The Functional OT Workplace Needs Assessment


FUNCTIONAL OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST WORKPLACE NEEDS ASSESSMENT
Occupational therapists (OTs) traditionally work with people of all ages who live with a wide range of disorders, physical disabilities, or long-term conditions, learning disabilities, or mental health conditions – or a combination of any or all of these difficulties.
Regulated by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), OTs will be engaged in supporting individuals to overcome barriers to health, education, and employment.
The dedicated ‘Work’ specialism within the Royal College of Occupational Therapists engages OTs who have an interest in work, vocational rehabilitation, and occupational health. Their key function is to support people to remain in, return to, or obtain work or meaningful activity.

The Functional OT Workplace Needs Assessment will deliver a bespoke face to face and/or telephone-based OT assessment for individuals facing challenges with daily living due to ill-health or injury, which has an impact on their work.
The specialist Function OT Workplace Needs Assessment is for employees with difficulties associated with:
Neurological illness
Traumatic brain injury
Chronic pain
Orthopaedic injuries
Spinal cord injuries
Scar management
Health Conditions
Functional Impairments
Psychological Conditions
Emotional Impairments
Developmental Impairments
Cognitive Impairments
We can provide information and guidance regarding the most appropriate ‘tools’, equipment, training, and interventions such as vocational rehabilitation (a form of work-based, specific recovery programme) to support work inclusion and will provide a professional clinical opinion regarding longevity of work inclusion.
Functional OT Workplace Needs Assessments assist employees and their employers and managers in establishing their maximum level of function with the aim of meeting the physical and psychological demands of their job. A fully holistic approach to a working role, whether this is a physical job role, a desk-based role or a person facing role, assists to facilitate the identification of strengths and weaknesses and learning opportunities, permitting the individual facing difficulties to overcome those barriers.
Features
For the employer
For the manager
For the employee
PAM OTs will aim to increase your employee’s independence and function in their roles through a holistic and client-centred approach.
Whilst considering the individual’s physical, psychological, and social needs as a one-to-one service which can be in PAM clinics, onsite in the working environment or as a combination, over the series of sessions appropriate for each individual case.
As a consequence of a PAM Functional OT Workplace Needs Assessment, we support employers’ ability to promote skill-sharing, circulating information and sharing research and relevant resources. We will supplement education, training, research, and development related to work, potentially facilitating study days, and learning events for all parties involved, supporting employees and their colleagues, managers, and employers.

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