Occupational Therapist

This post sits within the West Team, supporting adults with learning disabilities across West Norfolk. Team bases are in both Attleborough and King's Lynn, with travel across the locality as required. This is a part-time post working 22.5 hours per week. Working days must include Thursday and Friday, plus one additional day to be agreed. You will be joining a supportive, friendly and dynamic multidisciplinary team, working alongside colleagues from health and social care to provide person-centred support for adults with learning disabilities.

The role offers varied and rewarding clinical work across people's own homes, supported living settings, day opportunities and residential services., We are looking for an Occupational Therapist with excellent communication, organisational and clinical reasoning skills. You will work with people who may have complex physical, sensory, communication and behavioural needs, using occupation-focused assessment and intervention to support participation, skill development, environmental adaptation, positive behaviour support and meaningful engagement in everyday life.

As part of the countywide Learning Disability Occupational Therapy team, you will have access to regular professional networking, peer support and opportunities to contribute to service development. This is an exciting time to join the service as we embed the new locality structure and continue to strengthen the Occupational Therapy offer across Norfolk., To provide specialist occupational therapy assessment and treatment interventions for the specified service user group, to carry a complex caseload as a member of the MDT and to take a lead in developing the occupational therapy service provision within the setting.

All staff should comply with the Trusts' Anti-Discriminatory Statement, Employee Charter, Trust Policies and Procedures, Code of Conduct and Equality and Diversity. Key Relationships: · To work with Occupational Therapists within the service and the wider Trust network. To work with other Multi-Disciplinary Team members · To work with service users and carers · To work and liaise with other statutory and non-statutory service providers involved in service user care and Treatment.

Duties and Responsibilities: · To manage a caseload of clients with complex OT needs, using evidence based/client-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in clinic and community settings and on home visits. · To provide leadership for junior staff, through supervision and appraisal · To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of OT services, holding responsibility for defined projects where appropriate · To regularly supervise OT students on practice placement, following attendance at an approved Fieldwork Educator's course To apply knowledge of the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) and other standardised assessment approaches relevant to the clinical setting.

Following assessment, to undertake case formulation in order to highlight occupational strengths and limitations and to inform the intervention plan moving forward. To work collaboratively with service users to identify OT goals as part of the overall recovery plan. To provide interventions in the manner that is consistent with Trust standards and values. To attend relevant MDT and professionals' meetings for you case load.

Provide written reports as required. To routinely provide feedback to the MDT regarding observed occupational performance throughout contact, which inform ongoing assessment and therapeutic intervention. To provide specialist support and education to service users and carers regarding aspects of occupational therapy e.g. equipment fitting, rehabilitation programmes. To maintain clinical records using the electronic patient record system.

To liaise with carers and other professionals as relevant. To exercise good personal time management, punctuality and consistent reliable attendance. To attend mandatory training. To c