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Current vacancies
Community Paediatric Occupational Therapist
Band 5
Main area: Children's Occupational Therapy
Grade: Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours:
* Full time
* Part time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Flexible working options)
Job ref: 825-6566598-OPS
Site: Coral House/Stepping Stones
Town: Shrewsbury
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum / pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 18/09/2024 23:59
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust believes in fairness, equity and above all values diversity in all aspects of its work, as a provider of health services and as an employer of people. We provide visa sponsorship to applicants who require a visa to work in the UK, providing the role you’ve been recruited to meets the requirements set by the Home Office.
Job overview
Applications are invited from qualified Occupational Therapists who possess a current Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy and are registered with the Health Professions Council to join a valued team of Paediatric Occupational Therapists working with children and young people across Shropshire (including Telford and Wrekin).
In this role, you will be supported by a qualified senior occupational therapist to assess, plan and provide intervention for children and young people with physical and learning disabilities. Your role will involve working with children either individually or in small group settings in clinics, child development centres, schools and nurseries.
This is an ideal opportunity for an enthusiastic and innovative individual. Your application should therefore include your reasons for applying for these particular posts and how you feel your previous experience fits with the needs of our service.
Interviews will be held in person and will include a short presentation task.
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received; we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
Main duties of the job
* To provide, with appropriate support, as an autonomous practitioner in occupational therapy, assessment, diagnosis and evidence-based treatment for service users and to liaise with and refer on to other health, education and social care providers as appropriate.
* To work as a member of the Community Service, contribute to its development and provide multidisciplinary functions (within the post holder's sphere of competence) to service users in any setting required by the service.
* To develop the post holder’s own professional practice by keeping abreast of clinical developments and responding to available evidence.
* To provide face-to-face / remote coaching, training, information and advice to parents and other practitioners.
* To work in a variety of settings.
* To develop skills and knowledge in specialist areas with support from clinical leads and training offered by Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust.
Working for our organisation
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
* Candidates must possess an Occupational Therapy degree or diploma
* Current registration with the Health Professions Council
* Candidates must have documented evidence of continuing professional development
* Ability to demonstrate a level of English language and grammar commensurate with writing in service user case notes.
Knowledge and Skills
* Good knowledge of profession-specific core skills and processes
* Demonstrate tact and diplomacy
* Influencing, engaging and collaboration skills
* Well-refined communication (verbal and written), interpersonal skills – ability to gain rapport at all levels
* Engaging and empowering approach that seeks to work with others and deliver outcomes in a successful and well-informed manner
* Passion, enthusiasm and drive to improve services for users
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.
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