RQ1692210 – Senior Children Occupational Therapist

Job Details

Main Duties and Responsibilities: 

Specific  OT/Senior OT: 

1. Visit to assess people with disabilities in their homes, or in the assessment centre, designated day centres, designated schools, residential care settings and elsewhere

in the borough. Identify their needs in relation to service criteria and various aspects  of daily living activities i.e. their medical condition, level of function, psychological  state and social situation. Recommend and take appropriate action to meet the  identified needs, within Council procedures.

2. Recommend and demonstrate alternative methods of overcoming disabilities other than through the provision of equipment or adaptation.
3. Initiate specialist reablement/rehabilitation programmes in collaboration with professionals and agencies to enable disabled people to realise their potential and  remain in their own homes where possible.
4. Assess for and recommend appropriate equipment and adaptations and where necessary present cases to Quality Assurance Panel, liaising with appropriate  professionals and agencies.
5. Carry out risk assessments with regard to complex moving and handling situations.

Co-ordinate multidisciplinary packages recommending the safe use of manual  handling equipment, for people with disabilities, their families and carers.

6. Following assessment, demonstrate, ensure suitability and teach correct use by people with disabilities, their families and carers of the equipment and the
7. Assess people with disabilities who meet the criteria for being registered permanently and substantially disabled (as currently under the Chronically Sick and Disabled Act  to be repealed/Care Act ), as legislated in the Housing Grant Regeneration and  Construction Act (arrangements under debate Sept 2014) in support of the  applications for register ability and major adaptations.
8. Assess, make recommendations and process complex major adaptations, e.g.

structural alterations, extensions, through floor lifts and specialist bespoke  equipment.

9. Where rehousing is the only option to maintain independence, assist the Housing Service or in the appropriate design and allocation of properties, recommend and  process appropriate major equipment and adaptations aiming to meet independent  living and life long housing standards.
10. Implement minor and major adaptations procedures according to the individual client Discuss with Occupational Therapy Manager the eligibility and  financing of major adaptations, present cases to OT Quality Assurance Panel and  advise the clients accordingly.

Facilitate an accurate brief and sketch diagrams for building surveyors,  including layout of proposed adaptations and design specific equipment 

12. Provide professional consultation and recommendations, through advice including specialist joint visits with other Council Departments/ Agencies e.g. Housin, Environmental Health, Stain Put, Social Workers / Care 
13. Be required to work flexibly across service areas and be willing to be deployed to other locality teams as the service requires in line with the council’s policies and procedures.

General for both posts: 

1. Work within the council in promoting people’s wellbeing and maintaining their independence in accordance with the council’s policies and procedures and within  the legislative framework.
2. Formal Occupational Therapy training is required to practice as an Occupational As a minimum prior to practice Occupational Therapists will have   successfully completed formal degree level Occupational Therapy training or hold   the diploma from the College of Occupational Therapists (system prior to degree).   To practice it is compulsory for Occupational Therapists to be state registered with   the “Health and Care Professions Council”.
3. Career Progression – The London Borough of Sutton career progression scheme enables Occupational Therapists(and Social Workers), who are able to meet the   required standards, to progress through practice levels from Occupational   Therapist to Senior Occupational Therapist.
4. Personally seek advice and guidance, report to and receive supervision and appraisal from a designated HCPC registered professional.
5. Maintain and act as a role model for continuing professional development, as required by the HCPC Code of Conduct and SW/COT practice standards, both in   broad professional knowledge as well as providing cross-service expertise and   professional supervision on your nominated specialist area. Undertake   practice/clinical supervisor for students. PO2 graded OT’s undertake OT student   clinical supervision and OTA supervision on completion of clinical supervisor   training and the first year of practice. Senior OT’s supervise junior OT’s.
6. Supervision, appraisal, development of staff and work streams directly line managed by the Senior OT’s. Use supervision/appraisal meetings   to reflect on casework, accountability and priority of work, personal development   plan and continuing professional development.
7. Working with Professional and clinical leads – promote HCPC standards in everyday practice; so the benefits of continuous professional development can be   evidenced in personal practice, client satisfaction, and for the service and
8. Risk enablement to promote safe independence in daily living through functional assessment, recommendation and review of techniques, equipment and   adaptations, suitable housing design for people of all ages with physical, often   multi- disabilities and their care givers, establishing integrated resource partnerships   with Social Care, Health, Housing, Education and non statutory sectors.