Equipment Lead

Good Afternoon, I am currently representing Kingston Council, who are offering an initial temporary contract for a period of 3-6 months with a view to be extended or offered a permanent position for the right candidate at a rate of £223.39 per day which is negotiable dependent upon experience. We are looking for an Equipment Lead this role will be: KT1 1EU (90% remote) The right candidate will: * You will be responsible for enabling evidence-based decision making for equipment provision and integral to this role is joint working with acute hospital colleagues, as well as a range of community health and social care professionals prescribing community equipment. * The Equipment Lead will work in partnership with Adult Social Care commissioning leads, contract leads, nursing leads, OT leads, and providers to support the governance, training and familiarisation of equipment and ensure robust standards of practice within the prescription process. * To provide advice to clinical and non-clinical prescribers in relation to equipment and minor adaptation provision. This will include being available for telephone discussions, and attendance at operational team meetings (sharing good practice, audit outcomes etc.) * To coordinate and chair operational meetings with partners of the contract across both health and social care in order to achieve a formal process for open and continuous dialogue with prescribers in line with operational arrangements. We require the following: * Qualified Occupational Therapist and registration with Health and Social Care Professional Council (HSCPC) * Has knowledge and practice of project management coordination and workload management * Has knowledge of contract monitoring techniques and invoicing mechanisms/tools * Has experience in PIN allocation / duplication clearance of pins and use of reporting systems/tools, TCES for example. * Excellent working knowledge of disability equipment. * Expertise in relation to evidence based practice for equipment provision and minor adaptations. To discuss this opportunity further please send over an up-to-date CV and give me a call on (phone number removed) If you know someone who would be a good fit for the role, please send over their contact details and get in touch, as we do offer a generous referral fee. IF THIS ROLE IS NOT APPLICABLE TO YOU, BUT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR ROLE, PLEASE SEND OVER YOUR CV AND I WILL CHECK WHAT ROLES I HAVE AVAILABLE. Look forward to speaking with you soon