Occupational Therapy Practitioner, Part time

Occupational Therapy Practitioner, this is a weekend position, please do not submit candidate who want week day positions. Occupational Therapist, who has a minimum of two years’ experience.
We are also looking for someone who is experienced in undertaking manual handling assessments in peoples home on an urgent basis, as we can have a 2 hour response time.
The right candidate will need to be adept at utilising their own initiative, has a creative approach to problem solving and thrives in an integrated team that is fast paced. JET is a multi- professional team consisting of expert practitioners in Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapists, General Practitioners and Social Workers, as well as an extensive supporting staff team.
The team provide medical and nursing interventions, manual handling and mobility assessments, urgent social care packages and safeguarding responses for people over the age 18 years, who are registered with a Royal Borough of Greenwich GP and live within the Royal Borough of Greenwich.
These referrals are received via our Virtual Ward, 111, GP’s, D2A’s and LAS as well as urgent referrals from the Front Door Service in Greenwich called the Contact and Assessment Team. JET is dynamic and as such provides a robust service to these crisis referrals, 7 days per week, from 8am to 8:30am. A significant aim of the Team is to ensure that people are supported within their own homes, avoiding the need to go to Hospital. It is a 35 hours a week and we are happy to look at either a Friday or Monday in addition, to the Saturday and Sunday.

This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:-

• A Dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to
• An easy registration process (all done online)
• Referral schemes and incentives
• Ongoing compliance managed for you
• Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more.

We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If you are a Social Worker and this isn’t the role for you, contact us about other roles including IRO, BIA, MASH, LAC, Children’s Social Work, Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager and Assistant Team Manager.
 
For more information please contact me on Taylor.johnson@pprsocialcare.co.uk or 07813 347 703