Occupational Therapist ( Project )

Southwark Council
Southwark, Greater London

Job Category : Social & Health Care Qualified

Location : Queens Road 1, Southwark Council

Hours Per Week : 36.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:00
Salary: £22.83

Intermediate Care Southwark (ICS) is looking to recruit an experienced Occupational Therapist to join. ICS is a large, forward thinking multi-disciplinary and integrated health and social care service. The service provides support to residents within Southwark to recovery, achieve goals and maximise independence as they recover. We would like candidates ideally that have experience in working in a Reablement service.

The post is to cover a full time 36 hour post during a permanent member of staff’s secondment.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

1. To visit people with a disability at home or in their permanent residence to carry out

occupational therapy assessments. This will include the use of appropriate

assessment and intervention tools that support best practice and capture the physical

and social care needs. Such as daily living skills, carer support, social situation and

environmental barriers

2. To ensure those accessing the service, including families and carers, are at the

centre of decision making regarding their support arrangements and that

opportunities for choice and control, including the outcomes they want, are optimised

and reflected in assessments and reviews.

3. To maintain a comprehensive knowledge of commercially available produce or order

to appropriately recommend the provision of suitable equipment, assistive technology

and telecare solutions for disabled people. This includes researching and analysing

the suitability, cost, safety and effectiveness of equipment and adaptations.4. To follow through the provision of equipment, assistive technology and telecare, fitting

this where necessary, and teaching techniques of use to clients, carers and other

relevant professionals.

5. To promote access to paid employment, training, rehabilitation, social and leisure

opportunities as part of promoting each person’s independence and social inclusion,

and to work with local and community groups to make them welcoming and

accessible.

To ensure that family and paid carers can offer personal carer safely through

assessing manual handling, use of equipment to improve safety and giving advice

and guidance to family carers and pad care supervisors.

7. To determine necessary adaptations to clients homes and arrange or these to be

carried out in liaison with professionals from a range of disciplines. To advise clients

who are having alternations done privately.

8. To monitor and respond to clients’ needs in changing circumstances, including

anticipating and responding to the effects of certain degenerative medical conditions.

9. To assess client’s needs for rehousing on disability grounds (including to sheltered

housing or part III accommodation), advising on the availability of suitable

property/accommodation.

10. To work across agencies and professional boundaries to ensure a whole systems

approach to assessment and assisting people to manage their ongoing support

needs. This includes making appropriate referrals to other professionals and service

providers and to advise Departments residential and day care units. To support the

assessment of new users and implementation of individual programme plans, that

promote wellbeing and ensure maintenance of clients’ quality of life.

Knowledge, including educational qualifications:

Essential

1. HCPC registered Occupational Therapist with at least one

recognised OT qualification

2. Knowledge of current and proposed legislation, policy and

guidance in relation to community care in general

3. Knowledge of OT theory, specialist assessments and

interventions

4. Knowledge and understanding of wellbeing principles,

strengths based- and rehabilitative practice

5. Knowledge of the principles of equal opportunities, anti-

discriminatory and anti-oppressive practice in assessment

and the provision of services

6. Qualified Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) /

Approved Mental Capacity Professional (AMCP) or Best

Interest Assessor (BIA) or willingness to train

Experience:

7. Experience of working with people with disabilities,

including 1:1 work, the identification of needs and planning

and implementing treatment

8. Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team and with

multiple agencies to facilities holistic assessments and

working collaboratively to support people to achieve their

goals and maximise their independence

staff members and students promoting strengths within adults with complex needs

make changes to reflect needs

and professional manner.

understanding of high quality customer care

9. Experience of using OT specific assessments and/or

strategies to support independence

10. Experience of undertaking or supporting safeguarding

adult’s investigations and person centred safeguarding

plans

11. Experience of supervising or otherwise supporting other

staff members and students

Aptitudes, Skills & Competencies:

12. Assessment skills, including OT specific assessment, along

with risk assessment, to support independence and

promoting strengths within adults with complex needs

13. Ability to assess and review needs with reference to the Care

Act 2014, including current care support and care plans and

make changes to reflect needs

14. Skilled in establishing and maintaining working relationships

with complex clients and their carers in an open, empathetic

and professional manner.

15. Ability to consider and value all aspects of a situation and to

make appropriate recommendations, demonstrating a full

understanding of high quality customer care

16. Ability to communicate effectively and clearly in writing,

verbally and through reports. This includes the productioPlease note that this role requires candidate to be largely office based

Posted 2026-06-03

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