Job summary
Are you looking for a new role working with children and young people?
We are looking for a occupational therapist to support our multi professional team in assessing children and young people for Autism and ADHD. the role will include carrying out assessment directly for children age 5 - 18 with the support of the team around you, additionally you will support the team to consider the needs of children and young people in the pathway and support greater understanding and consideration of occupational therapy in this space. Please note this role is working part-time 22.5 hours per week.
Then this role is for you.
You will join a friendly and supportive, well-established, and knowledgeable multi-professional team. You will receive quality reflective supervision. You will use your skills to deliver quality assessments and influence service improvements. You will have opportunities to grow in your career and continuing professional development. You will be a vital member of the team helping the system to understand the complete identity of the young person including their neurodivergence, mental health and developmental profile.
Main duties of the job
- To support the multidisciplinary team to understand the profile and needs of the young people on your caseload and support the understanding in the team to make recommendations for adaptations to the assessment and within the report for other partner agencies.
- To raise the awareness of the occupational therapy needs of young people with neurodivergence in CAMHs.
- To offer trauma informed assessment to support with differential diagnosis for young people accessing CAMHs services.
About us
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive:"Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"
Our values are:"Caring, safe and excellent"
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients and be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your work including prioritising work.
- To clinically triage children and young people to identify clinical need, prioritisation, appropriate assessment and therapeutic intervention.
- To provide specialist and comprehensive trauma informed speech and Language therapy assessment for children / young people referred to the Service, for a range of clinical presentations within scope of competence. This will involve gathering, interpreting and evaluating highly complex information from a variety of sources, using evidence-based therapy outcome measures and analysing the child/yps needs using skilled problem-solving approaches.
- To independently make differential diagnoses on the basis of evidence from assessment and to develop clear care plans embedded in evidence base
- To formulate, implement, evaluate and adapt individualised treatment or management programmes for children / young people on the caseload, taking the childs and families goals into consideration and using clinical reasoning skills and support from senior staff.
- To provide advice, including writing reports, to others regarding the management and care of children / young people on the caseload with speech/language/communication within the scope of their competence.
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.
The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview, and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients and be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your work including prioritising work.
- To clinically triage children and young people to identify clinical need, prioritisation, appropriate assessment and therapeutic intervention.
- To provide specialist and comprehensive trauma informed speech and Language therapy assessment for children / young people referred to the Service, for a range of clinical presentations within scope of competence. This will involve gathering, interpreting and evaluating highly complex information from a variety of sources, using evidence-based therapy outcome measures and analysing the child/yps needs using skilled problem-solving approaches.
- To independently make differential diagnoses on the basis of evidence from assessment and to develop clear care plans embedded in evidence base
- To formulate, implement, evaluate and adapt individualised treatment or management programmes for children / young people on the caseload, taking the childs and families goals into consideration and using clinical reasoning skills and support from senior staff.
- To provide advice, including writing reports, to others regarding the management and care of children / young people on the caseload with speech/language/communication within the scope of their competence.
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.
The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview, and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma / degree in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC registration
- Evidence of CPD maintained within a portfolio
- Member of the RCOT
Desirable
- Experience at Band 6 level
- Specialty specific post graduate courses
- Member of RCOT Special Interest Groups
- MSc/post graduate diploma
skills & experience
Essential
- Post graduate experience including a range of clinical placements within the NHS which includes paediatric services
- Experience of Therapy Outcome Measures, TOMs and specific assessment tools for children
- Experience of managing and prioritising a caseload
- Able to act independently and on own initiative, but recognise when to seek support
- Demonstrates well established knowledge of legislation, national policies and procedures relevant to children and young people.
- Demonstrates excellent presentation skills to deliver reports verbal and written information.
- Demonstrates excellent communication skills in pressurised and stressful environments
- Demonstrates well established knowledge of range of specialist Occupational Therapy assessment
- Competent IT skills for use of electronic health records and ability to adapt to new developments
Desirable
- Community paediatric experience including working in schools
- Involvement in audit or research
- Experience of working with children and young people with neurodivergence
- Experience of line management of staff
personal qualities
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills Evidence of self-directed learning / reflective practice
- Ability to work collaboratively with the wider multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team motivated and enthusiastic
- Excellent organisational skills including good time management
- Supportive / empathetic qualities Ability to listen well and counsel families
- Communicate effectively particularly where barriers to understanding exist
- Ability to manage emotional consequences of working with patients with a range of communication disorders
- Sense of humour and child/YP focused
- Demonstrates adequate flexibility to meet the demands of an unpredictable workload
- Able to identify own strengths and needs and when to seek support
- Flexible and reliable
Desirable
- Good leadership qualities
other
Essential
- Ability to travel and work in a range of clinical settings
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma / degree in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC registration
- Evidence of CPD maintained within a portfolio
- Member of the RCOT
Desirable
- Experience at Band 6 level
- Specialty specific post graduate courses
- Member of RCOT Special Interest Groups
- MSc/post graduate diploma
skills & experience
Essential
- Post graduate experience including a range of clinical placements within the NHS which includes paediatric services
- Experience of Therapy Outcome Measures, TOMs and specific assessment tools for children
- Experience of managing and prioritising a caseload
- Able to act independently and on own initiative, but recognise when to seek support
- Demonstrates well established knowledge of legislation, national policies and procedures relevant to children and young people.
- Demonstrates excellent presentation skills to deliver reports verbal and written information.
- Demonstrates excellent communication skills in pressurised and stressful environments
- Demonstrates well established knowledge of range of specialist Occupational Therapy assessment
- Competent IT skills for use of electronic health records and ability to adapt to new developments
Desirable
- Community paediatric experience including working in schools
- Involvement in audit or research
- Experience of working with children and young people with neurodivergence
- Experience of line management of staff
personal qualities
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills Evidence of self-directed learning / reflective practice
- Ability to work collaboratively with the wider multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team motivated and enthusiastic
- Excellent organisational skills including good time management
- Supportive / empathetic qualities Ability to listen well and counsel families
- Communicate effectively particularly where barriers to understanding exist
- Ability to manage emotional consequences of working with patients with a range of communication disorders
- Sense of humour and child/YP focused
- Demonstrates adequate flexibility to meet the demands of an unpredictable workload
- Able to identify own strengths and needs and when to seek support
- Flexible and reliable
Desirable
- Good leadership qualities
other
Essential
- Ability to travel and work in a range of clinical settings
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
