Children's Occupational Therapist Band 5
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Are you a motivated and enthusiastic team player? If this is you then we would love to hear from you! We are looking for a dynamic, flexible and forward-thinking Occupational Therapist ideally with experience of working with children and young people with physical disabilities, to join the Children's Community Occupational Therapy Team covering areas in North Cumbria, on a temporary basis.
The Occupational Therapy team enables children and young people with acute or chronic illness and/or disability to work toward meaningful occupation focused goals. They also work with those who support them, creating an environment in which they can succeed in reaching their full potential.
Within this post, you will be expected to work as a member of the Children's Occupational Therapy Team delivering specialist advice to clients and carers, education settings, housing department, and other professionals in relation to disability and housing needs for children and young people with disabilities. Using the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) as a framework, the Children's Occupational Therapy service believes in using a top-down, client-centred approach to address the meaningful occupations of the child or young person.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will manage a clinical caseload. This involves assessment, advising, planning, delivering, and evaluating treatment for a wide range of children and young people in various settings. You will receive supervision and support from the Occupational Therapy team.
Our team provides an effective system of support and supervision, which may include 1:1, pair, or group supervision, as well as participation with clinical networks, mentoring, and other clinical learning opportunities. We offer excellent supervision, peer review, and support for ongoing professional development offering regular CPD sessions. The team has active links to the Children and Young People's Specialist section (CYPF).
About us
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high-quality care every time':
1. Being a clinically led organisation
2. Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
3. A positive patient experience every time
4. A great place to work
5. Managing our money well
As an organisation, we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria, we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.
The Trust will provide a twelve-month preceptorship period for all newly registered healthcare professionals.
Healthcare Professionals returning to practice, moving into new roles, or changing clinical environments may access an agreed preceptorship period.
Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date; please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
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Disclosure and Barring Service:
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum pro rata
Person Specification
Qualifications
* HCPC registration
* Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
* Evidence of CPD
Knowledge & Experience
* Knowledge of a wide range of Occupational Therapy treatment techniques
* Some knowledge of the appropriate legislation relating to children
* Some knowledge of current NHS trends which influence service provision
* Some knowledge of a wide range of currently available specialist paediatric equipment
* Good verbal and written communication skills
* IT skills including word processing, e-mail, and publisher skills
* Ability to work as part of a team
* Organisational skills demonstrated for example by involvement in a particular project
Person Circumstances
* Ability to travel throughout Cumbria and elsewhere to represent the Directorate independently of public transport
Other requirements
* Equality and Diversity: Promote equality and value diversity (KSF Level 3)
* Student placement with relevant client group.
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