Peripatetic Occupational Therapist - Moving and Handling, Pullar PKC

Main Purpose of the Role

Working within Perth & Kinross Council is more than a job, it's about being part of an organisation that puts people at the heart of all we do and provides opportunities to make a real difference by enhancing every life we touch.

We currently have the following opportunity:

Peripatetic Occupational Therapist, Moving and Handling - PKC
14189
£47,601 - £50,773
Based at Pullar House, Perth

Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist with a passion for safe moving and handling practice? Do you want to play a key role in improving outcomes for residents while supporting staff to deliver safe, person-centred care?

If so, this is an exciting opportunity to provide professional support and expert advice on moving and handling across the partnership, helping to ensure safe practice and duty of care within our professional sector.

Would you like to join our team?

If so, an exciting new vacancy has arisen within the Perth and Kinross HSCP.
We are looking for an Occupational Therapist skilled in Moving & Handling to join our OT Service.

This is a full time, 36 hours per week, peripatetic role, covering all localities across Perth & Kinross.

We would encourage applications from people that feel as passionately as we do about treating everyone with kindness, dignity and respect, demonstrating these values in every aspect of practice and staff development.

In this role, you will:

• Assist in the development, implementation and evaluation of our Moving & Handling and Optimising Care strategies.
• Provide expert clinical advice and support to colleagues, care providers, customers and carers using clinical experience and expertise.
• Support clinical staff with problem solving in complex cases using a variety of techniques to enable continuity, sustainability and clinical safety.
• Deliver high quality training in partnership with our Learning and Development M&H Training Lead.
• Drive best practice across commissioned services, ensuring approaches are safe, proportionate, and independence focused.
• Carry a complex caseload, completing advanced OT M&H assessments
• Produce risk assessment documentation /create moving and handling plans.
• Undertake risk assessments and problem solving in a range of environments in relation to safe moving & handling practice.
• Arrange provision of equipment and demonstrate its use.
• Respond to and support complex discharge planning for individuals with manual handling needs.
• Undertake assessments for complex postural care and seating needs.
• Co-ordinate/undertake Risk assessment reviews of complex M&H Plans.
• Support colleagues within the Locality Integrate Care Teams and advise/support with M&H issues/complex case issues.
• Promote a culture of continuous professional development and reflective practice.
• You will have access to extensive and ongoing training and support for continued professional development.

This is a role with real impact, shaping future practice, empowering teams, and supporting children & adults to live safely and independently at home.

Please note, we are currently unable to offer sponsorship for this post.

Are you an enthusiastic and motivated team player who has the clinical knowledge, skills and experience to support the team?

If so, you will fit right in. We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Occupational Therapist with a proven background in Moving & Handling and Risk Assessed Care, to guide, influence and elevate Moving & Handling practice across Children & Adult Social Care.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is a qualified Occupational Therapist registered with HCPC.
• Has significant experience in moving and handling practice, ideally including both children and adults with complex needs.
• Has experience in assessing postural care needs.
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