West Berkshire are seeking a Children's Occupational Therapist who has a minimum of 2 years experience working with children and in social care. You will be working closely with Social Workers and Family Support Workers. You will also work closely with the Sensory Team, Education, Housing and the NHS to ensure that assessment and recommendations are robust and fully meet the needs of our residents.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.
- Moving and handling assessment and advice: Including provision of hoists/slings and risk assessments addressing specific needs of the child in their home environment.
- Equipment provision: Assessment of specialist equipment including beds, shower/bath seats, specialist seating, toileting - assisting daily activities
- Minor adaptations: Assessment of need for provision of door widening/grab rails/ramps and safety measures
- Home adaptations: Assessment of potential need for adaptations through the national Disabled Facility Grant. Adaptations may include through floor lifts, ceiling track hoists, level access showers, facilitating wheelchair access throughout a property.
- Housing needs assessments: Assessments to support a social housing application for a property, identifying specific access needs of a child to be considered when being rehoused.
- Attending child in need and safeguarding meetings of allocated children, and close working with Social Workers and the MDT.
To be Successful
- Previous experience working as an Children's Occupational Therapist in the community.
- Experienced Adult Social Care OT required with minimum of 2 years' experience.
- Specialist OT service to children with a neuromuscular, or genetic condition, or with profound developmental disability, impacting on engagement and function in the home environment.
- Community OT post, with experience in assisting and moving, major and minor adaptations.
- Community based with provision of equipment to support home working.
- Experienced OT with experience in assessing and providing major adaptions such as ramps and stairlifts and manual handling equipment.
- ESSENTIAL: Understanding of Major Adaptations.
- Previous experience working with major adaptations.
- Manual handling experience.
- HCPC Registration.
- Enhanced DBS/CRB (we can obtain for you).
- Eligibility to work in the UK.
- Occupational Therapist Qualification.
Benefits of Working with West Berkshire.
Our client offers the opportunity for additional training for both perm and temporary members of staff within the authority. With new projects underway in various teams, they offer a very competitive rate of pay. Also, free on-site parking is offered to all staff.
Why Join Our Agency?
With over 10 years' experience recruiting directly into social care, Ackerman Pierce prides itself on the unique services we deliver to our candidates. Each candidate is assigned their own personal consultant who will support them through every placement. We also offer a DBS and a quick and easy registration process. Not forgetting a guaranteed payment into your account every week.
To discuss this Occupational Therapist vacancy, or any similar roles we have available, please contact Ella Hajittofis or email us your updated CV today!