Sefton Council are looking to recruit a Senior paediatric Occupational Therapist to join an exciting team with new opportunities. The client offers a full-time contract with an opportunity to work from home, a fair and manageable caseload and further training in your portfolio. The vacancy will be for an initial 3 - 6 months with potential for extension.
Main Duties for the Children's Occupational Therapist includes.
Senior Occupational Therapist post to reduce impact on childrens OT service and waiting lists and support throughput of DFG referrals and complex Moving and handling and safety assessments.
To provide a specialist response in complex and highly complex cases, formulating and implementing intervention plans aimed at reducing the impact of disability and ill health.
To give evidenced consideration to the voice of the child/young person and their families.
Providing professional advice including disability equipment, adaptations and manual handling.
An awareness of the importance of safeguarding vulnerable people, plus an understanding of the importance of dignity & respect when dealing with people. To Be Successful.
Previous experience working as an Children's Occupational Therapist in the community.
The candidate must have experience in training carers/families.
Must be able to hit the ground running and doesn't need upskilling.
Manual handling experience.
HCPC Registration.
Enhanced DBS/CRB (we can obtain for you).
Eligibility to wo...