Senior Occupational Therapist

Job Title:  Senior Occupational Therapist
Area: South East Wales Social Services
Salary: £negotiable
Job Type: Locum
Contract Length: Ongoing
Job details:  Occupational Therapist required to work within the Disability (0-25) Team, delivering occupational services to children and young adults aged 0-25 in the community and within a variety of settings. JD available on request:
 – To provide detailed assessments for children and young people with a disability and their carers. 
 – To deliver a quality service in a variety of settings, including children and young people’s homes, educational settings, and respite placements as appropriate. 
 – Liaise with colleagues in completing comprehensive assessments and care management of children with a disability within the team and other agencies as appropriate. 
 – Carry out manual handling risk assessments in accordance with manual handling operations regulations (1992) and the Health and Safety Work Act (1974), in order to promote safer handling environments. 
 – Advise and make appropriate recommendations on the provision of specialist equipment and minor and major adaptations. 
 – Liaise with the Team Manager to ensure the affective management of the day-to-day equipment budget. 
 – To consider and provide the least restrictive intervention which reduces the impact of disability and to promote independence. 
 – To maintain accurate and up-to-date records. 
 – Ensure service delivery is child centred and whenever possible considers the wishes and feelings of the child and young person. 
 – Attend and contribute to planning and review meetings for children and young people in need of Care and Support, Children Looked After and children on the Child Protection register. 
 – Ensure services are delivered within the principles and practices of the Equal Opportunities and the Social Services and Wellbeing Act (2014). 
 – Liaise with colleagues in other organisations (such as Health Trust, Voluntary or Private Organisations), to share skills, knowledge, and practice, for the benefit of service users. 
 – Develop pathways and further improve integrated practices, with colleagues in other settings. 
 – Contribute to the ongoing review of service development within the team. 
 – Identify unmet needs and bring this to the attention of managers to inform the planning process. 
 – All work undertaken to comply with the British Association of Occupational Therapists Standards and Code of Ethics. 
 – Participate in regular individual and Team group supervision. 
Working hours: 37 hours per week.
Code: U. OR2816. 008011.B13516