Occupational Therapist - Children with Disabilities

Our client Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council Occupational Therapist to join their Children with Disabilities team.

The role

• To assess the needs of children/ young people with complex and specialist needs within the home environment, taking into account the needs of parents/carers.
• To complete risk assessments where risks within the home environment cannot be reduced to a reasonable level
• To carry out manual handling assessments within the community and to minimise the handling risk to children/young people, parents and informal carer's.
• To adhere to and apply the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct for Occupational Therapists (Royal College of Occupational Therapy)
• To independently manage a complex caseload in consultation with the Manager
• To give advice on the management of disability to children/young people, parents and carers, providing equipment and recommending long-term intervention, including major adaptations, in accordance with the authority's policy and guidelines.
• To work in partnership with children/young people, Parents and carers to determine the most appropriate intervention required to meet the assessed need and maximize independence.
• To liaise, negotiate and work jointly with other teams and agencies involved in organising and providing services
• To maintain accurate and concise documentation consistent with legal and organisational requirements.
• To provide advice and information to children/young people with low level needs and redirect to other services as appropriate.
• To provide support, guidance and training to new staff members, students and also to staff in other teams to increase awareness of Occupational Therapy in the community. To be involved in team development activities and projects.

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
• Referral bonus - up to £250 per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.