Job Summary
We are in search of a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our Children's Community Therapy team. We will consider Band 5 developmental to Band 6.
As a Band 6 Children's Occupational Therapist, you will be responsible for providing a specialist and comprehensive Occupational Therapy service for children 0-18 years and their families, who have a Herefordshire GP.
Your responsibilities will include planning and managing your own caseload and interventions, providing specialist assessment and treatment, and referring children to other specialist services as needed.
These interventions will take place in the most relevant environment for the child and their family - the home environment, therapy suite, or schools.
Main Duties of the Job
While working as an autonomous practitioner in the community within the county of Herefordshire, you will:
1. Plan and organise your own caseload according to the needs of the children and the service.
2. Use evidence-based standardised and non-standardised assessment tools with children, including observations in the most appropriate settings for the child/young person, to establish levels of functional ability and disability and to inform your practice and intervention.
3. Agree on child-focused aims, goals, and objectives for all OT interventions.
4. Design individual therapeutic treatment plans for children to be carried out either by you or delegated to Occupational Therapy support workers, families, carers, or school staff.
About Us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT, the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster, and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward-looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.
Date Posted
04 February 2025
Pay Scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year pa, pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working Pattern
Part-time
Reference Number
229-IC-6920108-A
Job Locations
Benet Building, Belmont
Ruckhall Lane, Belmont
Hereford
HR2 9RP
Job Description
Job Responsibilities
For more information about the role and responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Education & Qualifications Essential
* Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent
* HCPC Registration
* Significant post-graduate experience and CPD relevant to Children's Occupational Therapy / Specialist courses (or equivalent experience)
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities Essential
* Knowledge and experience of using both standardised and non-standardised assessments
* Computer and keyboard skills
* Demonstration of knowledge, understanding, and ongoing use of OT core skills
Desirable
* Knowledge of legislation pertaining to children
Experience Essential
* Experience of working with children as an Occupational Therapist
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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information, please see the NHS Careers website.
Employer Details
Employer Name
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address
Benet Building, Belmont
Ruckhall Lane, Belmont
Hereford
HR2 9RP
Employer's Website
Wye Valley NHS Trust
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