Occupational Therapy Assistant

2 weeks ago

Crawley, United Kingdom WSCC Full time

**About Us**
Here at West Sussex County Council we are working to transform Adults’ Services. We’re embracing a strengths-based approach and working towards a community-led support model that builds on the assets and strengths of both individuals and their local communities. Together, we’ll focus on prevention, enablement, reablement and safety, to promote wellbeing and independence.
We’ll ensure that residents, families and communities have the right support in place, and at the right time.
We provide a working environment that values professional supervision and support. This provides our workforce with what they need to deliver the best possible outcomes for our residents. We work to ensure that innovation and evidence-based practice underpins what we do and that we maintain an environment within which our occupational therapy assistants can develop and progress in their careers. If you have the talent and ambition to achieve the best for the people we serve, then we will support you to progress and develop throughout your career.

**About The Job** Salary**: NJC Grade 6 £25,119 to £26,421 depending on experience
**Working Pattern**: Full time
**Contract Length**:Permanent
**Location**: Crawley

Our Occupational Therapy Assistants need to be resilient, adaptable, organised and able to work in a fast-paced environment. You’ll need to work efficiently and accurately record your work using electronic systems. You’ll need to be committed to learning about Occupational Therapy and how to implement it in practice. You’ll enjoy working with people and optimising their wellbeing. There is a requirement to be able to travel across the county and work from various locations. The role will also involve complex physical interventions, including transporting, demonstrating and using occupational therapy related equipment and manual handling procedures. There is a regular and intrinsic requirement to communicate in English with members of the public.

You will work as a part of a strong and dynamic Occupational Therapy service as a member of an area-based team. In this role you will undertake strengths-based assessments via a variety of mediums (e.g. telephone / video assessment, home-based assessment) with the guidance of an HCPC registered occupational therapist (as directed by Care Act 2014), utilising your skills and knowledge to develop and implement a plan of support aimed at improving wellbeing and delivering outcomes for people. The plan may include advice, information, the provision of assistive equipment and recommendations for home adaptation. You will also be expected to carry out risk assessments and undertake assessments under the Mental capacity Act 2007. You will receive induction and training to enable you to undertake your role.

**Experience and Skills** Key Skills**:
1. Ability to undertake a strengths-based assessment with necessary guidance (as directed by the Care Act 2014) to ascertain required information.
2. Ability to develop a person-centred care and support plan with clearly defined outcomes.
3. Good communication and interpersonal skills to provide clear and concise guidance and to demonstrate and explain practical activities.
4. Ability to prioritise and organise work and meet agreed performance expectations and deadlines.
5. Sound and accurate IT skills (Microsoft Office) in order to carry out research, analyse documents, present data and undertake general administrative processes.

**Qualifications and/or experience**:

- A minimum of 3 GCSEs including Maths and English or equivalent qualification e.g. NVQ.
- Experience of working with people with disabilities or with elderly people, and an understanding of the effects of a disabling condition on a person.
- Some experience of working in a hospital, social care or similar formal care environment.
- Knowledge of the use of and the risk and safety factors associated with disability and equipment / adaptation provision.
- Valid, full driving licence.

**Rewards and Benefits**
For a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our **Rewards and Benefits** page.

**Further Information**
The reference number for this role is **CAFHE05167**.

Note for Recruitment Agencies: We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you

Job Reference: CAFHE05167

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