Specialist Occupational Therapist

Job overview

The Intermediate Care Beds Teams provides a time limited period of assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for adults living within Calderdale or registered with a Calderdale GP. Service users may have had an alteration in their physical or psychological well-being, or a temporary change in their social circumstances which makes it difficult for them to be maintained at home. Alternatively service users may have been discharged from an acute hospital setting and require a period of 24 hour supported living, assessment and rehabilitation to enable them to return home.

The post holder be based within one care home but may be asked to work in any care home within Calderdale dependent on the needs of the service.

The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team comprising Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Assistant Practitioners, Rehabilitation Assistants, Local Authority staff and care home staff.

Main duties of the job

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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