Are you looking for an opportunity to advance your Occupational Therapy career in Paediatrics?
We are a highly successful integrated therapy service with a pooled budget across health and social care since 2013. Although based in East Sussex, we are employed by KCHFT which is an outstanding trust.
We are currently seeking an Occupational Therapist with a minimum of 2 years post qualification experience in paediatrics with pre-existing experience working with neurodevelopmental conditions and a desire to develop knowledge of complex physical disability including Cerebral Palsy, Muscular Dystrophy, ABI, spinal injuries and children or young people with multiple needs including developmental delay and sensory processing difficulties.
Training will be provided as part of a Band 6 development post. We are seeking an enthusiastic practitioner who is looking to advance their career in paediatrics. The post-holder will receive high quality supervision and intensive in-house training to meet the competencies required to move into a permanent B6 position.
The ability to embrace innovation, new ways of working and embrace change is essential to this role. This is a full-time post. Due to the nature of community working, the post-holder will need to drive and have use of a car, although some days will be either clinic or special school based.
Main duties of the job
To provide a specialist therapy service to children aged 0-19 as part of an East Sussex Children's Integrated Therapy Service, provided by Kent Community Health Foundation Trust (KCHFT). You will be part of a team of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, and Assistants that covers early years and school years children with learning disability and complex/multi-disciplinary needs. The role will include providing therapy as part of an integrated team in partnership with a special school for children who have a diagnosis of autism, developmental delay and/or complex learning and medical needs. To be responsible for managing a complex and specialist clinical caseload. To provide a high quality and cost-effective clinical service to disabled children/young people and their families in collaboration with the Locality team, Professional Leads and Locality Clinical Managers. To be responsible for the appraisal and line supervision of Band 5 staff and/or Assistants/Key Workers within the team in collaboration with Professional Leads and Locality Clinical Manager as appropriate.
About us
Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values: compassionate, aspirational, responsive, and excellent.
We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients, and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won't involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We'll support you to work flexibly in a way that suits us both.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way, we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Holds degree in Occupational Therapy State registration with Health and Care Professions Council
Desirable
* Placement Practice educators qualification within one year of appointment. Post Graduate training relevant to Paediatric Occupational Therapy
Knowledge
Essential
* Documented evidence of continued professional development. Appropriate experience working as a clinician for a minimum of two years. Documented evidence of provision of training to colleagues or other professional staff
Desirable
* Experience working with children and young people with complex needs. Appropriate experience working as a clinician for a minimum of three years. Experience supervising junior staff and students.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
* Excellent communication and negotiation skills. IT skills
Desirable
* Ability to prescribe equipment and good knowledge of physical disability and SEND
Employer details
Employer name
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Chaucer Clinic
Polegate
BN26 6QH
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