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Waltham Forest Council are looking for a Occupational Therapist to join a dynamic 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.
- Working along side the Team Manager. Visits to residents homes will be required to ensure collaboration with our partner agencies.
- To provide an initial assessment of service users with complex care and therapy needs across the teams.
- Support service users to set client centred goals to promote independence and wellbeing in the home environment.
- Facilitate service user choice and empowerment through promoting independence, the timely provision of information, advice and support using evidence-based interventions to ensure service users maintain independence for as long as possible.
- An awareness of the importance of safeguarding vulnerable people, plus an understanding of the importance of dignity & respect when dealing with people.
- Understand and demonstrate the council's values and behaviours, working collaboratively with colleagues, attending meetings and proactively contributing and problem solving.
To Be Successful.
- Previous experience working as an Occupational Therapist in the community.
- Experienced Adult Social Care OT required with minimum of 2 years' experience.
- Community OT post, with experience with major and minor adaptations Essential
- Community based with provision of equipment to support home working.
- Experienced OT with experience in assessing and providing major adaptions such as ramps and stairlifts and manual handling equipment.
- 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.
Benefits of Working at Waltham Forest
Our client offers the opportunity for additional training for both perm and temporary members of staff within the authority. With new projects underway in various teams, they offer a very competitive rate of pay. Also, free onsite parking is offered to all staff.
Why Join Our Agency?
With over 10 years' experience recruiting directly into social care, Ackerman Pierce prides itself on the unique services we deliver to our candidates. Each candidate is assigned their own personal consultant who will support them through every placement. We also offer a DBS and a quick and easy registration process. Not forgetting a guaranteed payment into your account every week.
To discuss this Occupational Therapist vacancy, or any similar roles we have available, please contact Ella Hajittofis or email us your updated CV today!
