Solent NHS Trust - Occupational Therapy Associate Practitioner
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Occupational Therapy Associate Practitioner (OTAP)
For further details / informal visits contact:
Cathryn Francis - Occupational Therapy Assistant Team manager
Email:
Tel: 023 9243 7988
£25,147 to £27,596 a year
ContractPermanent
Working patternPart-time, Flexible working
What is the role?
The Community Occupational Therapy service works across the city of Portsmouth in co-located health and social care teams for Older People and Adults with Physical or Sensory Impairments. This is a city wide post.
Our Aim is to assist people of all ages with physical, mental and social impairment to optimise their functional independence and quality of life and for them to be able to participate as active and equal citizens retaining maximum dignity and respect.
Purpose of the Job:
To assist in the
delivery of Occupational Therapy services to the residents of
Portsmouth by carrying out assessments and interventions in the
community under the direction of an Occupational Therapist.
Interventions will include recommending adaptations, equipment
provision, making recommendations for rehousing, recommending
rehabilitation programmes and teaching clients new techniques of daily
living.
Main duties of the job
*Carry out routine home visits, completing assessments, providing a range of equipment and adaptations to enable independence involving other professionals as appropriate.
*You will provide support and advice to clients and their families/carers in their adjustment to disability and long-term conditions.
*You will have knowledge and understanding of how to identify hazards and barriers to independence within the home environment.
*You will know and understand how to identify and recommend a range of standard structural adaptations that reduce/prevent risk or enable a person to perform basic activities of daily living.
About usMake a difference with us
If you are looking for somewhere you can make a real difference and are passionate about keeping people safe, well and out of hospital, a career with us may be just what you're looking for. At Solent NHS Trust, we strive to make a difference to the health and wellbeing of our communities.
We are proud to be an organisation which is focused on our people and we welcome people who share our values to come and work with us.
To deliver great care that is safe, simple and easy to access
To be a caring, flexible and supportive place to work
To deliver the best value for money
Our shared values support the development of a strong working culture. They breathe life into our organisation -- guiding and inspiring all of our actions and decisions. They enable us to be better at what we do and create a great place for our staff to work, whilst ensuring we provide the highest quality of care to our patients.
In creating our values, we spent time listening to our employees and members. Based on what people told us, we created our HEART values to reflect the deep belief that we are caring organisation at the centre of our community: Honesty, Everyone counts, Accountable, Respectful, Teamwork.
We are an accredited Real Living Wage employer.
We encourage and support our staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against Covid-19.