Community OT (Adults) Moving & Handling Review Specialist
| Posting date: | 23 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £38,682 to £46,580 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £38682 - £46580 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 July 2025 |
| Location: | Newton Abbot, TQ12 4XX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | F0011-25-8050 |
Summary
Brief overall description of role: Working as full members of the Care Direct Plus Team, Community Occupational Therapistswill primarily be responsible for providing a person-centred service through specialist clinicalassessment within the context of Social Care and Health policy and legislation. The postinvolves managing a caseload and lone working in a variety of settings. The emphasis of thework is a combination of Occupational Therapy and specialist moving and handling clinicalskills/knowledge with responsibilities involving highly skilled and specialised work. The tasks will involve (though not exclusively) the following: Undertaking specialist moving and handling assessments and reviews within hospitaland community settings. This will be where the person is primarily in receipt of doublehanded care and/or where double handed care is requested, but not exclusive to this. Prescribing and implementing effective strategies to achieve person centred and costeffective outcomes for individuals including the use of specialist equipment and carepackages. Managing a caseload including highly complex cases within the legal framework. Acting as an autonomous practitioner evidencing high levels of problem solving, decisionmaking and independent judgement in a variety of community settings and situations. Exploring innovative ways of collaborative working between general practice, health andsocial care, acute and community and the private and voluntary sector.