Job Introduction
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. Our team 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 to 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. You will be assessing the need for both minor and major home adaptations and progressing these through the Disabled Facilities Grant processes. You will be 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.
The role requires the completion of 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 ensure risks are reduced 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 18.5 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
The closing date for this role is 8th September 2024 with interviews taking place on 19th September 2024.
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, word-class, prosperous and inclusive place for generations to come.
Our Benefits
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 which is to be 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 make sure we have it right. We are in the process of establishing a timescale for implementation and colleagues joining us will be included in these changes. This is expected to be in place in 2024 or early 2025.
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