Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Come and join our dynamic team of paediatric occupational therapists and support staff. We have an opportunity for an experienced paediatric occupational therapist to join our team as a Band 6 for 30 hours per week.
We are based at Breightmet Children's Centre and work closely with the multidisciplinary team as well as education, housing and social care.
We are a friendly and supportive team who strive to provide timely and responsive assessment and intervention to a range of service users, including developmental input for pre-school children, neonates, mainstream and special schools. We also assess for minor and major home adaptations for the children and the families of Bolton.
We are looking for a dedicated and flexible individual, with paediatric experience, and some knowledge of home adaptation interventions. The successful candidate will work autonomously to manage a diverse and complex caseload, with good support from formal and peer supervision.
A Band 5 to band 6 progression post would be considered.
Main duties of the job
Assessment and input of:
* motor development and skill
* home safety needs
* functional skills
* maintaining postural management
* moving and handling
* recommendation for major adaptation, as part of the Disabled Facilities Grant process
Person specification
Qualifications
* Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
* Registration with the Health Care Professions Council
* Evidence of post graduate training/CPD in speciality area
* Membership of professional special interest group
* Other relevant courses to clinical area
Experience
* Post-graduate paediatric Occupational Therapy experience
* Experience of managing a caseload of clients with LD, challenging behaviours, complex needs.
* Experience of participating in service development
* Evidence of multidisciplinary working
* Experience of supervising less experienced staff/pre-registration learners
* Experience of assessing and treating patients who have barriers to communication
* Experience of supporting learners on practice placements
Knowledge
* Knowledge of recent NHS and trust developments and their impact on the service
* Knowledge of SEND Reform
* Knowledge of home adaptations
* Development of additional knowledge through specialist training and experience
Skills
* Ability to use and apply a range of assessment and treatment techniques and approaches to the management of conditions relevant to the speciality
* Ability to deal with complex and sensitive information and act appropriately
* Ability to work to tight deadlines whilst working on multiple tasks
Other
* Ability to travel between locations, which may include transporting equipment
* Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
The vision of this Trust is to be recognised by the people of Bolton and beyond as an excellent provider of health and care services and a great place to work. We are striving to attract, recruit and retain high calibre skilled staff which reflect our communities. We are an inclusive employer who trains and develops our staff in a positive learning environment.
We thrive on cultivating cultural architecture; if you have the right skills, attitudes and behaviours, in line with our Trust values, we welcome and appreciate the diversity you bring to our organisation.
We offer a wide range of staff benefits. Please click on the link below to see what current benefits we have.
From time to time we may need to close a vacancy early when in receipt of a sufficient number of applications. If you are interested in this post and wish to be considered, we strongly advise you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Kim Tipping
Job title: Team Leader
Email address: Kimberley.Tipping@boltonft.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 01204 462670
We welcome informal visits and telephone calls from prospective applicants. Please contact Kim Tipping (Team Leader) or Marianne Johnson (Clinical Lead) if you require any further information.
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