Paediatric Occupational Therapist

This is your chance to be part of something special. Our new Birth to Settled Adulthood Service is transforming how we support young people with disabilities and their families in Dorset from birth through to adulthood. Joining us now means you'll actively shape and enhance this innovative, integrated service, which brings together teams from social care, early help, short breaks, young carers, and paediatric occupational therapy.

You'll join a passionate, supportive, and highly collaborative team committed to ensuring disabled children and young people get the right support at exactly the right time. Your professional development is important to us; you'll benefit from regular supervision, extensive training, and abundant opportunities to progress your career.

What will you be doing?

In this role, you'll manage a varied caseload including assessments, equipment provision, and adaptations (both minor and major) tailored to each child's unique needs. Working closely with social care colleagues and adult services, you'll help ensure a seamless transition for young people moving into adulthood. Your collaborative partnerships will extend to health professionals, education teams, housing services, the Dorset Accessible Homes Service, Integrated Equipment Service, and external specialists including builders and architects.

Our Occupational Therapy team operates across two local offices:

• Dorchester (serving West and North Dorset
• Westport House, Wareham (serving East Dorset)

About You:

You're a qualified, experienced Paediatric Occupational Therapist eager to specialise in supporting children with complex disabilities. You hold a BSc (or equivalent) in Occupational Therapy, are HCPC registered, and bring a deep understanding of child development, disability impact, and family dynamics.

You also have solid knowledge of safeguarding procedures, childcare legislation, and current best practices. Your excellent communication skills enable you to connect effectively with families, colleagues, and external partners.

If you're ready for a meaningful role in a supportive environment where you can genuinely impact children's lives, we'd love to hear from you.

We’re passionate about making Dorset a great place to live, work and visit. Working for us should be no exception.

At Dorset Council we:

• provide more than 450 services to over 300,000 residents
• have ambitious aspirations
• are excited about our future
• care about Dorset and all the people who live here
• know that all roles make a difference and that our employees are key to our success

You will:

• have access to a range of employee benefits 
• be part of an organisation that supports each other to grow and succeed
• have access to range of training opportunities which will help with your personal development and career progression

We are challenging ourselves to become a more diverse and inclusive organisation.

We recognise that recruitment and inclusion of individuals with diverse skills, perspectives and backgrounds will bring real strength to the council and our communities. We have a commitment to equality and welcome applications from everyone.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We offer an interview to everyone who declares a disability and meets the essential criteria for the role.

We are keen to make our interviews accessible. Let us know on your job application if you have a disability and need any reasonable adjustments.

This role is UK based and we will need to establish your Right to Work as part of the appointment process.

We use generic job descriptions and person specifications. This means the job title on any attachments may differ from the job title in the advert. We may provide specific information in a context statement if relevant.

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