Age UK Occupational Therapist

at  Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Undertakes occupational therapy assessments, addressing occupational performance and skill deficits. Assesses and manages risk effectively in clinical and community settings including the service users own home. Works with service users and carers to identify Occupational Therapy goals as part of the overall Multidisciplinary Team plan. Develops and implements individual and/or group interventions, in collaboration with the service user(s) and MDT to achieve therapeutic goals.
Uses technical and creative skills to engage service users in therapeutic activities and encourages them in a compassionate manner, to support them in achieving their identified goals. Monitors and evaluates occupational therapy treatment in order to measure progress and modifies treatment plans to ensure effectiveness of clinical interventions. Provides reports on service user progress at clinical meetings and participates in the clinical decision-making process regarding service user care programmes as part of the multidisciplinary team. Provides advice, education and training to service users, carers and other healthcare staff involved in service users care.
Undertakes health promotion activities. Assesses service users for and fits adapted equipment in the home, as appropriate. Responsible for recognising the potential for or signs of service user harm, abuse or neglect, including poor clinical practice, reporting all such concerns and taking all reasonable steps to protect the service user. Responsible for identifying and reporting concerns regarding the safeguarding of children who may be at risk.
Demonstrates safe moving and handling of service users, using equipment as required. Demonstrates safe physical interventions in the management of violence and aggression as required Additional contact details: Kelly Peare Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist Email: kelly.peare@nhs.net Tel: 01642 838341 Robyn Holmes, Chief Executive Age UK Durhamrobyn.holmes@agukcountydurham.org.uk0191 386385

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