Community Learning Disabilities Occupational Therapist Role 

22.5 hours a week

Job Title: Band 6 Occupational Therapist

Location: Kingsbury, NW London

Start Date: ASAP

End Date: Ongoing

• Has a desire to focus on their OT skills while working in an Adult Community Learning disability team to serve the population of Brent.

• Keen to work holistically to meet the needs of people with Learning Disabilities, working as part of the Multi-disciplinary team [MDT] to meet the needs of Service Users.

• Should have the ability to communicate with the MDT, present cases, take note of actions, update others in the team and use handover effectively.

• Speaking face to face but also by telephone and writing letters and reports. Maintaining accurate, timely, and concise clinical records both electronic and handwritten which adhere to the CNWL policies.

• Able to talk to people about sensitive issues in a supportive manner but also challenge others assertively where necessary.

• To advocate for the rights and needs of patients. You are expected to have the skills required to act as a professional, HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist and adhere to the RCOT Code of Conduct.

• Ability to assess complex mental health & well-being needs/conditions & develop, monitor and review care plans to facilitate an individual’s recovery.

• Demonstrate knowledge and experience of standardised and non-standardised occupational therapy assessments, Knowledge of the Model of Human Occupation theory and its various assessments.

• Ability to offer a wide range of appropriate interventions and to negotiate, set and review therapy goals. Understanding of therapy outcome measures.

• Ability to manage time and conflicting demands and prioritise workload accordingly. You will be supervised by the Lead community OT.

• Qualified Occupational Therapist

IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED IN THIS ROLE, PLEASE STILL GET IN TOUCH AS WE HAVE MANY OPEN VACANCIES!

Benefits of working with Tripod Partners

• £350 refer a friend bonus
• £500 loyalty bonus for continued service
• £50 bonus for registering
• £150 find your own job bonus
• Free DBS and compliance service including paid for Mandatory Training
• Excellent compliance processes and department making it a smooth and enjoyable process
• Your own dedicated consultant with extensive experience within the healthcare sector
• Daily payroll and in-house payroll system

Since Tripod Allied Health established in 2014, we have built a large, dedicated network of highly-regarded Allied Healthcare Professionals to deliver across public and private sectors.

Tripod Partners are the leading UK agency for qualified social care and hold awarded places on both the Workforce Alliance (formerly CCS&CPP) &vHTE Temporary Workforce Solutions II NHS Frameworks for the supply of Professionals across the UK.

We understand your need for experienced healthcare professionals that can hit the ground running. Our pool of talented professionals is constantly increasing, allowing you quick and efficient access to the most suitable candidates.

We have highly experienced consultants, covering 9 key categories:

• Occupational Therapists
• Physiotherapists
• Speech and language therapists
• Diagnostic Radiographers
• Therapeutic Radiographers
• Sonographers
• Pharmacists
• Cardiac Physiologists
• Echocardiographers
• Therapy Assistants (Band 3 & 4)