This rewarding role will see you working within a small Occupational Therapy team providing advice and support for children, young people, and families in the Bath and North East Somerset area. We work closely with our colleagues across the service and have established partnerships with agencies across health, education, support services, and adult services to ensure we can respond as effectively as possible to the needs of children and young people.
Main duties of the job
To provide statutory occupational therapy and care planning services to vulnerable members of the community across Bath and North East Somerset, focusing on physical function and supporting equipment, to reduce the impact of ill health and disability, and improve independence, outcomes, and quality of life for individuals. The role is a fully qualified and experienced Occupational Therapist that will manage a complex caseload in addition to advising and supporting other social care professionals, working regularly in a multi-agency and inter-professional setting.
About us
Our team is based at Civic Centre in Keynsham, within the Children and Young People Service, and we are looking for an enthusiastic worker to join our team. You will experience a culture of mutual support amongst team members and receive formal supervision on a regular basis and appropriate training.
Job responsibilities
At Bath & North East Somerset Council we have one overriding purpose – to improve people’s lives.
This rewarding role will see you working within a small Occupational Therapy team providing advice and support for children, young people, and families in the Bath and North East Somerset area. We work with children with complex needs between the age of 0-18 predominantly at home. We support disabled children and their families to live safely and independently in their own home.
The role will involve the following:
* Assessing children and young people’s needs under the Children and Families Act
* Assessing and making minor and major adaptation requests to enable access to essential facilities and to ensure a safe home environment
* Providing equipment and moving and handling advice and support
About You:
You will need to be committed to using a wide range of skills to promote and safeguard the welfare and development of children and assist their carers in creative and innovative ways to ensure timely care and support planning and intervention.
You will be a qualified Occupational Therapist with current HCPC registration.
If you are interested in this post and require more details or just to chat through the role and what’s involved, please contact Kristy Tyack, Disabled Children's Team Manager on 01225 396989 or email Kristy_Tyack@bathnes.gov.uk
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent professional qualification (e.g. Dip COT).
* Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.
Experience
* Experience of assessing needs, arranging social care services, and advising and facilitating equipment use.
* Experience of managing a complex and contentious caseload.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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