Paediatric Occupational Therapist

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

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Job summary

ISLINGTON ADDITIONAL NEEDS AND DISABILITY SERVICE

PAEDIATRIC OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST - Mainstream Therapies Team 37.5 hours per week - Fixed term Band 6

We have an opportunity for an experienced therapist to join our well established service in Islington. We are looking for an individual who is innovative and enthusiastic with a particular interest in supporting school aged children and/or young people with Autistic Spectrum Disorder as well as a range of conditions relevant to the school aged population including Developmental Co-ordination Disorder and sensory and physical disabilities . The post holder will be based at the Northern Health Centre alongside therapy colleagues.The Mainstream Therapies |Team provides a multi-disciplinary service for children with additional needs and disabilities and you will be working alongside both Speech and Language Therapists and Physiotherapists.

Find out what it is like to work in our friendly, supportive teams which span hospital and community settings across vibrant and diverse North Central London first hand, visit www.whittington.nhs.uk/CYPrecruitment (you may have to copy and paste this link into your browser) to hear from some of our current staff about why they chose to join and stay at Whittington Health.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for delivering a service to children and young people attending mainstream schools, including assessment, diagnosis, advice and support for children, young people and their families as well as providing support to schools themselves. The service delivered will incorporate a coaching model as well as formal training for schools.

The post holder is an autonomous practitioner and is responsible for organising and managing his/her own caseload delivering a service in schools, clinic, homes as appropriate.

About us

Medical services have been delivered on the Whittington Hospital site for over 500 years. On 1st April 2011, Whittington Health was launched as a new Integrated Care Organisation (ICO) comprising The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust, NHS Islington and NHS Haringey. The Whittington and the community health services in Islington and Haringey are award winning organisations, delivering acute and community based health services to a population of 443,000 people.

The organisation is the biggest employer in the area, with over 4,500 staff; delivering healthcare not only on the acute hospital site which has 420 beds, but also from a variety of other community based health centres and through visits to patients homes across the boroughs to address the health needs of the local population. Whittington Health also works with other health, social care and voluntary sector partners to support patients and service users from their initial appointment whether it be with a community health team or at the hospital, all the way through to treatment and tailored after care.

We are one of the three main teaching campuses for the Royal Free and University College Medical School.

Our ICARE (Innovation, Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence) Values not only help us shape what we do, but also how we do it and why. They are fundamental to the way we do business and care for our patients.

For more information, please access the following link:https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/

Date posted

18 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£42,471 to £50,364 a year pro rata per annum inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

220-WHT-1197-A

Job locations

Northern Health Centre

580 Holloway Rd

London

N7 6LB

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will:

work within a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment, including other Allied Health Professionals and education staff.
be responsible for an allocated caseload, providing high quality Occupational Therapy and effective case management.
receive support and supervision from an experienced OT.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will:

work within a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment, including other Allied Health Professionals and education staff.
be responsible for an allocated caseload, providing high quality Occupational Therapy and effective case management.
receive support and supervision from an experienced OT.

Person Specification

Essential

Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy and current HCPC Registration
Evidence of CPD and attendance at relevant post graduate courses/training e.g. journal clubs, CO-OP, Postural management, Specialist Seating, Coaching etc.

Desirable

Member of Royal College of Occupational Therapists and specialist section Children, Young People and Families.

Essential

Able to work within occupation centred frame of reference

Desirable

Experience of developing and delivering training to others.

Essential

Specialist clinical skills e.g. early intervention, child development, sensory based strategies, postural management etc.

Desirable

Involvement in service improvements, (e.g. clinical audits) and using outcome measures

Essential

Knowledge of a broad range of clinical conditions impacting children e.g. Autism, Cerebral Palsy, genetic conditions, DCD etc.

Person Specification

Essential

Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy and current HCPC Registration
Evidence of CPD and attendance at relevant post graduate courses/training e.g. journal clubs, CO-OP, Postural management, Specialist Seating, Coaching etc.

Desirable

Member of Royal College of Occupational Therapists and specialist section Children, Young People and Families.

Essential

Able to work within occupation centred frame of reference

Desirable

Experience of developing and delivering training to others.

Essential

Specialist clinical skills e.g. early intervention, child development, sensory based strategies, postural management etc.

Desirable

Involvement in service improvements, (e.g. clinical audits) and using outcome measures

Essential

Knowledge of a broad range of clinical conditions impacting children e.g. Autism, Cerebral Palsy, genetic conditions, DCD etc.

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.