Description
The community occupational therapy service provides a high-quality service for adults over the age of 16 within their own home, residential or nursing home.
We help people with complex physical disabilities and neurological impairments maximise their independence within the community.
The team provides a range of services including:
- Assessment of an individual’s needs and skills
- Goal orientated programmes to improve function and independence in a wide range of day to day activities
- Physical and cognitive rehabilitation
- Neurological splinting and splinting review
- Advice on positioning and posture
- Fatigue management
- Advice and training to staff, carers and other professionals
- Upper limb rehabilitation groups
- Vocational rehabilitation (return to work programmes)
Why would someone choose the service?
- Assessment and therapy provided in a variety of settings to meet patients’ needs
- Knowledge and skills to provide excellent outcomes and recovery
- Can provide support to patients, families and carers including those nearing end of life or needing a palliative or emotionally supportive approach
- Excellent links and joint working with other professionals eg physiotherapy, occupational therapy, dietitians, doctors etc
- Flexibility in appointment times and modes of therapy delivery
- Patient centred, holistic approach to treatment,
- Responsive, problem-solving approach to patient’s problems/concerns
Opening Times
Monday - Friday 8am - 4pm
Contact Details
Phone number: 01226 644575
Mobile number:
Address: Kendray Hospital Doncaster Road Barnsley S70 3RD
Locations
Address details:
Barnsley
Other Details
Eligibility: Referrals accepted from: AHPs, Carers/family, Consultants, GP staff, GPs, Health visitors, Hospital staff, Housing associations, Local authority staff, Midwives, Other NHS services, Other Trust services, Patients(self-referral), Voluntary services Referrals also accepted from: Referrals also accepted from community nurses and care agencies. Referral criteria: Professional referrals: Complete a referral form and forward this to the physical health single point of access (SPA). Patient and public referrals: Call the single point of access on 01226 644575 and ask for the home based occupational therapy service. People referring to the service must: - Be over the age of 16 - Live within the Barnsley borough or be registered with a Barnsley GP - Have a therapeutic goal that can be addressed in a community setting Exclusions Patients should not be referred: - If they are less than 16 years old - If they have an out of area GP and also live outside the Barnsley borough - For the supply of wheelchair only (patients must be already receiving occupational therapy and not be referred solely for wheelchair assessment)
Published: 24 February 2025