Occupational Therapist Assistant

Assistant Occupational Therapist Band 5 Enfield £26/hr Start date: ASAP Full Time: Mon - Fri 36/hrs a week JOB SUMMARY * Completing occupational therapy assessments, identifying and addressing occupational performance skills deficits, and planning OT intervention that will enable the client to meet needs in areas of self-maintenance, productivity and leisure. * Working with clients, relatives and carers to identify OT goals as part of an overall care plan, including organising and facilitating case conferences and family meetings. * Planning and implementing individual and/or group interventions, in collaboration with the client, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals. * Liaising closely with members of the MDT and other service providers as part of the care co-ordination process. Duties/responsibilities 1. To undertake occupational therapy assessments for a designated caseload, addressing occupational performance and skill deficits, enabling the client in areas of self-maintenance, productivity and leisure. 2. To work with clients to identify OT goals as part of the overall care plan 3. To plan and implement individual and/or group interventions, in collaboration with the client and their family/carers, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals. 4. To monitor and evaluate treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of the intervention. 5. To apply understanding of the effect of disability and provide training and advice on lifestyles changes and adaptations to the client's social and physical environment. 6. To participate in multi-disciplinary assessment and treatment provision. Involvement with care-co-ordination, discharge planning and care programme approach. 7. To prioritise their caseload to meet the individual needs of the client. 8. To identify unmet needs in the service and advise the senior OT as necessary