Allied Health Professionals (AHP) Jobs

Job Title:  Occupational Therapist  (2 roles)
Area: South London Social Services
Salary:  £negotiable
Job Type:  Locum
Contract length:  Ongoing                           
Job details:  2 experienced, innovative Occupational Therapists required to complete assessments for adaptations.
The post holder will have strong experience in housing and adaptations. They will have enthusiasm to enable people to live more independently and promote positive outcomes for residents.  They will provide holistic assessment, considering people's strengths, long term needs, prevention, and well-being. The post holder will make necessary and appropriate recommendations to the Home Improvement Agency, as well as meeting needs as required, for example through provision of equipment. They will have technical knowledge of adaptations and be able to review plans to ensure that they will meet requirements and meet the needs of the person.
The post holder will be an excellent communicator, able to work in partnership with residents, their families, and other professionals. They will work collaboratively with colleagues in social care and housing, fostering good relationships.
As a registered Occupational Therapist with experience in social care, the post holder will be working across the borough completing assessments. They will be working closely with the multidisciplinary team of Social Workers and Assessment Officers. They will also work closely with the other teams and partners to ensure that assessment and recommendations are robust and fully meet the needs of our residents.
The post holder will have sound knowledge of relevant legislation, including the Care Act, Housing Act and the principles of safeguarding.
The post holder will report to the Assistant Team Manager Occupational Therapist and receive monthly supervision and guidance, as well as informal support.
Hybrid working available – the post holder will be required to be based in the office regularly and be able to visit people face to face in Sutton. There will also be ample opportunities to work remotely.
JD available on request:
Occupational Therapist’s work to promote social change, problem solving in human relationships and the empowerment of people across the life course. Occupational Therapy employs theories of human behaviour, and social systems to ensure that vulnerable adults and children are safeguarded. Occupational Therapists intervene with children and adults, individual and families and will work alongside other professionals to achieve positive outcomes. As Allied Health Professionals, Occupational Therapists apply social and medical clinical reasoning, analyse
complex information, identify and assess risk, form professional judgments and plans to support the required outcomes. Occupational Therapy is underpinned by legislative frameworks, along with national and local policies relevant to the service sector including the principles of human rights, social justice and disability empowerment. Fundamental to the role, Occupational Therapist’s limits the effect of disability by promoting and achieving the maximum potential levels of safe independence in all aspects of daily living, to enable the individual to live a full life within their environment and community.
Code:  U.RQ1241618.024004.B11812

Job Title:  Occupational Therapist – Band 6
Area:  North West London NHS
Salary: £negotiable
Job Type: Locum
Contract length: Ongoing 
Job details:  To cover vacancy. Acute. Occupational Therapist required to cover med-surg wards. Working hours: Monday to Friday.
Code: U.PWU3U.024004.B11811

Job Title:  Senior Occupational Therapist – Band 7  (Part time)
Area:  Central London NHS
Salary: £negotiable
Job Type: Locum
Contract length: Ongoing                           
Job details:  Experience and skills of working in an acute setting providing OT assessment and interventions for patients to facilitate safe discharges. Working hours: 4 days a week 30 hours. 8.30 – 16.30.
Code: U. AHP00171.024004.B11810

Job Title:  Senior Physiotherapist  (Part time)
Area:  Dorset Private
Salary: £negotiable
Job Type: Locum
Contract length:  Ongoing
Job Details:  Lone working outpatient MSK. Cover for long term sickness. Ideally experience with TM2. Corporate site, so additional security checks required. Working hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday available. Can start at two days (7.5 hours per day) increasing to three as demand dictates. Standard hours 08.30 to 17.00 (flexible) with one hour lunch break unpaid.
Code: U.1004142614915932.023004

Job Title:  Physiotherapist – Band 6
Area:  Bristol NHS
Salary:  £negotiable 
Job Type:  Locum
Contract length:  Ongoing
Job details:  To cover vacancy. Community - To be able to undertake a mixture of Urgent and Planned Therapy Assessments including P1 discharges. Working hours: 09.00 – 17.00.
Code: U.PWUE6.024004.B11808

