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Occupational Therapy Assistant

Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.

Job Introduction

Main purpose:

To assess the needs of vulnerable adults.
To ensure that the provision of equipment, adaptations, advice support and all other services required to meet identified needs is arranged and reviewed in an efficient, sensitive, and cost-effective manner.

Main Responsibilities

Carrying out needs led assessments, implementation, commissioning, ordering, monitoring and reviewing care and support plans and service provision, including the supply and installation of equipment and adaptations.
After a period of induction and training, taking responsibility for workload cases, which will entail visiting clients within the community setting, liaising with other staff in Acute and Primary Health Care, adult social care and Provider Organisations to ensure that identified needs are being met in the most effective way possible.
After training, providing advice, support and information to clients, their families and carers, members of the public, and other professionals, about all aspects of service provision for adults, including attendance at public promotional events.
To contribute to the Unit’s objective of ensuring the provision of high quality, cost effective services to vulnerable adults living in BCP council.
To undertake such training as may be required to ensure that the duties of the post are carried out efficiently and effectively.
To maintain essential records of work done, and to provide information for statistical, financial, and planning purposes.
To input and access information on Unit computer databases.

The Ideal Candidate

EXPERIENCE

Recent work experience in the field adult social care involving direct contact with members of the public.
Experience in working as part of a team.
Demonstrate practice ability in the assessment and planning of a client’s care needs.
Demonstrate practice ability to review an individual’s care plan.
Commissioning of services as identified in the needs led assessment.
Ordering of equipment as identified at assessment
Experience of Housing needs assessments and adaptations

QUALIFICATIONS/TRAINING

Educated to a minimum of 4 GCSEs or equivalent (including Maths and English)
NVQ 2 or equivalent in Social Care related subject.

KNOWLEDGE

Awareness of social, legal and political context within which social care services are delivered.
Knowledge of the Care Act and Housing legislation and guidance

About BCP Council

BCP Council provides services to a diverse community of 400,000 residents and employs more than 5,000 people. Our area includes over 15 miles of beautiful world-renowned coastline. We can offer career defining roles to transform and improve services. By working with us, you can help deliver a vision of a thriving, word-class, prosperous and inclusive place for generations to come.

Our Benefits

We offer an excellent benefits package for further details see here

As a result of the creation of BCP Council in 2019, we are working on simplifying our terms and conditions of service and will be creating a single pay structure which is to be applicable for all employees. It is important to us that we offer benefits that our colleagues value as part of their total employment package and we are reviewing these to make sure we have it right. We are in the process of establishing a timescale for implementation and colleagues joining us will be included in these changes. Expected to be in place 2024.

DBS

BCP Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the community and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Applicants to this post will be required to complete the appropriate level of Disclosure & Barring Service Check. Please refer to the Job Description or Role Profile for more details.