Job summary
This is a BANK opportunity. Shift availability demand dependent. No guarantee of minimum number of hours. As this is a Bank position the successful candidate(s) will already be experienced in ASD diagnostics.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Bank OT to join the Specialist Children and Young People's Services (SCYPS) in Newham to undertake ASD diagnostic assessments.
This post sits within the Child Development Service, working in the CHAND (CHildren with Autism in Newham Diagnosis) team.
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, forward thinking practitioner with experience of Neurodevelopmental Conditions with an interest in ASD to join our Staff BANK.
The post holder will undertake ASD assessment working in partnership with the wider multi disciplinary team.
The post holder will contribute to multi-professional assessments of neurodevelopmental conditions in children and young people Providing specialist advice across professional boundaries and develop streamlined patient care pathways between nursing, GP's and paediatricians, setting up shared care arrangements for each child as appropriate. Assessment outcomes will be discussed and agreed with patients, carers and other health care professionals, promoting health education and self-management whilst keeping the child, young person and family at the centre of all care.
Main duties of the job
To work within the Children's Speech and Language Therapy Team to provide a highly specialist assessment and diagnostic service in the CHAND team: To deliver highly specialist clinical services to children across the age range, as part of a multidisciplinary team, for assessment and diagnosis of Autism and related disorders.
To undertake ADOS assessments as part of diagnostic assessments
To work independently, as part of a team, and across teams, in partnership with parents, education, social care, voluntary and other health professionals to provide ASD diagnostics for clients, their families, carers and educators.
To provide advice to parents and professionals on creating supportive communication environments to enable the young people to access information and to understand the interventions being offered.
To work as a highly skilled autonomous practitioner in managing a clinical caseload
Provide a service which takes into consideration working with children, young people and families from a range of cultural, socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds in the context of a multicultural, diverse inner city London Borough.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See JD/PS for full details
- To be part of the CHAND diagnostic MDT team providing highly specialist assessment and diagnostic services to children and young people aged 0-11 years of age.
- To independently undertake assessments and developmental histories as part of autism assessment.
- To be able to undertake joint and single clinician assessments.
- To provide highly skilled and specialist assessments for autism gathering and interpreting information from a number of community sources so as to reach a diagnostic conclusion.
- To support more junior staff in the CHAND service.
- To write reports following diagnostic assessments to departmental standards
Job description
Job responsibilities
See JD/PS for full details
- To be part of the CHAND diagnostic MDT team providing highly specialist assessment and diagnostic services to children and young people aged 0-11 years of age.
- To independently undertake assessments and developmental histories as part of autism assessment.
- To be able to undertake joint and single clinician assessments.
- To provide highly skilled and specialist assessments for autism gathering and interpreting information from a number of community sources so as to reach a diagnostic conclusion.
- To support more junior staff in the CHAND service.
- To write reports following diagnostic assessments to departmental standards
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- oRecognised Occupational Therapy Degree/Post graduate degree Qualification or equivalent
- oHealth Professions Council - Licence to Practice
- oRelevant post graduate training/courses
Desirable
- oRegistered Member of Royal College of Occupational Therapists
- oMembership of relevant Special Interest Groups
Experience
Essential
- oPost Graduate Experience of working between 4-5 years with evidence of consolidation of core OT competencies
- oRelevant specialist experience post qualification
- oIn-depth experience within Paediatric OT
- oCommunity paediatric experience
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- oExcellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills
- oAbility to work independently, consistently maintaining a complex mixed caseload, keeping to deadlines and ensuring work is of a high standard.
- oExcellent clinical skills and knowledge in the area of upper limb splinting, postural management, complex needs, neurodiversity, EHCP
- oDevelopment of specialist skills in relation to a specific area related to interest and/or service need
- oSkills in being able to diffuse possible conflicting situations
- oDemonstrates excellent analytical and reflection skills
- oAwareness and sensitivity to the needs of clients from a range of ethnic backgrounds
- oExcellent working knowledge of relevant information technology including emails, Microsoft word, power point and excel and of clinical record systems
- oIn-depth knowledge of a broad range of assessment tools relevant to the specialist client group
- oAwareness of standards of record keeping
- oIn-depth knowledge of national policies and procedures (relevant to specialist client group)
Other
Essential
- oInterest in further developing experience in relevant care group
- oWilling and able to work flexibly across sites
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- oRecognised Occupational Therapy Degree/Post graduate degree Qualification or equivalent
- oHealth Professions Council - Licence to Practice
- oRelevant post graduate training/courses
Desirable
- oRegistered Member of Royal College of Occupational Therapists
- oMembership of relevant Special Interest Groups
Experience
Essential
- oPost Graduate Experience of working between 4-5 years with evidence of consolidation of core OT competencies
- oRelevant specialist experience post qualification
- oIn-depth experience within Paediatric OT
- oCommunity paediatric experience
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- oExcellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills
- oAbility to work independently, consistently maintaining a complex mixed caseload, keeping to deadlines and ensuring work is of a high standard.
- oExcellent clinical skills and knowledge in the area of upper limb splinting, postural management, complex needs, neurodiversity, EHCP
- oDevelopment of specialist skills in relation to a specific area related to interest and/or service need
- oSkills in being able to diffuse possible conflicting situations
- oDemonstrates excellent analytical and reflection skills
- oAwareness and sensitivity to the needs of clients from a range of ethnic backgrounds
- oExcellent working knowledge of relevant information technology including emails, Microsoft word, power point and excel and of clinical record systems
- oIn-depth knowledge of a broad range of assessment tools relevant to the specialist client group
- oAwareness of standards of record keeping
- oIn-depth knowledge of national policies and procedures (relevant to specialist client group)
Other
Essential
- oInterest in further developing experience in relevant care group
- oWilling and able to work flexibly across sites
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).
