Occupational Therapist Craven Vale
Brighton & Hove City Council
- Brighton Craven, North Yorkshire
- Permanent
- Full-time
- To respond to referrals, prioritise need and develop caseload management skills.
- To provide timely assessments to establish a client’s functional ability.
- To set SMART goals in collaboration with the client.
- To facilitate the timely discharge of clients.
- To plan, carry out and evaluate appropriate assessments and treatment programmes to increase/maintain the safety and independence of clients.
- To assess the home environment and promote independence and minimise risk by recommending and providing assistive devices and adaptations.
- To refer onto appropriate community services within Adult Social Care, Health and Voluntary organisations.
- To be involved in the day to day running of the Occupational Therapy service, as appropriate.
- To work alongside care officers to optimise the client’s functional potential, discussing OT recommendations where necessary.
- To attend and contribute to multidisciplinary meetings, developing good working relationships with other MDT members.
- To communicate relevant information to others involved in co-ordinating care, both written and verbally.
- To attend appropriate training when available, e.g. Adult Social Care reporting systems (Eclipse)
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