Community Occupational Therapist

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You will play a key role in reducing the barriers experienced by Children and Young People with health and disability needs in their own homes. You will be joining a highly motivated and committed team working with Social Workers and multi-agency colleagues. We will offer supervision and support for continuous professional development.

As Child Friendly Leeds our vision is for Leeds to be the best city in the UK and the best city for children and young people to grow up in. Through our vision and obsessions, we invest in children and young people to help build an increasingly prosperous and successful city. We aim to improve outcomes for all our children whilst recognising the need for outcomes to improve faster for children and young people from vulnerable and deprived backgrounds.

Childrens Occupational therapy in Leeds is underpinned by a culture of restorative practice and working with our children and families.

As a Community Occupational Therapist, you will bring to the role:

• You will have a degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy and be registered with the HCPC. With a special interest in Paediatrics, experience working with children and families would be an advantage. Experience in the provision of specialist equipment, major adaptations and moving and handling is essential.
• You will be a problem solver, develop positive relationships and make sound judgements, have excellent interpersonal skills and be a team player.
• You will be a confident communicator with a can-do approach. You will be motivated and a critical thinker with the ability to understand the needs of children and families.
• You will be supportive and ambitious with excellent organisational skills. You will be keen to share your knowledge and skills to develop others.
• You will be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, supporting our Child Friendly vision for Leeds to be the best city in the UK and the best city for children and young people to grow up in.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be carried out on preferred candidates. Read our recruitment of ex-offenders policy.

We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced people.

This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.

If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker visa route before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £41,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria.

Ensure you are eligible before applying.

Job Purpose:

Under the general direction of a Team Manager, and with support from Senior Occupational Therapists, provide a high quality and comprehensive Occupational Therapy service to adults, children and young people, carers and the community in accordance with the organisational needs, policy and practices of the Directorate and within statutory guidelines.

The post holder must at all times carry out responsibilities within the City Councils Policies and Procedures, in particular the Council Policies on Equality and Diversity, Health and Safety, and also within the Health and Care Professions Council Code of Practice.

Responsibilities for Grade:

Core Responsibilities

• To undertake a range of complex Occupational Therapy assessments. Assessments should have an occupational focus and aim to reduce barriers to inclusion.
• To undertake re-enablement assessments which have an occupational emphasis.
• To be…