Children's Specialist Community Occupational Therapist
This post offers a wonderful opportunity for an experienced Band 6 Children's Occupational Therapist (12 months maternity cover within the WEST) to join an existing and very well established multidisciplinary team of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, dieticians and support staff delivering services to children & young people in the community.
The post holder will work with children who have neuro-disability, developmental delay, motor and/or sensory difficulties in community settings.
The post holder must have the ability to travel independently with unrestricted access to a car insured for business purposes.
This is a fixed term maternity leave cover post, working 18.75 hours per week.
Main duties of the job
1. To provide specialist occupational therapy assessment, advice and support to children and young people and their families with complex, physical, developmental and learning needs.
2. To work in partnership with children, their families, teachers and carers to develop and deliver treatment interventions and management programmes to target the individual needs of the patients referred to the service.
3. To actively work in conjunction with the colleagues in the health community, Education Authority, Social Care and other partnership agencies to deliver seamless co-ordinated care to patients and their families, and disseminate knowledge and facilitate a better understanding of disorders of movement impairment.
4. To contribute to differential diagnoses for children on their caseload.
5. Working with children with neurodevelopmental conditions over a variety of settings in the community. Delivering ongoing assessments and therapy Health Care Plans.
6. The Children's Community Therapy team is a dynamic innovate MDT of Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist, Dietitians, support and clerical staff.
7. We work collaboratively to deliver the best service to Cornwall & IOS.
About us
Sustainability is integral to the Trust achieving the NHS Net Zero target. All staff are therefore actively encouraged and supported to implement new ways of working within their field of expertise.
Job responsibilities
PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.
To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
* Identity Checks
* Professional registration and qualification checks
* Employment history and reference checks
* Occupational Health clearance
* Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
* Right to work in the UK
Person Specification
* Registration with Health Care Professions Council
* Degree in occupational therapy or equivalent
* Evidence of self-directed continuing professional development as required by the HCPC
* Unrestricted access to a motor vehicle, insured for the purposes, to get from one appointment to another
* Experience of managing a complex case load
* Fieldwork educator / Clinical placement supervisor
Experience
* Extensive Post Graduate clinical experience in Occupational Therapy.
* Experience of working with children and young people with complex conditions and needs, including community-based work
* Experience of using high level communication skills within a wide range of clinical settings
* Experience of teaching skills and identifying learning needs; designing and delivering education and training; and use of a wide variety of media
* Experience of participation in audit and research projects.
Practical & Intellectual Skills
* Knowledge of current neuro-developmental paediatrics, assessment tools, treatment, interventions and outcome measures.
* Skilled in time management skills, working flexibly either autonomously or as part of a team
* Able to work in highly stressful, distressing and highly emotive situations
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* To have experience of the specialist assessment, equipment adjustment and training
* Well-developed knowledge of sensory integration theory and its' impact on participation and function
* Experience of participation in audit and research projects.
Disposition
* Responsible, reliable, adaptable and innovative.
* Recognises clinical and professional limitations.
* Approachable. Commitment to the concept/practice of holistic patient care
* To work in community settings which may include unhygienic domestic conditions and exposure to bodily fluids
* Reflective practitioner with portfolio evidence to support this
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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