Occupational Therapist

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  • Up to £38 per hour
  • Maidenhead, Berkshire
  • Temporary

Occupational Therapist - Adult Social Care

Location: Hybrid / Maidenhead

Pay: £38 per hour (umbrella rate)

Hours: 37 per week, Monday to Friday

Contract: 3 months initially (potential for extension)

Our Local Authority Client are recruiting an Occupational Therapist for their Adult Social Care Service in Windsor and Maidenhead.

Key responsibilities:

  • Deliver a professional Occupational Therapy / Reablement Service, managing a high proportion of complex, contentious, and high-risk cases.
  • Conduct and contribute to high-quality assessments including manual handling risk assessments, postural and seating assessments, functional and environmental assessments, safeguarding inquiries, and planning for major/minor adaptations.
  • Provide and prescribe equipment and adaptations to maximise independence and optimise quality of life for individuals and their carers.
  • Set and monitor SMART goals to promote independence, prevent avoidable hospital admissions, and support timely hospital discharges through integrated working with health and social care colleagues.
  • Deliver community-based interventions to facilitate transitions from formal care settings back to the home environment.

Requirements:

  • A recognised degree in Occupational Therapy and current registration of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
  • Experience working with with vulnerable adults in any combination of adult social care, community settings, hospitals, or residential care environments.
  • An understanding of relevant legislation, including the Care Act 2014 and Mental Capacity Act.

If you are interested in any of these roles, please contact Kaylah on or 01772954200 and put through your application .

*Referral Scheme*

If you are not interested in this role but know someone else who might be, don't forget that we offer up to £350 in vouchers if you refer a friend to us and we place them in the job. For more details, contact the office at Spencer Clarke Group on 01772 954200.

Kaylah is a specialist recruiter in Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Therapy, working in partnership with several public and private sector clients nationwide, so if this one isn't for you, please still get in touch so that we can discuss more suitable roles!

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