Job Title:  Occupational Therapist
Area: Oxfordshire Social Services
Salary: £negotiable                                             
Job Type:  Permanent
Contract Length: Ongoing
Job details:  Childrens Housing OT post that mainly involves assessment and planning adaptations or recommendations for rehousing. Experienced competent OT required who has worked in social care, who is able to take information from multiple sources, combine this and find logical and appropriate solutions to the difficulties that children and families face. This is a complicated area to work in, so the post requires someone who is very well organised, accurate and thorough, as it can be overwhelming otherwise. JD available on request:

• To work within the requirements of the Care Act 2014, and any other legislation and guidance as may be relevant and the HCPC codes of practice, providing personalised information and advice, safeguarding, assessment, support planning, equipment, adaptations and review to individuals/families and their carers.
• Ensuring that in responding to eligible need, all options including the use of informal support networks, community resources and the provision or arrangement of cost effective equipment and adaptations is explored in order to achieve identified outcomes.  To fulfill the role of a trusted assessor; making an assessment of when to involve another adult social care professional where a specialist assessment, skill or intervention is required.

Code: U. 5240890. 002001.B10908