Locum Best Interest Assessor Occupational Therapist

Job Title:  Occupational Therapist
Area:  Cambridgeshire Social Services
Salary:  negotiable
Job Type:  Locum
Contract length:  Ongoing                          
Job details:  Occupational Therapist required for community based role, with touch down at local offices as/when needed. To work across Cambridgeshire within the Prevention and Early Intervention services. The aim of the service is to identify, prevent, reduce and delay the need for both short- and long-term care and support.
The team play a crucial role in preventing admissions, promoting single handed care through specialist assessment and equipment provision, signposting, problem solving, facilitating discharges, and acting as a link between health and social care.
This project will be focusing on the proactive review of people receiving double handed care and support.
Occupational therapy assessment will aim to determine whether the provision of moving and handling equipment, information and advice, and support to care staff, can optimise these packages of care.
The post holder will be supported by a senior occupational therapist to manage their own caseload of service users that have been identified as receiving double handed care and support packages. They will be supported to record and evidence the intervention provided and outcomes achieved. They will have support from the whole team, including team meetings, OT professional development group, a great CPD offer and a wide range of training opportunities. Skills/experience: experience in assessing moving and handling, and optimising care/ single handed care. The post holder will be required to travel across the county and will need access to a vehicle.  This is a hybrid post and home working for a proportion of the working week will be supported. Working hours: Full time. 37 hours per week.  
Code: U. RQ1501282. 009005.B16148