Occupational Therapist Adult Social Care

Job description

Job summary

Working alongside Social Workers and Social Care assessors you will be utilising a strength-based approach to promote independence and well-being. You will work in line with the Care Act to promote service users choice and control in their daily lives while respecting the key elements of the act to ensure service users can contribute to society and continue to have meaningful, autonomous and self-determined lives

Main duties of the job

Actively encouragecustomer participation in the delivery, monitoring and evaluation of theservice

Initiate research,recommend best practice and implement changes in policy within a specialistarea of service

Support in thedevelopment and operation of team workload management systems to ensure thatresources address priority cases and respond to changing needs andcircumstances

Undertake complex assessments and careplanning

Carry out full functional assessments of peopleof all ages and with a wide range of disabilities. Assessments should also takeinto account the needs of carers and a carers assessment should be completedas appropriate.

Adviseon appropriate care packages and refer on to other services as necessary

Recommendand arrange for the provision of specialist equipment, ensure correctinstallation, instruct client and/or carer in safe use and monitor theeffectiveness of the provision as appropriate

Advise on and facilitate major adaptations,including major adaptations to properties through consultation with serviceusers, Housing department, Environmental Health services, builders and otherprofessionals as appropriate

About us

Why it's great to work for Enfield Council:

• An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Up to 32 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.
• A blend of remote and office based working for most roles.
• Interest free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.
• Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods.
• Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family.
• Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.

Job description

Job responsibilities

As an Occupational Therapist working in Enfield AdultSocial Care you will be part of a multi-disciplinary team. The OccupationalTherapist will carry out assessments for older people, adults with disabilitiesand disabled children to meet the principles of the Care Act 2014. You willassess people with an eligible need and give advice or make recommendationsthat improve wellbeing and quality of life, by maximising independence andsupporting carers

Job description
Job responsibilities

As an Occupational Therapist working in Enfield AdultSocial Care you will be part of a multi-disciplinary team. The OccupationalTherapist will carry out assessments for older people, adults with disabilitiesand disabled children to meet the principles of the Care Act 2014. You willassess people with an eligible need and give advice or make recommendationsthat improve wellbeing and quality of life, by maximising independence andsupporting carers

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Social Work England registration

Desirable

• Working Experience of Adult Social Care

Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

• Social Work England registration

Desirable

• Working Experience of Adult Social Care

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Enfield Council
Address

Civic Centre

Silver Street

ENFIELD

EN1 3XA

United Kingdom

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