Occupational Therapist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Achieving for Children is an award-winning social enterprise founded by Kingston and Richmond Councils in 2014 to deliver childrens services in both boroughs. In 2017, the Royal Borough of Windsor &Maidenhead joined, expanding its reach. With a vision to improve outcomes for families by uniting expertise from three local authority areas and prioritizing the needs of children and young people, Achieving for Children has become a leading provider of childrens services in the UK. Recognized as one of the Department for Educations eight Partners in Practice, the organization plays a key role in driving sector-wide improvement.

This post is within the Children and Young People Disability Service (CYPDS) in Windsor and Maidenhead, a multi-professional service supporting children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) aged 0-25. The service integrates special educational needs, social care, occupational therapy, family work, and support functions such as the Local Offer and Short Breaks. Achieving for Children continually reviews its structure and practices to deliver effective, efficient, and high-quality services for children, young people, and their families.

In this role, you will work closely with families to assess and address the occupational therapy needs of children and young people within home settings. Referrals will cover a wide range of needs, including hospital discharge planning, home adaptations requiring Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) funding, provision of equipment such as seating and bath aids, housing-related issues, safety concerns, and manual handling assessments. You may also contribute to Education, Health, and Care Plan (EHCP) reports and provide general occupational therapy assessments to address challenges requiring intervention.

Your assessments will focus on identifying equipment and adaptation needs to create accessible environments that promote independence for children and young people. This includes sourcing appropriate items from the local equipment store or specialist providers and supporting families through the process of applying for DFG funding when building adaptations are necessary. Throughout, you will ensure the childs voiceand, where appropriate, the wider familys perspectiveshapes the assessments and interventions. You will also manage a full time Occupational Therapy Assistant.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to a degree level with a relevant professional qualification in social work.
• Postgraduate qualification in a relevant field i.e. social work, leadership and management.
• Qualified Occupational Therapist, registered with the Health Care Professional Council (HCPC)

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with children and young people with SEN/Disabilities and their families.
• Experience of working with the DFG Team
• Experience of addressing specific equality or diversity issues within your practice with
• colleagues/service users and taking action to solve them.
• Experience of assessing the clinical needs of children 0-18yrs
• A good knowledge of safeguarding legislation related to disabled children, young people and
• their families.
• Experience of building and maintaining successful relationships with a range of influencers,
• including, housing, health professionals and schools.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Achieving For Children

Address

Maidenhead Town Hall

St Ives Road

Maidenhead

SL6 1RF

Employer's website

https://www.achievingforchildren.org.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)