Specialist Occupational Therapist

The post holder will be responsible for the comprehensive treatment & assessment of adults experiencing problems with occupational performance impacting on function resulting from frailty syndromes. Together with the individual they will assess needs, agree goals, implement intervention plans and evaluate progress. The role will support both the GP practice-based staff and members of the Neighbourhood Team to identify and support people to reduce the risk of unplanned hospital admissions and to effectively support those individuals in the community. To independently support a defined frailty caseload with indirect supervision from the Primary Care Networks Neighbourhood Team Lead. The post holder will provide specific occupational therapy interventions and professional advice and support to other members of the multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will: To be a pro-active member of the Integrated Neighbourhood Team and Southwest Primary Care Networks. To pro-actively engage with
people deemed to be at risk of hospital admission or health deterioration. To proactively engage with frequent fliers those attending A&E and utilising OOH services. To pro-actively engage with Home First Teams to reduce length of stay in acute hospital settings. To pro-actively engage and provide expert advice to people living in care home settings and the care home teams. To be a key resource for Primary Care network colleagues.