Occupational Therapists within Lincolnshire County Council - Find a freedom of information request

1. Do you employ Occupational Therapists in your Council?

2. Do you have a Principal Occupational Therapist in your Council? If not, why not?

If yes, please provide their pay scale.

If yes, please specify does their work cover both children's services and adult social care? If the role only covers either children's services or adult social care, please specify which.

3. Do you have a Principal Social Worker in you Council? If not, why not?

If yes, please provide their pay scale.

If yes, please specify does their work cover both children's services and adult social care? If the role only covers either children's services or adult social care, please specify which.

4. Does your Principal Occupational Therapist complete other roles in addition to their Principal Occupational Therapy role? If yes, please specify what other roles they complete.

5. Does your Principal Social Worker complete other roles in addition to their Principal Social Worker role? If yes, please specify what other roles they complete.

6. Please can you provide a copy of the job description for your Principal Occupational Therapist? If this is not possible, please provide an overview of the core elements of the role.

7. Please can you provide a copy of the job description for your Principal Social Worker? If this is not possible, please provide an overview of the core elements of the role.

8. If your Principal Occupational Therapist(s) and Principal Social Worker(s) are not paid equitably, please state why?

1. Yes.

2.  No. Currently covered by Head of Service. Covers adults social care only.

3. Yes (SLC1) for adults social care. Children’s Services grade Senior Leadership C (£78,660 - £87,458).

4. Yes. Head of integration and transformation.

5. Yes. Lead and manage the delivery of services for all areas of responsibility including Independent Reviewing Officers, Child Protection Chairs, Local Authority Designated Officers, Learning, Practice and Workforce Development, Quality and Audit, Participation and Young Inspectors, Liaise, Inspections and Policy and Procedure.

6. See attached job description.

7. See attached job description.

8.  Paid the same.

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