Children's Occupational Therapist

Liquid Personnel is recruiting a experienced Children's Occupational Therapist for its client to join Westminster City Council's Bi-Borough Disabled Children's Service.

This is an excellent opportunity to support children and young people with disabilities and complex needs, helping them achieve greater independence, improve their daily functioning and enhance their quality of life.

You will deliver specialist, community-based Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions, working closely with children, families, carers and multidisciplinary professionals across home, school and community settings.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Manage a varied caseload of children and young people with complex disabilities and diverse needs. • Conduct comprehensive Occupational Therapy assessments across home, school and community environments. • Assess activities of daily living, including mobility, transfers, personal care, bathing, toileting, seating and feeding. • Recommend, prescribe and review specialist equipment, including seating systems, bathing equipment, hoists and feeding aids. • Assess housing needs and recommend appropriate home adaptations and environmental modifications. • Prepare professional assessment reports and contribute to Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plans where required. • Work collaboratively with social workers, education providers, health professionals, housing teams and other partner agencies. • Support children and families with disability-related rehousing needs. • Participate in and chair multi-agency meetings where appropriate. • Maintain accurate case records using Mosaic or other relevant systems. • Apply safeguarding and child protection procedures to ensure children's safety and wellbeing. • Contribute to continuing professional development and student or apprentice support where appropriate.

Benefits:

• Competitive rate of £35.77 per hour. • Opportunity to work within Westminster City Council's Bi-Borough Disabled Children's Service. • Varied community-based caseload across home, school and other settings. • Opportunity to make a meaningful difference to children and families. • Experience working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary local authority service. • Know someone suitable? Refer a friend or colleague and contact Shaun to find out more about our referral bonus!

Qualifications & Experience:

• BSc or Diploma in Occupational Therapy. • Current HCPC registration. • Minimum of two years' post-qualification experience. • At least one year's paediatric Occupational Therapy experience or relevant community-based experience. • Experience working with children with complex disabilities and associated needs. • Knowledge of Occupational Therapy assessment, intervention planning, review and discharge. • Understanding of safeguarding, child protection and risk assessment procedures. • Experience assessing and recommending specialist equipment and housing adaptations. • Strong communication, report-writing and clinical documentation skills. • Ability to work autonomously and effectively within multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams. • Commitment to person-centred practice, equality, diversity and continuing professional development.