Occupational Therapy Assistant (Community) Band 3
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
We are seeking a dynamic, caring person, with experience of working with children, to join our occupational therapy team as an occupational therapy assistant on a 13 month fixed term basis.
The role will primarily be to support our Occupational Therapy service and you will work across South Sefton in a variety of community settings such as children's homes, clinics, nurseries and schools.
Our community therapy service works with children aged 0-18 (19 in special schools), who have a neuro disability, motor co-ordination difficulties, sensory difficulties or developmental delay. We are a small supportive team which includes occupational therapists, admin support, physiotherapy assistants and physiotherapists.
We have a robust induction, preceptorship and supervision structure for all staff and an in-service training programme with lots of opportunities for further learning and development. We have strong links with staff in our acute services at Alder Hey and we work in an integrated way with education and social services colleagues across the city.
If you are interested in this post and would like to hear more, please contact Helen Crosdale (Deputy to Head of Service, Community Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy) on 0151 252 5836 or via email Helen.Crosdale@AlderHey.nhs.uk
Main duties of the job
1. To provide Occupational Therapy support to the Occupational Therapy team.
2. To be an integral member of the Occupational Therapy team, assisting the Occupational Therapists to deliver management and treatment of the children referred to the service.
3. To follow agreed treatment plans provided by the Occupational Therapist, delivering a high standard of paediatric Occupational Therapy and providing on-going liaison with the Occupational Therapist regarding children's management.
About us
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care to over 275,000 children and young people each year. In addition to the hospital site located in the West Derby area of Liverpool, we offer community services to children across Sefton and Liverpool.
We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We're also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.
As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.
You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
* Great flexible working opportunities
* Discounted gym membership
* Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
* Generous annual leave and pension scheme
* Extensive staff health and well-being programmes
Job responsibilities
Clinical
1. To manage and prioritise workload as delegated by the therapist.
2. To support the delivery of Occupational Therapy training to parents, carers and other professionals.
3. To assist the therapist in the delivery of Occupational Therapy intervention using a range of delegated activities and treatment methods.
4. To ensure patient and parent/carer understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid informed consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.
5. Deliver individual therapy programmes as provided by the therapist and to instruct patients and carers in the use of these.
6. To liaise when appropriate with the therapist regarding patient care, particularly highlighting any variations to expected outcomes from treatment programmes you deliver.
Person Specification
Experience
* Experience of working with children in a caring environment.
* Experience of working with children with a learning disability.
Skills, Knowledge, Ability
* Relevant courses/training attended.
* Evidence of good communication.
* Basic computer skills.
Education
* Educated to GCSE Level or equivalent.
* NVQ II or equivalent experience.
Other
* Ability to travel between community locations.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
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