Reablement Occupational TherapistNHS

Job summary

The Reablement Occupational Therapist supports adults to regain and maintain independence in their own homes. The role involves assessing service users and carers needs, managing a specialist clinical caseload, setting outcome-focused goals, and recommending therapeutic interventions, equipment, adaptations and assistive technology. Working closely with health and social care colleagues, the postholder helps deliver safe, strengths-based and cost-effective support, promotes timely discharge from services, maintains accurate clinical records, and may supervise Occupational Therapy Assistants.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking a passionate and skilled Occupational Therapist to join our Reablement and Independence Service RIS. This community based role focuses on empowering individuals to regain or maintain independence in their own homes through strength-based assessments, rehabilitation, and recovery-focused interventions.

Working within a multi-disciplinary team MDT, you'll support residents with a range of needs including physical and mental health conditions, learning difficulties, and age-related challenges. You'll also collaborate with colleagues across the Local Access Point, Locality and Hospital Social work and Discharge to Assess teams to ensure seamless care transitions and effective discharge planning.

We offer:

• Regular clinical supervision and training
• Opportunities to supervise OT Assistants
• Career development and CPD platforms
• A culture of collaboration, peer support, and specialism development

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a buzzing, forward thinking service leading therapy-led projects and initiatives. We offer a supportive environment that values your clinical expertise, innovative ideas, and continuous professional development. If you're passionate about making a real impact, supporting independence, and helping people live healthier lives for longer, wed love to hear from you.

Job description

• The postholder will identify the needs of the service users and carers within the context of their own homes and within available resource.
• To involve carers in this process and consider their needs as well as those of the service users to ensure best outcomes.
• To manage autonomously a clinical caseload of clients at a specialist level, assessing and treating clients and maintaining clinical records.
• Participate in clinical supervision and appraisals and supervise OT Assistants according to level of expertise.
• To ensure that all activities are informed by up-to-date manual handling advice and training.
• To set SMART goals to ensure therapeutic interventions are effective and to improve client flow through the service.
• Promote the use of Assistive Technology and AskSara to enhance independence and reduce reliance on formal care services.
• To work collaboratively with health and social care community and acute colleagues, including Local Access Point and Discharge to Assess teams.
• To work with other members of the MDT to ensure effective assessment, treatment, management of care pathways and transfers of care discharges.

About us

As part of Slough Borough Council, you will join an organisation focused on improving outcomes for residents, communities and the local environment. Our Community Team for People with Learning Disabilities works collaboratively with residents, carers, families, colleagues and partner organisations to provide high-quality, person-centred support. The team is committed to strengths-based practice, professional curiosity and making a positive difference in peoples lives.

You will be part of a friendly, supportive and inclusive working environment where colleagues share knowledge, work together and take pride in delivering services that matter. We value a strong work ethic built on compassion, accountability, innovation and respect. Staff are encouraged to contribute ideas, learn from one another and play an active role in helping the Council move forward together.

Working with us offers the opportunity to develop your career while being supported to balance work and personal commitments. Alongside a competitive salary, employees benefit from flexible and hybrid working arrangements, annual leave entitlement, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, wellbeing initiatives, employee networks and opportunities to contribute to meaningful change for the people of Slough.