Occupational Therapist

Description:

Lincolnshire Council are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join a well-structured and dynamic Integrated Locality team. The client offers a full-time contract with an opportunity to work from home, a fair and manageable caseload and further training in your portfolio. The vacancy will be for an initial 3 - 6 months with potential for extension.

Main Duties for the Occupational Therapist includes.
 

• Assessment of service users and carers with complex needs in relation to home environment.
• Focused on developing optimum outcomes for our service users, which include children.
• Support service users by applying multi -disciplinary working practices across teams and services, and undertake joint assessments where appropriate.
• Providing expert advice, and assessments for equipment and home modifications.
• Recommending adaptations.
• Ability to be flexible and highly adapt to a continuously changing and dynamic workload and work practices.
• Moving and handling assessments.
• An awareness of the importance of safeguarding vulnerable people, plus an understanding of the importance of dignity & respect when dealing with people.
   

To Be Successful.
 

• Previous experience working as an Occupational Therapist in the community.
• Previous experience working with major adaptations.
• Manual handling experience
• HCPC Registration
• Enhanced DBS/CRB (we can obtain for you)
• Eligibility to work in the UK
• Occupational Therapist Qualification