Occupational Therapy Assistant Beverley, England
Job description
The job itself
Occupational Therapy Assistant – Reablement
We are looking for talented, motivated and ambitious people to join our growing team. Our practitioners support people in The East Riding of Yorkshire to maximise their independence through focused and goal orientated intervention and by working with individuals to increase their ability to look after themselves following illness, injury or with long term conditions and to rebuild the skills and confidence to enable them live as independently as possible. We are working closely with colleagues and partners in health to ensure that we have an integrated and collaborative approach to our service.
As an occupational therapy assistant you will undertake strength-based assessments in the community where the individual sets their own goals and agrees a plan to meet these with support, help and guidance. You will have your own caseload and work under the supervision and support of a registered occupational therapist. You will work as part of our community support service which provides reablement, recovery and rehabilitation for people leaving hospital and supporting people to maintain their independence in the community. We are partnering with Hull University Hospitals, Hull City Council and the Community Health Care Partnership to deliver a new and innovative discharge to assess model. As part of the team you will be central to the success of this new venture.
We are deeply committed to providing training and development and you will undertake essential training during your induction e.g. moving and handling, identifying and prescribing minor adaptations and adaptive equipment, safeguarding etc. We also provide opportunities for career development and progression with access to apprenticeship schemes along with a range of other benefits including:
- A mobile phone and a lone working monitoring system called Orbis.
- Paid travel miles from a Travel Reference point nearest to your home.
- Paid Holidays and Bank Holidays.
- Access to Local Government Pension Fund.
- Health and Wellbeing Support including Wellbeing Hub for all staff Employee Assistance Programme.
- Eye Care Voucher Scheme.
- Health Cash Plan.
- Leisure Centre Membership Discounts.
- Shop and Save discount scheme.
- Travel Benefits including; car salary sacrifice, car lease scheme and Car Assisted Purchase Scheme (where eligible).
You will need to have a full driving license and the ability to travel throughout the East Riding and so access to a car is essential.
For more information or to have a conversation regarding this opportunity please contact Matt Jennings, Occupational Therapist [email protected]