Job Title:  Physiotherapist – Band 6
Area:  Cheshire NHS 
Salary:  £negotiable
Job Type:  Locum
Contract length:  Ongoing 
Job details:  Wheelchair and Specialist Seating Services. To cover vacancy. Enthusiastic Therapist required to join the Team and deliver a high-quality wheelchair service. This role will be to cover recruitment.
Wheelchair services is a specialised and rewarding field offering the opportunity to use clinical knowledge and problem-solving skills with a variety of conditions and ages.
The team require a therapist ideally with experience in a variety of clinical fields, particularly Wheelchair services. In addition to this, experience in areas such as Neurology, Learning Disabilities or Paediatrics may benefit the post holder in this role. The role will be to undertake assessments and provide wheelchairs to children and adults, ranging from basic to complex seating. Assessments of appropriate pressure relief and postural needs are also integral to this post. The service also provides powered wheelchairs, and this involves assessment and environmental assessment. As a therapist, the post holder will be supported by a technical engineering team and external maintenance company. The post holder will be required to work in both clinic and external venues including schools and patient’s homes. The post holder will be required to provide a service in 2 localities however this can be discussed.
Working hours: Full time. Monday to Friday, 08.30 – 16.30. Can be flexible with shift and work patterns.
Code:  U. 7106414915853.023004.B11807

Job Title:  Rehabilitation Assistant – Band 3
Area: Surrey NHS
Salary:  £negotiable
Job Type:  Locum
Contract length:  Ongoing                          
Job details:  Community Therapy. Car driver essential. Competent and confident in assessment for small equipment aids under the supervision and support of the qualified therapists 
* Rapid response admission avoidance – assessment for small pieces of equipment to maintain safety and independence to avoid admission to hospital.
* Review / assessment of mobility and the provision of walking aids.
* Rehabilitation in patients’ homes of urgent / routine rehab / falls patients. 
Rehab / Rapid response.
Working hours: Monday to Friday, 8-4pm 30 mins break (can be flexible)
Code: U.023004.B11806

Job Title:  Community Physiotherapist – Band 5 or 6
Area: Surrey NHS
Salary:  £negotiable
Job Type:  Locum
Contract length:  Ongoing                          
Job details:  Community Physio Team. Physiotherapy experience working in community setting; Must have own transport and valid driver’s license to allow travel to patient’s homes; Able to work as autonomous practitioner and manage own caseload; experience working closely with a community MDT; experience providing necessary mobility or assistance equipment/aids. Manage own caseload of community patients in their homes and work closely with the team, provision of necessary mobility aids. Working hours: 4 days a week or 15 hours.
Code: U.023004.B11805

Job Title:  Hand Therapist – Band 6 (Part time)
Area: Surrey NHS
Salary:  £negotiable
Job Type:  Locum
Contract length:  Ongoing                          
Job details:  Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist required for Hand Therapist role. Experience working in a Hand Therapy setting, good understanding of Hand pathologies and their management.  Experience with acute elective, acute trauma patients as well as plastics and rheumatology.  Able to provide bespoke splints for patients.  Able to manage wounds and remove stitches where necessary.  Able to provide personalised recovery and rehabilitation plans to a broad range of Hand/wrist related pathologies. Manage own caseload and work closely with the team. Working hours: 4 days a week or 30 hours (30min unpaid break).
Working hours: Full Time. Monday to Friday.
Code: U.023004.B11804

Job Title:  General Physiotherapist – Band 6  (2 roles)
Area: Surrey NHS
Salary:  £negotiable
Job Type:  Locum
Contract length:  Ongoing                          
Job details:  Therapies. Working hours: 08.00 – 16.00.
Code:  U. 475652 or Rehab005(1) and 475653 or Rehab005(1). 024004.B11803