Job Description

Sirona Medical are recruiting for a Occupational Therapist for the Front Door service who accept and receive referrals on a daily basis.

The team manages urgent or immediate as well as short-term referrals, urgent manual handling and scheduled or unscheduled reviews of all equipment. The team is a multi-disciplinary team which includes senior staff, contact workers (who takes the referrals); Occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants, care assessors, social workers. The service provides support all over Havering and staff are expected to work across the borough.  

Case load/Duty expectations: Varied case load – Referrals come into HAT on a daily basis and staff are expected to receive urgent manual handling cases/referrals every day and attend visits on the same day of the referral. As requirement to follow up on OT assessments and review equipment and/or recommend additional equipment. Staff are on rota in the office about x2 a week and are required to complete daily visits every day.  

Complexity of cases: OT required to work in partnership with other professionals, Assessments to be strengths based - OT assessments, OT reviews, , Mental Capacity assessments/carers assessments or other tasks as and when required.   

Staff are expected to come into the office at least two days per week to support with duty functions.

Successful Applicant will have

A Social Work qualification & HCPC registration, with at least 2 years’ experience on the job.

You must hold a full clean driving license and be able to travel

Knowledge of various legislations not limiting but includes: (e.g. Care Act 2014, Equality legislations, Mental health Act, safeguarding and making safeguarding personal, GDPR and Data Protection policies, health and safety act, risks assessment and clinical reasoning for equipment.

Good communication/assessment and written skills

Ability to prioritise case load and working in a fast paced environment

Experience working in Adult social services and working with large and small equipment.Experience (preferable but not essential)

Using social care database (Liquid Logic)

Car driverIf you are available and interested in working with Sirona Medical as a Social Worker, please do not delay in contacting us.

What Sirona Medical will offer you: 

- Great pay rates dependent on specialities.

- Variation of locations you want to be booked.

- A dedicated recruitment consultant

- 24 hour support.

- Fast track registration with efficient compliance process.

- An Excellent Referral Bonus Scheme!

Sirona Medical supply Social Workers through to Team Managers/IRO's nationwide. 

Sirona Medical is a Healthcare Recruitment Agency supplying staff across many sectors within the UK. 

Sirona Medical has an excellent reputation for providing reliable Healthcare Professionals to Local Authorities.  

We are renowned for our fast, friendly and high quality service. Our thorough recruitment process ensures that we only provide the very best talent to our clients.

With over 60 years combined experience in the recruitment industry, our experienced Recruiters are always available to provide you with the highest service levels.

Sirona Medical believes in the ethics of providing more than just a service, but a relationship that allows both clients and candidates, to feel that no matter the query, request or demand, we will meet and exceed your expectations.

Talk to real human, a real recruiter not a computer or an order filler, honestly we don’t bite, please give us a call when you are free or contact us via the advertisement apply button, alternatively send us an email.

Please contact the Social Work Department at Sirona Medical for more information (url removed)