n Occupation Therapy and Sensory Service

An Occupational Therapist (OT) has specialised skills in understanding how substantial or permanent disability created by a recent or long standing illness affects everyday living.

A Sensory Rehabilitation Officer has specialised skills in understanding the impact of hearing, visual and dual sensory loss and deafblind on communicaton, mobility and accessing information within their home and social and physical environment.

• We provide an assessment service for identifying, in partnership with you, the nature of your difficulties in trying to carry out everyday activities within the limits of your disability. • Wherever physical disability, ageing or accident has disrupted your ability to live independently, we help you adapt to it or adapt your environment. • Our aim is to help you achieve maximum independence and improve quality of life. • A Community Care Practitioner (CCP) who can assess and provide low level equipment (according to assessed need) in most instances on the day. The CCP can also assess for minor adaptations eg grab rails. • The Occupational Therapist deal with more complex cases eg moving and handling difficulties and major adaptations within the home. • The Sensory Rehabilitation Officer assess all ages and provide rehabilitation, mobility and orientation training, communication support and prescribe equipment and minor adaptations. • We provide appropriate advice, support and guidance to all including carers and people who are self-funding. Information is available regarding registration of disability or sensory loss, bus passes and concessionary passes, welfare benefits, housing, equipment, blue badge, education, employment, interpreting and communication services, hospitals and medical services etc.

• Anyone with a substantial or permanent disability or sensory loss preventing them from living independently or returning to the community. • People who look after someone with a disability or sensory loss. • Anyone needing advice on how to cope with a recent operation, injury, illness or sensory loss.

By contacting Sefton Contact Centre 0345 140 0845. You can also request an assessment through the drop in clinics, your GP or other relevant health professionals.

The Beeches – A state of the art residential home that offers care for older people with dementia James Page Nursing Home – Residential nursing care for older people Parkhaven Court – Extra care scheme for people with dementia, supported living in self contained apartments The Willow Centre – Day service for people with dementia The White House – Care and support in tenanted accommodation for people living with a learning disability

We aim to provide the highest possible quality of care with a person-centred approach. Each service provides varied menus, which are nutritionally balanced and offer choice. We have a dedicated activities coordinator who organises a meaningful programme of activities. We are proud to be leaders in the field of dementia care and use our experience and expertise to enrich the lives of our service users.

Are you interested in working for us? We have high levels of staff satisfaction, great rates of pay, benefits and flexible hours. For more information on our latest vacancies please visit our website www.parkhaven.org.uk