Job summary
The Occupational Therapy service at Great Ormond Street Hospital have an opportunity available for an experienced paediatric occupational therapist to join us. We are looking for someone to work within our International and Private Care team, providing assessment and intervention for children and young people admitted to the IPC wards with a wide range of complex needs including, but not limited to, neurological difficulties, tumours and oncological conditions, cardiac conditions and neurodevelopmental disabilities. The successful candidate will have experience working with children with complex needs in an acute setting, a thorough understanding of child development, and the ability to communicate the potential impact of acute medical needs on occupational engagement throughout childhood and adolescence.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will work with children and young people who are experiencing difficulties engaging in functional activities as a result of their medical condition, associated physical difficulties or disability. They will support patients and their families through therapeutic intervention that ranges from specialist individual and multidisciplinary sessions, equipment provision, targeted education, and universal training. The team are looking for an individual who can promote a functional approach that both enables engagement in meaningful occupations and promotes participation within an acute setting.
The post-holder will also have a role in the discharge planning process for children who require long-term support and intervention, working closely with both the MDT and Embassies to enable successful transfers home to the right environment, with the right equipment and support. The ability to assess for and recommend / provide specialist equipment is therefore required. This post requires excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with other professionals and external agencies, including interpreters. A broad knowledge and understanding of Middle Eastern culture would be advantageous.
The successful candidate will work as part of a small IPC team within the department, supported by one Band 6 occupational therapist who also works within the service.
About us
We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as the communities we serve, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including people with Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic heritage, people with a disability, and people from LGBTQ+ communities. By growing an ever more diverse workforce, we'll have a greater range of perspectives and knowledge, meaning that we can provide the children and young people at our hospital with even better care.
Our hospital is committed to creating an environment that is open and inclusive. Our staff are encouraged to engage with colleagues through the following networks: REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage) ENABLED (Enhancing Abilities & Leveraging Disabilities Network), PRIDE and Women's networks; all of which are sponsored by a member of our Executive Management Team.
We want to ensure that all of our people, regardless of their background, are seen and heard. We want to attract applicants that share our commitment to inclusion and that understand diversity is a strength that is embraced and valued.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
GOSH Culture and Values
Essential
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential
- Degree or equivalent qualification in Occupational Therapy
- Health & Care Professions Council registration
- Evidence of relevant CPD
Desirable
- Post-graduate training in paediatric neurodevelopmental assessment and intervention
- MSc in a relevant field to OT
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Able to work cooperatively and constructively within OT and multidisciplinary teams
- Ability to work autonomously, under the supervision of a senior therapist, setting own priorities and working to deadlines.
- Demonstration of sound leadership skills, including the ability to make thoughtful decisions about OT service goals and to properly allocate resources to achieve this.
- Ability to clearly articulate and communicate the role of the OT within IPC and the value it offers children and their families for their well-being, safety and independence skills.
- Ability to use knowledge about a child or young person's acute medical difficulties to professionally reason the impact on occupational performance.
- Ability to impart complex knowledge to others through presentations and taught courses.
- Ability to collate outcome measure and patient experience data to inform service provision and design.
- Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
- Excellent organisation, computer and time management skills
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Significant postgraduate experience in paediatric OT
- Previous experience as an OT of working with children with developmental conditions, including using standardised developmental assessments (e.g.: Bayleys / AHA / SHUEE) and providing therapy to address occupational performance.
- Previous experience as an OT of working with children with neurological conditions, including assessment of atypical movement patterns and knowledge of upper limb neurology
- Experience implementing the principals of 24-hour postural management, including the use of equipment to achieve this
- Experience of assessing for and providing equipment for daily living including specialist seating, wheelchairs, and manual handling equipment and bathing / showering equipment.
- Knowledge of child development and the impact of medical conditions on this.
- Experience in supervising OTs and student OTs along with the excellent interpersonal and communication skills needed to support and teach the band 6 OT working in IPC.
Desirable
- Involvement in clinical support networks relevant to paediatric occupational therapy.
- Awareness of national initiatives and legislation pertaining to Health and Social Care and the relevance to Occupational Therapy provision within a tertiary setting.
- Experience working with families from a wide range of cultures
Person Specification
GOSH Culture and Values
Essential
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential
- Degree or equivalent qualification in Occupational Therapy
- Health & Care Professions Council registration
- Evidence of relevant CPD
Desirable
- Post-graduate training in paediatric neurodevelopmental assessment and intervention
- MSc in a relevant field to OT
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Able to work cooperatively and constructively within OT and multidisciplinary teams
- Ability to work autonomously, under the supervision of a senior therapist, setting own priorities and working to deadlines.
- Demonstration of sound leadership skills, including the ability to make thoughtful decisions about OT service goals and to properly allocate resources to achieve this.
- Ability to clearly articulate and communicate the role of the OT within IPC and the value it offers children and their families for their well-being, safety and independence skills.
- Ability to use knowledge about a child or young person's acute medical difficulties to professionally reason the impact on occupational performance.
- Ability to impart complex knowledge to others through presentations and taught courses.
- Ability to collate outcome measure and patient experience data to inform service provision and design.
- Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
- Excellent organisation, computer and time management skills
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Significant postgraduate experience in paediatric OT
- Previous experience as an OT of working with children with developmental conditions, including using standardised developmental assessments (e.g.: Bayleys / AHA / SHUEE) and providing therapy to address occupational performance.
- Previous experience as an OT of working with children with neurological conditions, including assessment of atypical movement patterns and knowledge of upper limb neurology
- Experience implementing the principals of 24-hour postural management, including the use of equipment to achieve this
- Experience of assessing for and providing equipment for daily living including specialist seating, wheelchairs, and manual handling equipment and bathing / showering equipment.
- Knowledge of child development and the impact of medical conditions on this.
- Experience in supervising OTs and student OTs along with the excellent interpersonal and communication skills needed to support and teach the band 6 OT working in IPC.
Desirable
- Involvement in clinical support networks relevant to paediatric occupational therapy.
- Awareness of national initiatives and legislation pertaining to Health and Social Care and the relevance to Occupational Therapy provision within a tertiary setting.
- Experience working with families from a wide range of cultures
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Great Ormond Street Hospital
Great Ormond Street
London
WC1N 3JH
Employer's website
https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
