Occupational Therapist

About Us

Headway East London is a charity supporting people living with brain injury. Working across 13 London boroughs we offer specialist support and services for survivors and their families. We offer therapies, advocacy, family support and community support work alongside our day service: a community venue where people can make the most of their abilities and interests.

About the Role

As Occupational Therapist you will provide occupational therapy assessment and treatment to survivors of acquired brain injury (ABI) who have been referred to the Headway East London services, as part of the Day Service in Haggerston or the Enfield community service. You will focus primarily on activity and participation issues. You will also provide advice, recommendations and training to Headway staff or external organisations.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Please refer to job describtion for more information)

• Undertake comprehensive occupational therapy assessment, treatment and evaluation of progress with individuals with complex neurological presentations as an autonomous practitioner, including the assessment of neurological impairment (including cognition, perception, upper limb impairment, and fatigue) as well as activity limitations and participation restrictions, using evidence-based tools and outcome measures, to ensure effective intervention.
• Negotiate goal-directed intervention with individuals and / or carers to establish a realistic person-centred treatment programme, and promote an individual’s choice and autonomy.
• Contribute to the development of, and run, a range of therapeutic groups offered at Headway and in Enfield to ensure they continue to meet the needs of members with support from the Technical Instructor and Therapy Manager.
• Maintain accurate and up to date documentation for all of caseload and provide written reports for external professionals such as GPs and case managers to meet professional and organisational demands.
• Assess and determine the need for assistive technology and / or adaptive environments to enhance an individual’s independence; making recommendations to individuals / carers and other staff / professionals, trialing and training individuals and carers in their use agencies to ensure the delivery of a co-ordinated service.

Key Relationships - Internal and External

• Operational Staff – Headway East London
• Members/clients families and carers
• External Partners including health and social care providers, litigation professionals and case managers, educational settings and students

Other

• Apply the Headway East London values and behaviours to every aspect of the role at all times.
• Protect and enhance the interests and reputation of Headway East London internally and externally.
•  Commit to the organisational principles of:   coproduction equity, diversity and inclusion sustainability

Headway East London is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we are committed to ensuring that all staff are motivated, skilled and rewarded by their work. We welcome applicants regardless of race, religion or belief, colour, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age and other protected status as required by law. We promote and protect human rights; they are the foundation of what we do. We want to be an inclusive place where a diverse mix of talented people want to come and contribute their unique strengths and perspectives. We are focused on equality and believe that all the fascinating characteristics that make us different, make us more able to deliver our life-changing work with passion and creativity.