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Barry, Vale of Glamorgan Employment Type Locum Band Qualified & Experienced Work Pattern (FT/PT) Full time Required Certifications HCPC Experience Required
3+ Months NHS - Excluding placements & volunteering
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Job Title: Senior Occupational Therapist Area: South Wales Social Services Salary: £negotiable Job Type: Locum Contract Length: Ongoing Job details: Adult Services – Occupational Therapy and Specialist Assessment Team. Senior Occupational Therapist is required to cover work in the Occupational Therapy Team. The role will include completing assessments for complex equipment and adaptations in people’s homes. There will be a focus on completing manual handling assessments, so the applicant will need to have experience of completing these and writing up plans to be used by care staff. The service is currently looking at ensuring that care packages are right sized, so understanding of person-centred care leading to decisions about whether single or double handed care required is also beneficial. JD available on request:
Assessment of adults with a physical disability, sensory impairment and / or learning disability.
Work includes assessing for aids to independence, works of adaptation (major and minor), manual handling assessments and evaluating the effectiveness/ impact of all aforementioned.
Promoting independence to avoid the need for citizens to depend on care.
Helping the Council keep people at home for as long as possible and keeping costs of care packages down.
