Occupational Therapist - Single Handed Care

Role: Occupational Therapist - Single Handed Care

Department: Population Wellbeing

Connect2Luton are excited to recruit a Occupational Therapist - Single Handed Care on behalf of Luton Borough Council within their Population Wellbeing department.

Main purpose of position:

You will be expected to: 1) receive and co-ordinate referrals, undertake the resulting assessments which will predominantly focus on equipment/adaptations and may also include carers assessments; 2) coach and mentor Social Care Assessors and Rehabilitation Officers who are undertaking assessments, support planning and review tasks; 3) influence the direction of future services by promoting independence, enablement and rehabilitative models.

As a Occupational Therapist - Single Handed Care,you will be responsible to:

• Complete professional strength based and holistic assessments of need and risk for service users and carers with highly complex needs using Luton Borough Council eligibility criteria.
• Coach, develop, supervise and mentor a group of up to 4 unqualified staff (Social Care Assessors and Rehabilitation Workers). Providing effective leadership, support and challenge to enable them to undertake assessments, including risk assessments, complete Resource Allocation Panel paperwork and support service users and carers with support planning and review tasks.
• Undertake research for specific items or problems and inform colleagues and service users/carers of the range of services available to meet needs and the likely benefit and cost of different options to maintaining independence. (This overlaps with tasks identified under 1 and 2 above and is intended to reflect the additional time this may require)
• Contribute to the development of strategic plans and or borough wide and neighbourhood projects with professional knowledge on an operational and strategic basis, as required .

Skills and Experience

• In-depth post qualifying experience in social/health care field.
• Significant experience of collaborative, partnership and inter-agency working.
• Experience of the customer interface environment and demonstrable commitment to customer satisfaction including knowledge of the different adult client groups.
• Experience of advocacy and user involvement issues including promoting the involvement of people in developing their own care/support plans.
• Demonstrable Experience of coaching/ mentoring .
• Self-motivating and managing, high achiever, dynamic and innovative, able to work as part of a team and meet strict deadlines and targets.
• Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent and hold professional registration.

DBS

Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for Disclosure and Barring Service checks to be undertaken. Therefore, it is essential in making your application you disclose whether you have any convictions, bind overs or cautions and, if so, for which offences. This post will be exempt from the provisions of section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders 1974 (Exemptions) (Amendments) Order 1986. Therefore, applications are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are 'spent' under the provision of the Act, and, in the event of the employment being take-up, any failure to disclose such convictions will results in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Authority. The fact that a bind-over or caution has been recorded against you will not necessarily debar you from consideration for this appointment.

About Us

Luton Borough Council have partnered with Kent County Council to create Connect2Luton, a recruitment managed service for all contingent temporary agency, contract, and interim roles at the Council.

Our heritage and being local government owned which means we have a wealth of knowledge and expertise within the public sector, with many of our employees having previously worked for the Council or have supplied previously into the Council, for several years.

We are an equal opportunities employment agency and business that positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.

Connect2Luton, part of Luton Borough Council & Kent Commercial Services LLP, is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business and positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.