Housing Adaptations Paediatric Occupational Therapist
- Employer
- Warwickshire County Council
- Location
- Warwick, Warwickshire
- Salary
- £22,995 - £23,949 per annum (pro-rata)
- Closing date
- 26 Oct 2021
- Reference
- RA0002810
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- Sector
- Local Councils
- Job Type
- Occupational health
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Working Pattern
- Standard
- Hours
- Part-Time
Job Details
Housing Adaptations Paediatric Occupational Therapist
Warwickshire County Council requires a dynamic and creative Occupational Therapist to join its cutting edge multi-agency Housing Adaptation Team to be based with our colleague in the NHS Paediatric Community Service.
This is a county wide post and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to be a member of the NHS Community Paediatric Occupational Therapy team and will be responsible for providing housing solutions/adaptations for children, working closely with the Housing Environmental Assessment response Team HEART.
The NHS Paediatric Community Occupational Therapy service is a fully integrated team working across health and social care.
You will need excellent communication and team working skills. You will also need to be able to work independently and have an ability to effectively prioritise and manage referrals for adaptations coming into the service. You will require knowledge, skills and experience of either the assessment and adaptation process or working with children.
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You will also be required to support junior members of the Occupational Therapy team, Occupational Therapy Assistants and Technical Instructors. Part of this role may also include clinical supervision.
All team members’ benefit from regular and supportive supervision, learning and development opportunities for continued professional development to maximise a practitioner’s skills, knowledge and values.
For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specificaiton
Additional Information
This organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.
For further information regarding the post, please contact:
Dawn Kimberley Lead for Children’s Occupational Therapy
Email: dawn.kimberley@swft.nhs.uk
Mobile No: 073 854 266 38
Closing date: 26th October 2021
To apply for this vacancy please click on the 'Apply' button.
Our method of application is online, please note, CV’s should not been submitted unless asked to do so.
If you are unable to apply using the 'Apply' button please contact the Recruitment Centre on hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk including your contact details and any relevant screenshots.
You will be notified of our shortlisting decision via email, so please check your email on a regular basis after submitting your application.
As part of being a Disability Confident employer we guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post. By ‘minimum criteria’ we mean that you must provide us with evidence in your application form which demonstrates that you generally meet the level of competence required for each competence, as well as meeting any of the qualifications, skills or experience defined as essential in the person specification.
Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.
Warwickshire County Council (WCC) is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce, this is because we really understand the importance of different voices, experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds within our workforce. Therefore, we strongly encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups. WCC has a number of staff network groups which provide peer support and safe spaces for employees who hold these and other identities. See more.
Company
As a local authority we take on a wide range of roles, whether we are providing specialist care and support to the most vulnerable in our communities, or championing Warwickshire as a choice for business through our work to promote economic growth and innovation.
Warwickshire is famous the world over as Shakespeare’s county— but that’s only half the story. We’re also vibrant and modern. One of the fastest growing commercial regions in the UK, we’re home to many leading companies and developing exciting opportunities for everyone who lives and works here.
We pride ourselves on being an innovative employer that like to encourage new ways of working. Likewise, our ability to make decisions quickly is as important to us as it is to our customers.
We work actively with partner organisations to deliver our core services:
- Schools and Learning
- Social Care and Health
- Community Safety
- Environment and Planning
- Leisure and Tourism
- Roads and Travel
- Website
- http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/jobs
- Telephone
- 01926 41 8125
- Location
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HR Service Centre
Shire Hall
Warwick
Warwickshire
CV34 4RL
United Kingdom
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