Occupational Therapist inClapham Beds inClapham Beds PUBLISHED
TUE 5 NOV 2024
East London NHS Foundation Trust rd4M0yvA
Duties include managing a defined caseload, utilizing evidence-based practices to develop and implement personalized therapeutic strategies, and offering support to service users and their families. The Occupational Therapist will play a critical role in improving the quality of life for individuals with learning disabilities, guided by principles from the "Valuing People" initiative and local needs assessments. The position calls for a motivated and compassionate individual who thrives in a dynamic and innovative environment.
Band 5 Occupational Therapist, Services for People with a Learning Disability, Bedfordshire and Luton
The occupational therapy service in Luton & Bedfordshire is ready to welcome you to our dynamic, innovative and responsive team! If you are motivated, compassionate, creative and enjoy a challenge then we may just be the right fit for you. We are seeking a full time Band 5 Occupational Therapist (OT) to work within the Services for People with a Learning Disability (SPLD) Occupational Therapy team.
The OT team in the SPLD service provides specialist OT assessment, using the Model of Human Occupation, intervention and/or recommendations to service users across Bedfordshire and Luton, using evidence based practice to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions with a focus on enabling an individual's occupational functioning. You will work within a supportive multi-disciplinary community based team and see service users in their homes, day care settings and/or work places. You will also support the work of the wider MDT but your primary focus will be on OT assessment and intervention with service users and their carers, and your role will make a significant difference to their quality of life.
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Please see the Job description and person specification attached. For further information please do not hesitate to get in touch to discuss.
To be an active member of the Learning Disability Occupational Therapy Service and SpecialistCommunity Healthcare team.To provide a person-centred Occupational Therapy Service for Adults with Learning Disabilities basedon the direction given in Valuing People and identified local need.To manage a defined caseload, using evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan,implement and evaluate interventions.
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