Job summary
We are looking for a highly motivated Band 7 Children's Occupational Therapist to join our dynamic and forward-thinking Community Paediatric Occupational Therapy team in the London Borough of Bexley.
This is a highly specialist role providing occupational therapy input to children and young people aged 0-19 years across a range of community, educational and clinical settings, to deliver high standards of child centred, needs led care across the borough of Bexley in partnership with local services.
This post will specifically deliver occupational therapy into specialist educational needs schools at secondary and primary level as well as running community clinic appointments at Acorns CDC setting.
Main duties of the job
o Provide specialist occupational therapy assessment and intervention across health, education and community care settings within Bexley.
o Support children and young people with a wide range of needs, including sensory needs, neurodivergence, DCD, complex neurological conditions and fine motor skill difficulties.
o Deliver regular input into specialist educational needs schools (primary and secondary).
o Provide services within the Acorns clinic as part of the wider Community Paediatrics team.
o Work as part of a multidisciplinary team, developing strong working relationships with partner agencies and education settings.
o Contribute to maintaining the service's high standards of child-centred, needs-led care.
o Provide supervision and support for junior staff and students.
o Take on leadership responsibilities in line with Band 7 expectations.
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We're Kind
- We're Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties of the Job
Provide specialist occupational therapy assessment and intervention across health, education and community care settings within Bexley.
Support children and young people with a wide range of needs, including sensory needs, neurodivergence, DCD, complex neurological conditions and fine motor skill difficulties.
Deliver regular input into specialist educational needs schools (primary and secondary).
Provide services within the Acorns clinic as part of the wider Community Paediatrics team.
Work as part of a multidisciplinary team, developing strong working relationships with partner agencies and education settings.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties of the Job
Provide specialist occupational therapy assessment and intervention across health, education and community care settings within Bexley.
Support children and young people with a wide range of needs, including sensory needs, neurodivergence, DCD, complex neurological conditions and fine motor skill difficulties.
Deliver regular input into specialist educational needs schools (primary and secondary).
Provide services within the Acorns clinic as part of the wider Community Paediatrics team.
Work as part of a multidisciplinary team, developing strong working relationships with partner agencies and education settings.
Person Specification
HCPC Registration
Essential
Desirable
Paediatric experience
Essential
- Paediatric experience 3+ years
Desirable
- Experience working with a range of conditions and ages
- Experience working in Special Needs schools with PMLD and ASD
- Experience of working with children with sensory processing difference
Post graduate experience
Essential
Desirable
- Experience with supervisions and some line management responsibility
Person Specification
HCPC Registration
Essential
Desirable
Paediatric experience
Essential
- Paediatric experience 3+ years
Desirable
- Experience working with a range of conditions and ages
- Experience working in Special Needs schools with PMLD and ASD
- Experience of working with children with sensory processing difference
Post graduate experience
Essential
Desirable
- Experience with supervisions and some line management responsibility
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
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Acorns Child Development Centre
Queen Marys Hospital, Frognal Place
Sidcup, London
DA14 6LT
Employer's website
http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
