Decision details

AHWB/086/2017 - To create x 2 additiional Assessment Officer posts in the Minor Adaptations without Delay (MAWD) Team

Decision Maker: Assistant Director of Strategy & Performance

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

The Occupational Therapy Team comprises Occupational Therapists x 2 manual handling advisors/trainers, business support and assessment officers.

Decision:

To create 2 additional permanent Assessment Officer posts (Grade 7) in the Minor Adaptations without Delay (MAWD) Team. The previous Principal OT suggested these posts be created be in place of 1 or 2 of the vacant OT posts in the service, however the preference is now for these posts to be additions to the current establishment, due to the long waiting list for OT assessments.

Alternative options considered:

Option 1 - Create the 2 additional Assessment Officers posts - preferred option.
Option 2 - Do nothing - this would risk the waiting list getting longer and clients waiting a longer time to be assessed. There would also be increased risk of carers' stress and an adverse effect on clients' wellbeing and quality of life.

Publication date: 12/07/2018

Date of decision: 18/09/2017

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