: Varied case load - Referrals come into HAT on a daily basis and staff are expected to receive urgent manual handling cases/referrals every day and attend visits on the same day of the referral. As requirement to follow up on OT assessments and review equipment and/or recommend additional equipment. Staff are on rota in the office about x2 a week and are required to complete daily visits every day.
Complexity of cases: OT required to work in partnership with other professionals, Assessments to be strengths based - OT assessments, OT reviews, , Mental Capacity assessments/carers assessments or other tasks as and when required.
Essential experience required: 1. Knowledge of various legislations not limiting but includes: (e.g. Care Act 2014, Equality legislations, Mental health Act, safeguarding and making safeguarding personal, GDPR and Data Protection policies, health and safety act, risks assessment and clinical reasoning for equipment. 2. Good communication/assessment and written skills 3. Ability to prioritise case load and working in a fast paced environment 4. Experience working in Adult social services and working with large and small equipment.
Experience (preferable but not essential) 1. Using social care database (Liquid Logic) 2. Car driver.
Essential Training required: What can we offer e.g. Training Support/supervisions Buddy system Leave eg : BH
What the Local area can offer Havering is a great place to live and work, within easy travelling distance to the centre Havering Council launched the ’Better Living Model ’ - where customers strengths is considered as crucial to their assessment.
Havering provides laptop device with opportunities for smart working across various locations.
Staff are expected to come into the office at least two days per week to support with duty functions.
Mandatory training is provided for all staff. as well as monthly supervision and informal supervision/discussion as and when needed. Open door policy.
Interviews will be held as soon as possible.
Qualified Grade: Occupational Therapist with 2 or more experience.
Hourly Pay Rate: In line with LBH rate and requirements
TEQ-1124-RQ1411246
INDJS1
Disclaimer: On applying for this vacancy, you agree that your personal details will be passed onto our client, (or any third parties we have dealings with) for their consideration of your suitability for the role. I acknowledge that it is my responsibility to notify teqniq of any hirer who I do not want my details to be passed onto.
36 hours per week.
5 months contract.
09:00-17:00
Job Description:
Team description/dynamic: The area you cover/ volume of residents you support Havering Access Team is a front door (fast paced) service which accepts and receives referrals on a daily basis. The team manages urgent or immediate as well as short-term referrals, urgent manual handling and scheduled or unscheduled reviews of all equipment. The team is a multi-disciplinary team which includes senior staff, contact workers (who takes the referrals); Occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants, care assessors, social workers. The service provides support all over Havering and staff are expected to work across the borough.
Case load/Duty expectations: Varied case load - Referrals come into HAT on a daily basis and staff are expected to receive urgent manual handling cases/referrals every day and attend visits on the same day of the referral. As requirement to follow up on OT assessments and review equipment and/or recommend additional equipment. Staff are on rota in the office about x2 a week and are required to complete daily visits every day.
Complexity of cases: OT required to work in partnership with other professionals, Assessments to be strengths based - OT assessments, OT reviews, , Mental Capacity assessments/carers assessments or other tasks as and when required.
Essential experience required: 1. Knowledge of various legislations not limiting but includes: (e.g. Care Act 2014, Equality legislations, Mental health Act, safeguarding and making safeguarding personal, GDPR and Data Protection policies, health and safety act, risks assessment and clinical reasoning for equipment. 2. Good communication/assessment and written skills 3. Ability to prioritise case load and working in a fast paced environment 4. Experience working in Adult social services and working with large and small equipment.
Experience (preferable but not essential) 1. Using social care database (Liquid Logic) 2. Car driver.
Essential Training required: What can we offer e.g. Training Support/supervisions Buddy system Leave eg : BH
What the Local area can offer Havering is a great place to live and work, within easy travelling distance to the centre Havering Council launched the ’Better Living Model ’ - where customers strengths is considered as crucial to their assessment.
Havering provides laptop device with opportunities for smart working across various locations.
Staff are expected to come into the office at least two days per week to support with duty functions.
Mandatory training is provided for all staff. as well as monthly supervision and informal supervision/discussion as and when needed. Open door policy.
Interviews will be held as soon as possible.
Qualified Grade: Occupational Therapist with 2 or more experience.
Hourly Pay Rate: In line with LBH rate and requirements
TEQ-1124-RQ1411246
INDJS1
Disclaimer: On applying for this vacancy, you agree that your personal details will be passed onto our client, (or any third parties we have dealings with) for their consideration of your suitability for the role. I acknowledge that it is my responsibility to notify teqniq of any hirer who I do not want my details to be passed onto.
Job number 1707280