Practice Supervisor Occupational Therapist - Children's Housing

Job Introduction

Would you like a job that makes a real difference to peoples lives? Are you motivated to work in creative ways to improve the quality of life for children and young people and their families?

About Us

We are a small team of Occupational Therapists and Support Officers who are determined to have a positive impact on the lives of the children, young people and families that we work with.

We are looking for a qualified Occupational Therapist (OT) with extensive experience of Children’s housing adaptations and equipment to use their skills and knowledge to manage our duty provision, deputise for the Team Manager, providing high quality clinical and managerial support. You will also be completing Occupational Therapy assessments whist managing their own complex caseload. You will be managed by the Team Manager who is qualified Occupational Therapist.

The Children’s Housing OT service works together with children, young people and their families as well as Health, Education and Social Service professionals to provide a holistic service across the whole of Oxfordshire.

Our service is built on partnership working, ensuring that local councils and Housing Associations are included in solution planning and we have evolved close working relationships to enable this. 

As a service we have:

• Worked with councils to purchase properties to help meet families’ specific needs and designed bespoke adaptations as part of this provision
• Established additional funding methods to enable higher value project completions
• Encouraged and enabled families to manage their own Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) projects to promote more timely interventions
• Contributed to local initiatives reviewing the delivery of and the value offered by DFG’s.

About the Role

This post involves working with children and their families at home and assessing for appropriate housing adaptations and equipment.  The applicant is expected to have extensive experience in this field. The post also involves managing the duty process for the service, which involves supervision of OT Support Officers who deal with incoming queries and referrals. This will also involve managing a duty rota to ensure OT staff are available to offer duty input.

Additionally, the post holder is expected to deputise for the Team Manager during times of absence, which will mean providing professional and clinical support to the team as well as other parties.

You will have the opportunity to work with children and young people who have a wide range of complex developmental and physical needs including conditions such as Autism, Cerebral Palsy and Muscular Dystrophy.  You will need to be able to drive to see and assess the children mainly in their own homes.

This post sits within the wider Children's Social Care team and will be involved in contributing to service development and implementing evidence-based practice.

About you 

This job is for an OT who is enthusiastic, motivated and determined that their role will make a difference for the children and families that we work with. Together, we’re shaping children’s social care for the future. Every day, our colleagues are helping to transform the lives of the residents of Oxfordshire. We want you to be passionate about being a part of this.

We would like to hear from you if you are:

• A qualified Occupational Therapist with extensive Children’s housing adaptations experience and are registered with HCPC
• Have experience of managing other staff and providing supervision
• Kind and caring, with an empathy for the people that we work with and a respect for individuals’ diversities, qualities and abilities
• Able to demonstrate professional and personal integrity through everyday interactions
• Willing to embrace learning and development opportunities in all that you do
• Driven to think differently and innovate to ensure successful service, professional and personal outcomes

Rewards and Benefits

• Competitive salary from £50,269 - £53,460.
• Potential relocation allowance of up to £8,000.
• Annual leave starting at 30 days per year (plus bank holidays).
• A comprehensive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Flexible working.
• Employee Assistance Programme including access to health and wellbeing support 24x7.
• Range of family-friendly policies.
• Childcare vouchers, cycle to work scheme, electric car scheme, range of staff discounts including travel, holidays, insurance, food, health & leisure activities.
• Excellent learning and development opportunities.

Curious to learn more? Contact our friendly team for a confidential and informative chat.

Team Manager Catherine Barker (catherine.barker@oxfordshire.gov.uk)

Our commitment to:
 Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

At Oxfordshire County Council we are proud of our diverse workforce. Everyone is accepted for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or on maternity or family leave. We have a number of staff network groups which provide peer support, education and safe spaces for all.

Our commitment to:
Guaranteed Interview Schemes

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job. We also guarantee interviews to care leavers who have completed further education and who meet the essential criteria for the job. For those leaving care without any further education, we guarantee an interview for our apprenticeships. We are also committed to helping and supporting those transitioning from HM Armed Forces to civilian life and guarantee an interview for those demonstrating the essential criteria for the role, within three years of leaving the service.

Our commitment to:
Safeguarding

Oxfordshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect these commitments.

Our commitment to:
Flexible Working

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which can include flexi-time, part time working, job sharing, nine-day fortnights and annualised hours, depending on the requirements of the role and the service.

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If you encounter any issues with the application system, please contact: catherine.barker@oxfordshire.gov.uk