Occupational Therapist - Rehabilitation & Recovery

In Leeds there are 3 Rehabilitiation and Recovery beds that support people who are unable to go straight home following a hospital admission.

You would join a team of 9 Occupational Therapists who work alongside colleagues across health and social care, including physiotherapists, burses and care staff to promote independence and a return to a persons own home. The recovery hubs are developing a rehabilitation-focussed culture with all staff that fosters a 24-hour therapeutic approach.

We are looking for an Occupational Therapist with proven assessment skills, with a strength based personalised approach, who can carry out Occupational Therapy assessments of people with a range of needs, to develop, implement goal led outcome planning. The occupational therapsists work alongside the support worker to ensure that a person achieves their outcomes and regularly review their progress. The Occupational Therapists take the lead in discharges for those people who are returning to their own home.

Professional supervision and line managemewnt are provided by a Disability Team Manaer, who is a registered Occupational Therapist. CPD is supported including through peer groups.

Job purpose:
Under the general direction of a team manager, and with support from Senior Ocuupational 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.

Care 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 reablemenr 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 disabled persons needs and ensure that all services contribute effectively to the support plan and remain an effective use of resource.
- 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 contributw effectively to the support plan and remain an effective use of resources.
- To carry out moving and handling risk assessments, make appropriate recommednations 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 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 OT's 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.