FOI request (FOIR-554672328)

Occupational Therapists

Requested Mon 16 October 2023
Responded Thu 19 October 2023

Please could I request information on the following questions:

1. Do you employ Occupational Therapists in your Council?

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

a. If yes, please provide their pay scale.

b. If yes, 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?

a. If yes, please provide their pay scale.

b. If yes, 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?

Response

This area is dealt with by East Sussex County Council Adult Social Care, please visit their website for further information:

https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk