Senior Children's Occupational Therapist
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) is the place to be! We are developing an innovative, integrated model of children's community services and looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our dedicated locality and county-wide professional teams. As a large community service, you will be joining a strong, enthusiastic and supportive group of professionals who will be your peers, your phone a friend network and your inspiring colleagues. We are excited to be able to offer this opportunity for a Senior Band 6 OT position based in the Exeter, East and Mid Devon Locality.
You will need to be able to provide a high standard of assessment and intervention for the children and young people that we work with. The post is based within the multidisciplinary Physical and Sensory Pathway whilst working closely with colleagues across the other pathways within CFHD. We are an innovative, dedicated and friendly service with both development and CPD opportunities. You will be expected to have clinical supervisory skills and be able to hold a complex and varied caseload, working across the different environments such as home, schools and clinics. Please contact us if you would like any further information regarding this position we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
* Hold responsibility for the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of a case load within a designated geographical area, within own level of competence and capability.
* Using a strengths-based approach; ensure clinical effectiveness through the use of evidence-based interventions, goal-based, collaborative practice and Routine Outcome Measures.
* Deliver specialist occupational therapy advice, assessment and interventions to a client group of children and young people experiencing a range of difficulties in maximising their occupational performance within different settings.
* Interventions may include direct therapy, coaching or training, provision or recommendations for suitable adaptive equipment where this is a statutory provision and provide specialist guidance and recommendations for home or school adaptations.
* Supervise and support Occupational Therapy Technicians and/or Integrated Therapy assistants.
* Mentor/ clinically supervise newly qualified Occupational Therapists and Band 4/5 staff as required.
* Participate in the provision of student placements.
* Promote and support participation of service users across the service.
* Work across other geographical areas as required to support colleagues according to need and demand.
* Participate in clinical audits and clinical research as appropriate.
* For some job holders, part of the role will include assessment and intervention of specialised equipment and environmental adaptations as part of our statutory work completed.
About us
Children and Family Health Devon is a system-wide service that delivers an integrated, coordinated support model which wraps around the child, young person and family. It has been specifically designed to respond to all elements of the commissioner's strategy and specification along with the vision and strategic direction of the STP. It builds on our strong relationships across education, health, social care and voluntary sector services in Devon, and, most importantly, it has been developed and refined in partnership with children, young people and their families/carers.
"We would like the people who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be understanding, patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe and comfortable.
It is important that they use their skills and experience to listen carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way. When staff are positive and friendly, they help to create an environment that is informal and without pressure".
Find out more about working for our Service by following this link: We are CFHD OT on Vimeo.
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description for the details regarding the post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Degree in Occupational Therapy.
* HCPC registration.
* Diploma level specialist training or experience.
* Post-graduate certified courses specific to children's needs (e.g. Sensory training; ADOS, 3di etc).
Experience
* To work within trust clinical guidelines and Royal College of OT and HCPC standards. To have working knowledge of national and local standards and monitor own quality and safety of practice.
* Extensive knowledge of Occupational Therapy models of practice and specialist approaches.
* Extensive knowledge of legislation affecting clinical practice such as manual handling, housing and SEND.
* Knowledge of Occupational Therapy therapeutic interventions for children and young people including but not inclusive to: manual handling, specialist equipment, 24-hour postural management, fine motor, sensory differences and housing adaptations.
* Knowledge of a wide range of Occupational Therapy assessment tools appropriate to meet a wide range of needs in the paediatric population.
* Knowledge and use of evidence-based practice and outcome measures.
* Well-developed knowledge and understanding of legislation around SEND.
* Knowledge of normal child development and a broad range of paediatric conditions.
* Substantial clinical experience in a range of children's OT assessment and interventions.
* Community based Children's Occupational Therapy experience.
* Evidence of working as an autonomous practitioner.
* Developed skills in working with individuals and families with physical and sensory needs.
* Knowledge and experience of gaining meaningful feedback from children, young people and families' voice and inform meaningful change.
* Experience of working in a 'person-centred' way which shows you can demonstrate values that are important to children, young people and families.
Specific
* Excellent communication and interaction skills.
* Ability to maintain sensitivity at all times to clients, carers and families.
* Excellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills.
* Excellent presentation skills, both written and verbal.
* Well-developed negotiation and problem-solving skills.
* Ability to keep accurate and legible children/young people and families clinical notes in line with RCOT and HCPC guidance.
* Well-developed analytical and reflection skills.
* Well-developed auditory and perceptual skills.
* Proven ability to work on own initiative and without supervision in a variety of community settings.
* Evidence of ability to make decisions under pressure and in stressful situations.
* Ability to demonstrate advanced clinical reasoning skills.
* Ability to plan, organise and prioritise effectively.
* Knowledge and experience of gaining meaningful feedback from children, young people and families' voice and inform meaningful change.
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.
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Team Manager- Physical & Sensory Team
£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata.
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