Our client Barnet Council is looking for an Occupational Therapist to join their Urgent response Team.

This is an OT role in an Urgent Response OT team - excellent manual handling experience and working autonomously is required as it is the main part of the role.

• 1 day duty OT per week

Urgent Response Occupational Therapy team referral criteria

We complete Occupational Therapy and Moving and Handling Risk assessments for referrals that meet the following inclusion criteria:

• Moving and handling cases where there is no equipment or current equipment is no longer appropriate
• High risk of physical injury to carers (e.g. Involved in inappropriate transfers)
• A safeguarding concern that relates to equipment or manual handling
• The client is at immediate risk of injury as they are not able to transfer safely on and off the bed, chair, toilet or walk up /down the stairs
• Equipment that has been deemed unrepairable/unreplaceable by NRS and without it the person and/or their carer are at high risk of injury
• A request for an increase from single to double-handed care where a manual handling assessment is required (not decreases of care)
• The client has a palliative diagnosis where Continuing Health Care/North London Hospice is not involved

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
• Referral bonus - up to -250* per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

*Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.