Occupational Therapist (SO2)

We are looking for a qualified OT to join our dynamic and fast paced Hospital Discharge Service based at the London Borough of Islington's Adult Social Services. This role is based in Islington’s Integrated Discharge Service (IDS). Our team of about 10 therapists (incl a Senior PT) and a Senior social worker is supporting residents of Islington being supported home from hospital over 7 days a week. The Occupational Therapy role is key in supporting assessing risk and designing interventions for Islington Residents at various stages of the Hospital Pathway to support people using their strength and achieving their outcomes. This could include:

• Supporting the Discharge to Assess pathway through the screening of referral documentation and decision making around how we plan and support people home. (currently a 7 days a week rota) You will be included into this rota after roughly 2 months of working and will be on this Screening rota roughly 2/5 days pw.
• Post discharge assessment of people to support one off therapy interventions, to support independence, recovery or prevent admission. This could include consideration of the environment, provision of equipment and minor adaptations, alternative ways to manage daily activities or manual handling recommendations. (currently a 5 days per week rota) For these, therapists can usually primarily work from home after an initial induction period to complete the documentation of their home visits.
• Work with people on discharge pathways to design Reablement Plans and Goals, focussed on strength-based practice and achievement of outcomes. The IDS is co-located with Islington Reablement, which provides fantastic opportunities for Occupational Therapists to shape Reablement Plans at the outset of the Islington Residents care journey. We also work in an integrated way with our Social Work colleagues based at the hospital and in the community. It is also closely working together with our Integrated Front Door which is a joint up screening and referral mechanism of health and social care. We furthermore work alongside the First Point of Contact team in Islington which is a largely social work based team completing initial assessments, and our Social Services OT team.