Occupational Therapist
| Posting date: | 18 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £34,521.00 to £41,956.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £34521.00 - £41956.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 July 2025 |
| Location: | Bromley, BR2 8JZ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9277-25-0753 |
Summary
To manage a caseload of service users with Dementia/Mental health needs To work with service users in a variety of settings to provide effective assessment and interventions To work with service users to identify Occupational Therapy goals as part of the multi-disciplinary care plan To plan and implement service user led individual and/or group interventions where appropriate, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals To ensure service users health, social, cultural and spiritual needs are considered at all times To assess for and provide equipment to enhance independence in daily living skills for service users with a physical disability in addition to their mental health needs. To refer or signpost onwards when necessary to other services e.g. housing associations and social services To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment to measure progress and identify outcomes To apply a high level of understanding of the effect of disability and provide training and advice on life skills to maximise functional ability To assess the occupational needs of service users and establish and evaluate appropriate treatment interventions To support the band 6 OT with identifying appropriate & inappropriate referrals and prioritise workload accordingly To manage effective discharge ensuring service user and all relevant agencies are given relevant information To contribute to and carry out risk assessment & risk management plans To work as part of the MDT and attend all relevant clinical meetings