Senior Occupational Therapist

As an Adult Care Services occupational therapist, you'll hold your own caseload and work in partnership with people living in the community across Hertfordshire. You'll undertake a holistic assessment of need to identify person-centred outcomes.

We work in an enabling way with people and their families and carers, to promote independence and participation, through meaningful occupation and a strengths-based approach. Across all our services we aim to ensure that people are provided with the right support and advice, and at the right time.

• Working collaboratively with other partners and teams within Adult Care Services
• Developing innovative support plans
• Promote and support strength based assessment and practice approach to all interventions to maximise independence, health and well being to prevent or reduce the need for Adult Social Care
• Working creatively with residents to ensure their safety and independence
• Raising awareness in the area and developing valuable links for the team
• Supporting other Therapists and Community Care Officers
• Provide information and advice to enable an individual to confidently and safely participate in their daily life, includes grading of tasks and activities and adapting their environments
• You will undertake a specialism eg Moving and Handling, Best interest Assessor, Approved Mental Health Practitioner or Occupational Therapy practice educator

Our occupational therapists will combine a caseload with mentoring and developing others.

You will:

• promote a strength-based approach to therapy, facilitating active participation in meaningful occupation and activity
• assess and make recommendations for complex and non-complex pieces of equipment
• assist the management team with supervising the day-to-day performance
• work alongside community care officers to give guidance with occupational therapy assessment needs
• disseminating and coaching best practices to help teams understand changes and improvements.

You will need:

• a recognised occupational therapy qualification and be registered with The Health and Care Professions Council
• knowledge and experience of relevant social care legislation, such as the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005
• to be a confident team player with good decision-making skills
• the ability to work successfully with partners and other agencies.