Southampton, Occupational Therapist, Children's services

Pertemps Social Care are currently recruiting experienced Qualified Occupational Therapists in Southampton to join their Children's Services!

There is plenty of hybrid working available. 
 
Job Description:

• Assessing, in conjunction with other members of the team and other related professional workers, disabled children and young people’s needs in relation to personal independence, in accordance with current legislation.
• Under the direct of the Senior Occupational Therapist, deploy resources according to the appropriate assessment of risk within the department’s priorities and statutory requirements and that the thresholds for service intervention are met.
• Assist the Senior Occupational Therapist in recruitment and developing Occupational Therapy Assistant staff.
• Recommending and providing, where appropriate, specialised equipment and giving guidance to disabled children and young people’s and their carers in its use.
• Promoting the Occupational Therapy service to users, colleagues and other agencies and to identify and contribute to future service developments.
• To communicate effectively with clients and colleagues, to maintain written and electronic records in accordance with Directorate policies and to be aware of the Directorate’s ‘Access to Records’ policy.
• To work closely with colleagues in health care teams, private and voluntary sectors and in other Directorates, in order to achieve the best possible outcomes.
• To be responsible for the professional supervision of Occupational Therapy students and according to the requirements of the College of Occupational Therapists regarding student supervision.
• To possess excellent manual handling skills/techniques and be able to share this expertise with colleagues, clients, and carers to ensure that legislative requirements are fulfilled.  

Requirements:

• Diploma of the College of Occupational Therapists or BSc Occupational Therapy or any qualifications recognised by WFOT.
• Registration with Health and Care Professions Council.
• Knowledge of the legislative framework within which Social Care Occupational Therapists work.

Why choose Pertemps?
Pertemps Social Care is a social work recruitment agency with a difference. Serving the social care sector, our business is firmly based on the principles of the public services and gold-standard customer service. Our consultants build long-term relationships and act as trusted partners to their clients and candidates.

• A Dedicated consultant who has access to all Social Work roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to
• An easy registration process (all done online)
• Ongoing compliance managed for you.
• Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more.

Referral scheme
Not interested but know someone who is? At Pertemps Social Care, we know that great talent attracts great talent. We offer a generous £250 referral bonus if you make a referral to us! The best part? There’s no limit to the number of referrals you can make, so spread the word and multiply your rewards! 

Further information
We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If you are a Social Worker and this is not the role for you, contact us about other roles including IRO (Independence Reviewing Officer), BIA (Best Interest Assessor), MASH, LAC, Children’s Social Work, Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager and Assistant Team Manager.

Contact Mia Isherwood at Mia.Isherwood@pprsocialcare.co.uk or on 07974 416413 for more information.