Occupational Therapist - Adult Social Care West Team

Location Newbury
Job type Permanent
Salary £32,076 - 41,418 per year
Consultant Craig Osborne
Call +44 7533 049397
Reference 210176

Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.8/5 and over 600+ reviews is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Occupational Therapist to work in Newbury, Berkshire on a full-time basis.

The salary for this permanent Occupational Therapist job is £32,076 - £41,418 per annum.

Main Duties:

  • To comply with the requirements of the Health and Care Professions Council.
  • To provide people with good quality advice and information relating to care and support. This will include seating assessments, Moving and Positioning, Reablement, accommodation assessments (for Disabilities), adaptations and equipment.
  • When relevant, to work with people to connect them to community resources.
  • When necessary, to work with people in crisis to stabilise their situation.
  • When necessary, to work with people to meet long-term care and support needs.
  • When necessary, to review care/support arrangements.
  • Where appropriate, to arrange Direct Payments.
  • To work to the professional standards as set by the College of Occupational Therapy.
  • To undertake supervisory functions as directed by the Team Leader.
  • To assist service users and carers to construct a Support Plan which meets their needs, maximises independence and covers identified risks. In doing so, offering the widest possible flexibility and choice through comprehensive engagement with the family, the community, voluntary organisations, and provider services.
  • To prepare, process and monitor progress on applications for Disabled Facilities Grants as appropriate to their role
  • To ensure that service users are safeguarded by implementing Council and national procedures for Safeguarding
  • To work collaboratively with colleagues from other services, including Health, Voluntary Sector, etc.
  • To promote equality as an integral part of the role and to treat everyone with fairness and dignity
  • To recognise health and safety is a responsibility of every employee, to take reasonable care of self and others and to comply with the WBC Health and Safety policy and any

Requirements of the Occupational Therapist:

  • Professional qualification in Occupational Therapy 
  • Best Interests Assessor – need to work towards within 2 years
  • Moving and Handling Assessor qualification
  • Experience of working in Adult Social Care sector
  • Knowledge of Safeguarding Adults procedures
  • Full UK driving licence and access to own vehicle

Contact:

This Occupational Therapist job is advertised by Craig Osborne; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award. Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.