1. Communication and relationship skills The post holder is required to represent the paediatric occupational therapy service at relevant meetings within the multiagency team. Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing at a professional level, to include detailed report writing for both internal and external agencies. Teaching and supervisory skills. Performance appraisal skills. To promote understanding of paediatric occupational therapy input to professionals, unqualified staff, students and families in all settings, including education staff, via multi-disciplinary work, discussion, information giving and training days, and as part of the overall package of clinical input to the child. 2. Knowledge, training and experience Minimum of 18 months post-graduate experience. Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, and with an inter-agency approach to the needs of patients. Experience of assessing and treating patients with a wide range of needs. Experience in the use of standardised and non-standardised assessment tools, including assessing social communication and motor coordination needs. Experience of working within a wide variety of community and clinical settings. Experience of supervising therapy assistants and students. Understanding of the occupational therapy process of assessment, treatment and discharge as relevant to children and their families. Up to date knowledge of current legislation affecting children with disabilities and their families. Understanding of clinical governance issues and managing risk within therapeutic intervention. Knowledge and awareness of child protection issues. Knowledge and awareness of the wider view of childrens issues, to include health, education and social care of children. Knowledge of health and safety at work act responsibilities. Clinical practitioner skills in theoretical and manual paediatric occupational therapy. To provide regular structured professional supervision and training, to ensure the competence, confidence and development of technical instructors and to provide supervision to students, according to their individual training requirements. 3. Analytical and judgement skills To assess patient understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid informed consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack the capacity to consent to treatment. 4. Planning and organisational skills The post holder is responsible for management of a caseload of children referred to occupational therapy in line with service priorities. Ability to respond to complex demands, prioritise work, and autonomously manage a varied caseload. Time management and caseload management skills. 5. Physical skills Implementing specialist manual occupational therapy assessment and treatment skills. The post holder assesses and provides occupational therapy intervention for children with a wide range of social, behavioural and developmental disabilities. 6. Responsibility for patient / client care The post holder contributes and assists in the general organization and development of a holistic, high quality service to children with a wide range of social, behavioural and developmental disabilities. To implement the delivery of a paediatric occupational therapy service, offering a range of assessments and treatments through selective techniques and graded activities in order to facilitate children reaching their optimum level of function. To maintain a varied caseload of children referred to occupational Therapy in line with service priorities, and to work as a member of the multi-disciplinary and inter-agency team to provide co-ordinated therapy and care for children and their families. 7. Responsibility for policy and service development implementation The post holder is required to support, assist and participate in the development of a high quality service to children with a wide range of social, behavioural and developmental disabilities 8. Responsibilities for financial and physical resources To maintain assessment resources specific to the role including standardised assessment kits 9. Responsibilities for human resources (HR) The post holder gives direct daily guidance and support to the technical instructors. The post holder contributes to the training and supervision and mentors students on clinical fieldwork placements within the service, and contributes to the training and development of students from other professions within the childrens therapy team. To undertake regular professional supervision sessions, regular training, annual individual and team performance review and objective setting, to maintain professional competence and develop skills within childrens occupational therapy. 10. Responsibilities for information resources To provide written and electronic record of clinical intervention, report writing and other work in line with departmental and organisational standards, and to meet the needs of audit and clinical governance with reference to all aspects of the service. 11. Responsibilities for research and development (R&D) To participate in development of specialist programmes of care and to purpose changes to practice in own work area to improve the overall service delivery. This may include auditing own area of work 12. Freedom to act Reporting to the team manager, the post holder works autonomously within the team, liaising and working with other senior therapist, whilst also delegating tasks to the technical Instructors and administrative staff.