Job summary
This position has arisen due to a service review that has identified essential areas to strengthen and enhance the service to children in Stockport and provide appropriate workforce planning for the future leads of the service.
The team provides a service for children aged 0-18 with complex physical and learning needs who live in Stockport.
This new role provides an opportunity to join the Children's Equipment and Adaptations Service (CEAS) in Stockport. This established service of over 20 years is funded by Stockport Council and provided by Stockport NHS Foundation Trust and has continued to provide a specialist equipment and adaptations to children with a wide range of learning and physical disabilities. This service is part of Stockport NHS Foundation Trust's Children's Therapy Services including NHS services for; physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy and our childrens' home equipment store. There are close links with the Children's Social Work teams, Stockport Homes, Inclusion Services /Education Health and Care Plan Team, Children's Community Learning Disability Team and the Autism teams along with a wide range of voluntary services and external agencies.
Main duties of the job
The successful post holder will be supervised by the Senior Occupational Therapist (OT) within CEAS providing appropriate support and time for continued learning and development. As the post is new, it is open to development and it is an exciting time to join the service to be part of the continued shaping of the role.
Children will be seen in their own homes, schools, respite providers and the focus is on multi agency working and collaboration to maximise children's independence, improve lives for carers and reduce risks within the home.
About us
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice
Job description
Job responsibilities
To carry out complex assessments of daily living, assess for suitable equipment and to work within relevant legislation to deliver quality minor and major adaptations, working closely with the Homes Improvement Agency and surveying teams.
- To implement an effective review process for those pieces of specialist equipment and adaptations that have highlighted risk to ensure the needs are still appropriately met.
- To work closely with Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists in the Childrens Therapy Services in schools and early years settings to assess and review specialist moving and handling equipment and advise on adaptations.
- To be responsible for own caseload and defined area of the service working under supervision where needed.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £41.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salaryIn addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To carry out complex assessments of daily living, assess for suitable equipment and to work within relevant legislation to deliver quality minor and major adaptations, working closely with the Homes Improvement Agency and surveying teams.
- To implement an effective review process for those pieces of specialist equipment and adaptations that have highlighted risk to ensure the needs are still appropriately met.
- To work closely with Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists in the Childrens Therapy Services in schools and early years settings to assess and review specialist moving and handling equipment and advise on adaptations.
- To be responsible for own caseload and defined area of the service working under supervision where needed.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £41.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salaryIn addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oDegree in OT
- oState Registration (HCPC)
- oEvidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including attendance at recent postgraduate courses relevant to the clinical fields of paediatrics
Desirable
- oAssessment / provision of Equipment and Adaptations
- oDFG / Legislation
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of working with a therapy team and multidisciplinary team.
- oExperience of working as an OT
Desirable
- oExperience of working with children
- oExperience of working in equipment and adaptations as an OT
- oParticipation in complex discharge planning.
- oContributing to clinical education of less experienced staff or students or assistants
Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
- oClinical reasoning and audit skills.
- oUnderstand the legal responsibilities of the profession
- oAbility to assess the equipment / adaptations needs of the child.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- oExcellent interpersonal skills
- oGood written communication
- oAble to manage time effectively
- oUp-to-date in current issues around professional practice and evidence-based practice.
Desirable
- oExperience of lone working
- oCompetent IT skills.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oDegree in OT
- oState Registration (HCPC)
- oEvidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including attendance at recent postgraduate courses relevant to the clinical fields of paediatrics
Desirable
- oAssessment / provision of Equipment and Adaptations
- oDFG / Legislation
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of working with a therapy team and multidisciplinary team.
- oExperience of working as an OT
Desirable
- oExperience of working with children
- oExperience of working in equipment and adaptations as an OT
- oParticipation in complex discharge planning.
- oContributing to clinical education of less experienced staff or students or assistants
Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
- oClinical reasoning and audit skills.
- oUnderstand the legal responsibilities of the profession
- oAbility to assess the equipment / adaptations needs of the child.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- oExcellent interpersonal skills
- oGood written communication
- oAble to manage time effectively
- oUp-to-date in current issues around professional practice and evidence-based practice.
Desirable
- oExperience of lone working
- oCompetent IT skills.
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).
