JustOT are looking to recruit a band 6 Community Occupational Therapist for a locum position with our client in Golspie.

The pay for this position is £20-£23 per hour, and we are looking for someone who can start as soon as possible for an ongoing duration.

Job Description:
* Identify those people who have the potential to benefit from occupational therapy intervention; promote productivity, quality of life, prevention of ill health and reduction of risk.
* Act independently to assess and analyse individual need for occupational therapy intervention in partnership with the person; enabling the person to manage their own health condition.
* Work with the person to set achievable, measurable occupational therapy goals using specialist occupational therapy assessment tools and the tools of integrated care pathways
* Work with the person to set realistic timescales for interventions; reviewing, modifying and evaluating outcomes.
* Provide a range of interventions that can include: rehabilitation; equipment provision; environmental modifications.
* Provide brief interventions to support health promotion, lifestyle; including psychological interventions
* Support people to access health information that enables them to plan for their own future.
* Identify and participate in MDT health promotion programs, which require occupational therapy contribution, to provide preventative education to specific client groups (e.g. falls, joint protection, energy conservation or stress management)
* Refer on for additional assessments or services from other relevant professionals/agencies.
* Act as lead professional for a designated caseload coordinating aspects of health and social care delivery; providing a single point of contact for the person and their carers.
* Share progress with relevant team members, other professional staff, families and carers within data protection guidelines.
* Communicate with, and make recommendations to, all relevant disciplines of staff to maximise outcomes and promote multidisciplinary working.
* Participate in multidisciplinary activities around triage, single point of referral and allocation of referrals.
* Involve the person in the discharge planning process, developing discharge plans with appropriate relapse prevention/wellness/crisis plans.
* Be responsible for materials/equipment in use, notifying the team manager of any defect, and taking action to remove defective equipment from use.
* Identify equipment needs of the service and submitting these requests to the budget holder - requesting and ordering equipment and adaptations, ensuring value for money and cost effective solutions.

Community Activities
* Work in partnership with local communities, statutory agencies and third sector to improve accessibility of local resources to people using occupational therapy services.
* Share the wider knowledge and skills of the occupational therapist to support local communities, statutory agencies and the third sector to promote social inclusion.
* Empower people with disabilities to be actively involved in the delivery of occupational therapy, exploring opportunities that are led by people using services.

Professional
* Keep up-to-date with recent advances in occupational therapy clinical practice; evidencing this through registration and Turas.
* Ensure the most effective and efficient utilisation of resources; including education about the role of occupational therapy to work efficiently within an integrated team.
* Teach and mentor occupational therapy students and junior OT staff and assist in the education of other professions in the role of occupational therapy.
* Show willingness and interest in continuing professional development, maintaining links with the profession locally and nationally, and improving knowledge and skills relevant to the post. The post holder will be expected to maintain a CPD folder with respect to his/her development, and to encourage/supervise junior staff to do likewise.

Successful candidates must hold a degree in occupational therapy and be HCPC registered.

When you work with JustOT, you will have access to a range of benefits that will support you in your role. Our dedicated one-to-one service ensures that you have the support you need to thrive in your role. Our fast-track registration process allows you to start your new role as soon as possible. The excellent rates of pay, and assistance with travel and accommodation are designed to make your transition as smooth as possible.

We also offer weekly pay that is always on time, and access to exclusive NHS and private sector jobs. There is no registration fee, and you will have access to free online training and nationwide occupational therapy job opportunities.

If you are not available for this position, we encourage you to refer a friend and take advantage of our £250 referral bonus. T&C's apply.

If you're interested in working as a locum with JustOT, apply now!