Children's Occupational Therapist

1. Purpose of the job
To manage a range of duties to include a complex caseload within a framework of supervision, including assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation of appropriate action to meet service users needs, whilst ensuring that resources are utilised effectively.
2. Principal Accountabilities
1. Manage a complex and diverse caseload, including assessments of need, care planning, implementation of appropriate intervention to include the preparation of complex reports, within a framework of supervision, to effectively meet the needs of children who have permanent and substantial disabilities. (40%)
2. Ensure that information systems ie Carefirst and client records are effectively maintained in order to provide up-to-date and accurate information, upon which decisions affecting service delivery can be made. (20%)
3. Empower service users to increase and/or maintain their independence through the provision of information and advice regarding the management of a condition causing disability. (10%)
4. Initiate and develop positive partnerships with other agencies, the health service, including acute/Community trusts, Primary care trusts, Voluntary and Private Sector Agencies, Families and Carers, in order to facilitate effective service delivery. (10%)
5. Contribute to specific project work and the development of initiatives to achieve improvements in the quality of service and a more effective use of resources in line with service delivery requirements and directorate priorities. (5%)
6. Maintain a personal awareness of legislation, departmental and corporate policies and procedures, particularly those relating to Disabled children acting in line with these to ensure consistency and a high quality of service delivery across the directorate. (5%)
7. Provide supervision of Occupational therapy assistants in line with the directorates supervision policy. And take a lead role in the development and
training of staff from within and outside the directorate. To include professional practise education. (5%)
8. Participate in the directorates personal development programme and maintain a continuous professional development portfolio in line with guidelines laid down by C.O.T and the H.C.P.C, thereby ensuring maintenance of registration as an O.T with the H.C.P.C. (5%)

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