Childrens Occupational Therapist x 2 posts

Full time, Grade 9 - £32,798 – 37,568 per annum

Do you want a better work life balance, with flexible hours and agile working? Are you looking for a friendly, supportive team in which you can thrive? Do you enjoy finding creative solutions to problems?  

A fantastic opportunity has arisen in our small, friendly team for 2 Occupational Therapists within the Children’s Disability Service. This opportunity will allow the chosen candidates the chance to work flexibly, with no evening or weekend working expected.  With options of home working, and a choice of several bases and touch down centres to utilise whilst travelling around Staffordshire’s beautiful towns and countryside.  

Within the Staffordshire children’s service, providing our staff with the support they need to develop and progress is our utmost priority.  The successful candidates will be provided with regular, high quality 1:1 supervision, monthly CPD and peer sessions along with additional training to equip them with the tools to do their job both confidently and competently.  Successful candidates will also undertake a thorough induction including joint casework to support expanding thie knowledge and skills and encourage their confidence to grow.  

 The ideal candidates will be:

Excellent communicators, with the ability to engage children, families and professionals Committed to ensuring the children on their caseload receive a high-quality service Passionate about providing the best outcomes for disabled children and their families Highly motivated, and work well on their own initiative as well as within a team Qualified Occupational Therapists ideally with a minimum of 12 months experience Experienced working with children or within a social care setting (although not essential)

We have 4 Children’s Disability teams across the county, and they provide specialist services for children and young people with complex disabilities. The Countywide Occupational Therapy Team supports the Disabled Children’s Service (social work colleagues) to ensure we reach the best outcomes for our Disabled children in a timely manner, enabling them to live their lives to the full.

The role will consist of but not be limited to: completing assessments, reviews, advice, equipment provision including manual handling equipment, minor adaptations, major adaptations funded via disabled facilities grant (DFG), supporting the social work teams in safeguarding children.

 

 

If you are confident, have the skills and experience required, enjoy the rewarding work of promoting the independence, wellbeing and safety of children (and their families) and feel well equipped to provide a quality service in a demanding environment, then this is the opportunity for you to find the job satisfaction you’ve always dreamed of in a wonderfully rewarding role.

For an informal discussion please contact:

Claire Dowson, Countywide Occupational Therapy Manager on 07816 071084 or email Claire.Dowson@staffordshire.gov.uk

 

 

This position is subject to a criminal records check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.

To apply for this post click on the ‘Apply’ button below.

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Closing Date: 9^th June 2022
Interview Date: 21^st June 2022

For more information about the role please contact: Claire Dowson, Children’s OT Manager

Please be aware, only application forms completed online will be accepted. We will not accept CV’s or Word application forms.

Our Values

The County Council has adopted a set of values that seeks to achieve the best outcomes for its citizens, communities and employees.

Our People Strategy sets out what we all need to do to make Staffordshire County Council a great place to work, where people are supported to develop, flourish and contribute to our ambitious plans. 

Our values are at the heart of the Strategy to ensure that the focus is on what is important to the organisation and the people it serves:

Ambitious - We are ambitious for our communities and citizens Courageous - We recognise our challenges and are prepared to make courageous decisions Empowering - We empower and support our people by giving them the opportunity to do their jobs well.

 

Benefits for working for us….

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to a range of benefits including:

An excellent local government pension scheme

 

Generous holiday entitlement from 24 up to 33 days (plus 2 extra statutory days and bank holidays) depending on job role and length of service The option to buy up to an additional 2 weeks annual leave A range of flexible working options, depending on your job role, which includes agile working, flexible retirement Family Friendly Policies - maternity, adoption, paternity and parental leave Volunteering Scheme Training and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring Access to health and wellbeing support (including Occupational Health, Physiotherapy and Counselling Services) Eye care vouchers Car lease scheme / cycle & car loan scheme / employee car share scheme Bus and rail travel discounts