Bradford City Council Occupational Therapy Services

BRADFORD CITY COUNCIL – OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICES

1. Q. How many OT departments are there and your designation ?, (ie: Community, hospital) Bradford Council has one Occupational Therapy department based with Adults Services, Access Assessment and Support. However the staff rotate through service areas as explained below and there is a dedicated service to Children and Young People (CYPOT). In Occupational Therapy terms it is considered to be a ‘community’ service.

2. Q Do you have OT’s funded by the NHS working as locums, if so how many and which teams? No. We have no staff funded through the NHS and no Locums.

3. Q What type of OT departments are there i.e. adults/ children/equipment/ blue badge? Occupational Therapy services cover – Central Access Team (Adult Services has a central contact point – signposting to other services, referral screening, direct provision), Clinic (Equipment), Home Assessment (Housing and Adaptations), Transitions (based with the Physical Disabilities Care Management/Social Work Team), Children, Review of Care Packages, Moving and Handling.

4. Q How many Permanent OT’s in the department? 28 – including managers

5. Q How many Temp/Locum OT’s in the department as of 19th October 2012? None

6. Q How much was the spend on locum OT’s by department from 1st Jan 2012 to 19th Oct 2012? Nothing

7. Q Do you recruit for senior OT staff as a locum? No

8. Q What is the management structure of the OT service?

Service Manager Disabilities (not OT) Team Manager OT Team Manager OT Team Manager Moving and Handling Senior OT (Access) Senior OT Senior OT (Home Senior OT (Children (Clinic) Assessment and and Young People) Review)