Job summary
Are you looking for an Occupational Therapy role working with children & families?
We are recruiting to a full time post in our Community Paediatric OT Service. The post holder will be based at the Child Development Centre in Bury St Edmunds , and cover community patches across a wider geographical area; much of the post holders working week will be spent working in the community.
We work with children from birth to 19 years providing assessment, intervention and advice to promote inclusion and optimise the functional participation of children and young people in daily activities to enable them to achieve what they want, need and have the potential to do. We support and empower them and their families, and educate other professionals and agencies working with them.
As a member of the OT team the post holder will manage a caseload across nurseries, special and mainstream schools, the child's home and clinics, working with children who have a range of disabilities and conditions.
Ability to travel independently around a wide geographical area which has limited public transport is essential for this role.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be based with other OTs in our busy and friendly office, and work with a multi-disciplinary team and other therapy services to deliver OT pathways and packages of care.
The post holder will:
- Undertake Occupational Therapy assessments of children, and prioritise, plan and develop a programme of OT intervention using a client centred approach in accordance with our clinical pathways, and with supervision and support from an experienced therapist.
- Set clear functional goals in consultation with parents/ teachers,
- Empower parents and carers in understanding the nature of their child's disability or dysfunction, the impact it has on behaviour and function and the activities and strategies they can use in the daily routines at home to develop their child's play and functional abilities.
We offer a strong internal supervision structure with regular CPD and training opportunities, including access to external courses.
The successful candidate will need good communication skills and a strong desire to work in community paediatrics, with relevant experience preferred.
The successful applicant must have an OT degree and be eligible for registration with the HCPC. The post is subject to a DBS check.
Frequent Travel across a rural area is essential for this role so you must either hold a full, current driving licence and have access to personal transport or meet the mobility requirements of the role through other reasonable and suitable means.
About us
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?c
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details.
The closing date for this vacancy may change if we receive a strong response. Please ensure that you apply for any post you are interested in as soon as possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details.
The closing date for this vacancy may change if we receive a strong response. Please ensure that you apply for any post you are interested in as soon as possible.
Person Specification
Education & Qualification
Essential
- Degree or equivalent diploma in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC Registration
- Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio
Desirable
- Membership of Specialist Interest Group (Children, Young People and Families)
- Membership of RCOT
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstration of clinical assessment and intervention knowledge
- Knowledge, training, and experience of a range of treatment techniques and approaches
Desirable
- Previous NHS based experience as a therapist or student
- Experience and working knowledge of children
- Knowledge /experience of the impact of a child's disability on occupational performance and the child's family / carers
- Facilitation and involvement in audit and understanding of quality issues
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Clinical experience including individual and group work
- Assessment, planning, implementing, and evaluating treatment, complying with professional and service standards
- Ability to work autonomously and set own priorities
- Ability to analyse clinical, professional, and ethical issues
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
- Ability to organise and respond efficiently to information.
- Teamwork and effective communication/ negotiation skills
- Ability to build effective working relationships with multi professional teams, children, and carers
- Ability to cope working in emotional environments with parents/carers
- Ability to understand the child and families / carers culture and diversity and provide services appropriate to individual needs
- Able to carry out moderate to intense physical effort through concurrent activities
Desirable
- Experience of supervisory role in clinical supervision
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to handle children and equipment, frequently exerting moderate physical effort for long periods
- Ability to cope with frequent exposure to distressing or emotional circumstances
- Flexibility in approach to service delivery
Desirable
- Car Driver with UK driving licence
Person Specification
Education & Qualification
Essential
- Degree or equivalent diploma in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC Registration
- Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio
Desirable
- Membership of Specialist Interest Group (Children, Young People and Families)
- Membership of RCOT
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstration of clinical assessment and intervention knowledge
- Knowledge, training, and experience of a range of treatment techniques and approaches
Desirable
- Previous NHS based experience as a therapist or student
- Experience and working knowledge of children
- Knowledge /experience of the impact of a child's disability on occupational performance and the child's family / carers
- Facilitation and involvement in audit and understanding of quality issues
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Clinical experience including individual and group work
- Assessment, planning, implementing, and evaluating treatment, complying with professional and service standards
- Ability to work autonomously and set own priorities
- Ability to analyse clinical, professional, and ethical issues
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
- Ability to organise and respond efficiently to information.
- Teamwork and effective communication/ negotiation skills
- Ability to build effective working relationships with multi professional teams, children, and carers
- Ability to cope working in emotional environments with parents/carers
- Ability to understand the child and families / carers culture and diversity and provide services appropriate to individual needs
- Able to carry out moderate to intense physical effort through concurrent activities
Desirable
- Experience of supervisory role in clinical supervision
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to handle children and equipment, frequently exerting moderate physical effort for long periods
- Ability to cope with frequent exposure to distressing or emotional circumstances
- Flexibility in approach to service delivery
Desirable
- Car Driver with UK driving licence
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
