To provide Occupational Therapy assessments for individuals and their carers to assist them reaching their occupational outcomes within their home environment for those with long term barriers caused by their

health. To subsequently work with them to formulate an action plan to remove barriers, building on the

person’s strengths, supporting them to optimise function. Where required to recommend techniques, equipment and/or adaptations to enable them to continue living at home/in the community with as much

independence as possible. To review interventions and build ongoing resilience prior to closure.

1. Complete the Occupational Therapy process, in various settings within the community, for example people’s own homes, sheltered and residential homes or schools, working closely with colleagues in housing, health, care services, and the third sector managing a caseload of complex cases.

2. Carry out outcome focussed occupational therapy assessments, and specialist assessments with regards to manual handling, positive risk taking, seating assessments and the environment to support the planning of detailed recommendations and interventions.

3. Demonstrate knowledge and share techniques as appropriate to support people to develop optimal levels of functioning and to support their carers where possible.

4. Assessment and provision where required of disability equipment, to use or rule out core stock and/or including researching non-stock specialist orders that will assist clients and / or carer's to achieve / optimize safety and independence with daily living tasks.

5. Assessment and recommendations where required to support the provision of adaptations to include minor and major adaptations to people’s homes in conjunction with housing colleagues and partners to assist clients and/or carer's to achieve optimum independence in achieving their occupational outcomes. Where adaptations are not appropriate, the OT will assist in initiation and completion of re-housing assessments.

6. Carrying out continued professional development, including attending and receiving appropriate training, receiving regular clinical supervision, completing reflective practice, maintaining a professional portfolio, active participation in student fieldwork education, adhering to professional code of conduct and code of ethics, adhering, ensuring membership to essential professional bodies (HCPC/RCOT) and pursuing special interest group membership where appropriate to field of practice.

7. Demonstrate excellent communication skills working both with people and their families as well as with multiple agencies across health, social care, housing and the third and private sector to gain additional information on service users or their schemes, share information as appropriate, joint work cases, signpost and provide professional perspectives in medical/legal settings as required.

8. Completing timely paper and electronic records as required to a high standard in line with professional and local governance and data protection guidance.

Experience in minor and major adaptations, manual handling and community assessment. This post requires home visits across the county, so access to own transport is required.

Induction period will be office based with Hybrid working discussed following this period.