Senior Occupational Therapist

• To select and apply Occupational Therapy assessments for a designated caseload, addressing occupational performance and skill deficits, enabling the client in areas of self-maintenance, productivity and leisure. • To work using a problem-solving approach to reduce risk at home. • To work with clients to identify OT goals as part of the overall care plan. • To plan and implement individual interventions, in collaboration with the client, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals. • To demonstrate and apply a broad level of understanding of the effect of disability and recommend adaptations to the clients physical and social environment. • To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment for clients with multiple needs in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention. • To review and reflect on personal practice and performance through effective use of professional and operational supervision and appraisal. • To coordinate day-to-day activities of junior staff where applicable. • To demonstrate basic leadership skills through the management of designated projects. • To participate in the induction, training and education of students and other staff in this setting as appropriate. • To participate in the supervision of junior staff as appropriate • To monitor and evaluate treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of the intervention and feedback to appropriate forum. For a more detailed description, please see attached JD and PS. Job description Job responsibilities • To select and apply Occupational Therapy assessments for a designated caseload, addressing occupational performance and skill deficits, enabling the client in areas of self-maintenance, productivity and leisure. • To work using a problem-solving approach to reduce risk at home. • To work with clients to identify OT goals as part of the overall care plan. • To plan and implement individual interventions, in collaboration with the client, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals. • To demonstrate and apply a broad level of understanding of the effect of disability and recommend adaptations to the clients physical and social environment. • To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment for clients with multiple needs in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention. • To review and reflect on personal practice and performance through effective use of professional and operational supervision and appraisal. • To coordinate day-to-day activities of junior staff where applicable. • To demonstrate basic leadership skills through the management of designated projects. • To participate in the induction, training and education of students and other staff in this setting as appropriate. • To participate in the supervision of junior staff as appropriate • To monitor and evaluate treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of the intervention and feedback to appropriate forum. For a more detailed description, please see attached JD and PS.