Children's Occupational Therapist - 22.5 hrs per week
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Children’s Occupational Therapy Team within Children’s Social Care. Our team covers the Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch Council areas. We strive to enable Children and Young People to participate, function, and thrive in family life within their home environment. We are looking for an experienced Children’s Occupational Therapist to join us and help make a difference in the lives of children and families in our local area. We are a dynamic team working in the Community Social Care setting. The successful applicant must have relevant experience working with children who have disabilities and complex health needs. This exciting and varied role includes: Completing robust child-centred assessments. Recommending and prescribing specialist equipment such as seating systems, bathing, and toileting equipment. Assessing the need for both minor and major home adaptations and progressing these through the Disabled Facilities Grant processes. Working closely with local housing associations and BCP Homes to recommend and facilitate adaptations to improve a child’s access to essential facilities within their home. Completing moving and handling risk assessments and writing manual handling care plans, prescribing hoists and slings to ensure safe moving and handling of the child and reducing risks for parents and carers. You must have a diverse knowledge and understanding of how disability can affect children and their families and a sound awareness of safeguarding. You will be working alongside Social Workers, Family Support Practitioners, and a wider established multi-disciplinary team within social care. We also have established links with our Health colleagues across Dorset. This is a permanent 22.5 hour part-time vacancy, worked over three days to be agreed by the Team Manager. Being a car driver with business use insurance is essential for this position. We would love you to come and work in our dynamic, forward-thinking team on the Beautiful South Coast where we have award-winning beaches and beautiful surroundings. If you would like to know more about this exciting opportunity, please contact Ruth Morgan, Children’s Occupational Therapy Team Manager via email:
ruth.morgan@bcpcouncil.gov.uk Interviews w/c 13 January 2025 About BCP Council BCP Council provides services to a diverse community of 400,000 residents and employs more than 5,000 people. Our area includes over 15 miles of beautiful world-renowned coastline. We can offer career-defining roles to transform and improve services. By working with us, you can help deliver a vision of a thriving, world-class, prosperous, and inclusive place for generations to come. We offer an excellent benefits package; for further details see our website. As a result of the creation of BCP Council in 2019, we are working on simplifying our terms and conditions of service and will be creating a single pay structure applicable for all employees. It is important to us that we offer benefits that our colleagues value as part of their total employment package, and we are reviewing these to ensure they are appropriate. We are in the process of establishing a timescale for implementation, and colleagues joining us will be included in these changes, expected to be in place in 2025. Job Details
Salary:
£41,511 - £44,711 per annum (pro rata for part-time) Frequency:
Annual Dynamics Position Number:
*103126 Contract Type:
Permanent Closing Date:
02 January, 2025 Job Category:
Children's Services Business Unit:
Safeguarding and Early Help
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We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Children’s Occupational Therapy Team within Children’s Social Care. Our team covers the Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch Council areas. We strive to enable Children and Young People to participate, function, and thrive in family life within their home environment. We are looking for an experienced Children’s Occupational Therapist to join us and help make a difference in the lives of children and families in our local area. We are a dynamic team working in the Community Social Care setting. The successful applicant must have relevant experience working with children who have disabilities and complex health needs. This exciting and varied role includes: Completing robust child-centred assessments. Recommending and prescribing specialist equipment such as seating systems, bathing, and toileting equipment. Assessing the need for both minor and major home adaptations and progressing these through the Disabled Facilities Grant processes. Working closely with local housing associations and BCP Homes to recommend and facilitate adaptations to improve a child’s access to essential facilities within their home. Completing moving and handling risk assessments and writing manual handling care plans, prescribing hoists and slings to ensure safe moving and handling of the child and reducing risks for parents and carers. You must have a diverse knowledge and understanding of how disability can affect children and their families and a sound awareness of safeguarding. You will be working alongside Social Workers, Family Support Practitioners, and a wider established multi-disciplinary team within social care. We also have established links with our Health colleagues across Dorset. This is a permanent 22.5 hour part-time vacancy, worked over three days to be agreed by the Team Manager. Being a car driver with business use insurance is essential for this position. We would love you to come and work in our dynamic, forward-thinking team on the Beautiful South Coast where we have award-winning beaches and beautiful surroundings. If you would like to know more about this exciting opportunity, please contact Ruth Morgan, Children’s Occupational Therapy Team Manager via email:
ruth.morgan@bcpcouncil.gov.uk Interviews w/c 13 January 2025 About BCP Council BCP Council provides services to a diverse community of 400,000 residents and employs more than 5,000 people. Our area includes over 15 miles of beautiful world-renowned coastline. We can offer career-defining roles to transform and improve services. By working with us, you can help deliver a vision of a thriving, world-class, prosperous, and inclusive place for generations to come. We offer an excellent benefits package; for further details see our website. As a result of the creation of BCP Council in 2019, we are working on simplifying our terms and conditions of service and will be creating a single pay structure applicable for all employees. It is important to us that we offer benefits that our colleagues value as part of their total employment package, and we are reviewing these to ensure they are appropriate. We are in the process of establishing a timescale for implementation, and colleagues joining us will be included in these changes, expected to be in place in 2025. Job Details
Salary:
£41,511 - £44,711 per annum (pro rata for part-time) Frequency:
Annual Dynamics Position Number:
*103126 Contract Type:
Permanent Closing Date:
02 January, 2025 Job Category:
Children's Services Business Unit:
Safeguarding and Early Help
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