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About the Role

Help shape brighter futures for children and young people with disabilities in Brent. Our Occupational Therapists provide specialist support and practical solutions that can transform everyday life for children and their families.

Responsibilities

• Undertake specialist functional assessments, considering the needs of both children and their families
• Recommend specialist equipment, seating and minor and adaptations to support independence and safety
• Undertake moving and handling assessments and develop appropriate plans
• Contribute to major home adaptations, working with Housing colleagues, surveyors and architects
• Work closely with families, schools, health professionals and other agencies to achieve positive outcomes
• Manage a varied caseload, including children and young people with complex needs

Requirements

• Qualified, HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist with clinical judgement, compassion and creativity
• Experience of undertaking comprehensive OT assessments
• Confident developing practical, evidence-based solutions around equipment, moving and handling and adaptations
• Child-focused and committed to improving outcomes for children and young people with disabilities
• Clinically confident, with the ability to undertake detailed assessments and make evidence-based recommendations
• Creative and solution-focused when responding to complex functional and environmental needs
• Strong communicator, able to build effective relationships with children, families and multidisciplinary professionals
• Organised and able to effectively manage and prioritise a varied caseload
• Able to produce clear, high-quality OT reports, care plans and recommendations
• A reflective practitioner who values supervision, professional development and high standards of practice
• Must submit a supporting statement demonstrating how you meet the criteria outlined in the application guidance
• Applications without a supporting statement may not be considered
• CV can support an application but cannot replace the supporting statement
• Applicants who have applied for this role in the last 6 months will not be considered
• Must provide a supporting statement that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification
• Enhanced DBS check required for posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults
• Other employment clearances required

Skills

• Specialist OT skills
• Specialist functional assessments
• Recommending specialist equipment, seating and minor adaptations
• Moving and handling assessments
• Contributing to major home adaptations
• Working with families, schools, health professionals and other agencies
• Managing a varied caseload
• Developing practical, personalised solutions
• Promoting independence, inclusion and participation
• Communication skills
• Organisational skills
• Prioritisation skills
• Report writing

Location

• Civic centre
• Other locations from time to time

Work Type

• Permanent
• 36 hours per week

Education Level

• Qualified, HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist

Salary/Compensations

• £44,685 - £48,003 p.a. inc. London weighting
• £5000 Golden Hello
• £3000 recruitment and retention allowance

Benefits

• Independent clinical supervision
• Continued professional development
• Close links with OT colleagues across Brent Council
• Positive approach to flexible working
• Disability confident employer

About the Company

• Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this
• Committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
• Information collected will be shared with Cifas to prevent fraud and other unlawful conduct

Equal Opportunity

• Encourage applications from all sections of the community
• Positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application
• Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including “non-visible” disabilities and mental health conditions
• Will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria
• If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us