Children's Occupational Therapist

Liquid Personnel•Westminster, CO

About The Position

Liquid Personnel is recruiting an experienced Children's Occupational Therapist to join Westminster City Council's Bi-Borough Disabled Children's Service. The role involves providing specialist, community-based Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions for children and young people with disabilities and complex needs, supporting independence, daily functioning and quality of life. Work takes place across home, school and community settings, in partnership with children, families, carers and multidisciplinary professionals.

Requirements

BSc or Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
Current HCPC registration.
Minimum of two years' post-qualification experience.
At least one year's paediatric Occupational Therapy experience or relevant community-based experience.
Experience working with children with complex disabilities and associated needs.
Knowledge of Occupational Therapy assessment, intervention planning, review and discharge.
Understanding of safeguarding, child protection and risk assessment procedures.
Experience assessing and recommending specialist equipment and housing adaptations.
Strong communication, report-writing and clinical documentation skills.
Ability to work autonomously and effectively within multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams.
Commitment to person-centred practice, equality, diversity and continuing professional development.

Nice To Haves

Experience contributing to Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plans.
Knowledge of Mosaic or similar local authority case management systems.
Experience working within Children's Social Care or a local authority setting.
Experience supporting Occupational Therapy students, apprentices or junior colleagues.

Responsibilities

Manage a varied caseload of children and young people with complex disabilities and diverse needs.
Conduct comprehensive Occupational Therapy assessments across home, school and community environments.
Assess activities of daily living, including mobility, transfers, personal care, bathing, toileting, seating and feeding.
Recommend, prescribe and review specialist equipment, including seating systems, bathing equipment, hoists and feeding aids.
Assess housing needs and recommend appropriate home adaptations and environmental modifications.
Prepare professional assessment reports and contribute to Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plans where required.
Work collaboratively with social workers, education providers, health professionals, housing teams and other partner agencies.
Support children and families with disability-related rehousing needs.
Participate in and chair multi-agency meetings where appropriate.
Maintain accurate case records using Mosaic or other relevant systems.
Apply safeguarding and child protection procedures to ensure children's safety and wellbeing.
Contribute to continuing professional development and support students or apprentices where appropriate.

Benefits

Competitive rate of £35.77 per hour.
Opportunity to work within Westminster City Council's Bi-Borough Disabled Children's Service.
Varied community-based caseload across home, school and other settings.
Opportunity to make a meaningful difference to children and families.
Experience working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary local authority service.
Free DBS and compliance service.
Twice weekly payroll and Faster Pay service.
Access to exclusive roles not available from other agencies.
Free access to Liquid's social work training and CPD portal.
Dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge.
Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK.
£500 Refer a Friend bonus for each social worker referred who is successfully placed.
£250 Find Your Own Job bonus for bringing a position to Liquid Personnel.