Job summary
Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) is the place to be! We are developing an innovative, integrated model of children's community services and looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our friendly and dedicated Neurodiversity Pathway.
As a large community service, you will be joining a strong, enthusiastic and supportive group of professionals who will be your peers, your phone a friend network and your inspiring colleagues. This provides a real sense of professional collaboration at work, that will be an asset to your daily work, your career development and your support network.
We are excited to be advertising for 3 Band 6 Children's Senior Occupational Therapists, one based within each locality of East, North and Torbay and South Devon.
The Pathway is a developing integrated pathway within CFHD, providing specialist assessment and intervention for children and young people and their families where the presenting need relates to neurodevelopmental conditions such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, and Tics and Tourette Syndrome.
The integrated team will bring together a variety of multi-disciplinary colleagues including Psychiatry, Occupational Therapy, Clinical Psychology, Speech and Language Therapy, Systemic Psychotherapy, and Mental Health Practitioners.
You will be a qualified Occupational Therapist with notable post-qualifying experience, a passion and strengths for working with neurodiverse children, young people and their families.
Main duties of the job
- Hold an appropriate caseload and undertake a lead clinician role for children receiving intervention from within the specialist pathway.
- Undertake specialist assessments, including risk assessments, contribute to care planning and deliver evidence-based interventions in collaboration with children, young people and their carers.
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team offering evidence-based interventions.
- Provide a range of early help/light touch interventions across pathways such as emotional health and well-being, sensory issues, positive behavioural support.
- Work across pathways and geographical areas as required, according to need and demand.
- Supervise, manage and support integrated therapy assistants.
- Ensure clinical effectiveness through the use of evidence-based interventions, goal-based, collaborative practice and routine outcome measures
About us
- The Neurodiversity Pathway is a developing integrated pathway with CFHD. The Integrated Neurodiversity Pathway will provide specialist assessment and intervention for children and young people with neurodiversity.
- The community integrated team will bring together a variety of disciplines from across CAMHS and Specialist Children's services, Community Paediatrics, Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Psychological therapies, and Clinical Psychology.
- Why work with us- Torbay Hospital provides acute care for the local community and has several community hospitals, and is a hot-spot for those who are considering living by the sea or within half an hour of Dartmoor National Park and an hour to Exmoor National Park. Meanwhile, Plymouth and Exeter are also both within a short drive to enjoy the culture, maritime history and shopping experiences.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC registration
- Diploma level specialist training or experience
Desirable
- oPost-graduate certified courses specific to children's needs (e.g. Sensory training; ADOS, 3di etc).
- oMembership of professional body and/or special interest group (i.e. RCOT CYPF specialist section)
- oMoving and Handling Training
- oFieldwork Educators Training
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- To work within trust clinical guidelines and Royal College of OT and HCPC standards. To have working knowledge of national and local standards and monitor own quality and safety of practice.
- Substantial knowledge of Occupational Therapy models of practice and specialist approaches
- Substantial knowledge of legislation affecting clinical practice such as manual handling, housing and SEND
- Knowledge and experience of a wide range of Occupational Therapy therapeutic interventions for children and young people including but not inclusive to: manual handling, specialist equipment, 24 hour postural management, fine motor, sensory differences and housing adaptations.
- Knowledge of a wide range of Occupational Therapy assessment tools appropriate to meet a wide range of needs in the paediatric population
- Knowledge and use of evidence based practice and outcome measures
- Knowledge of normal child development and a broad range of paediatric conditions.
- Experience of working with neurodivergent young people.
- Evidence of working as an autonomous practitioner
Desirable
- oDetailed knowledge and experience of contributing towards a child's Education Health and Care Plan.
- oModels of supervision
- oTeaching and presentation skills
- oDetailed knowledge and experience of safeguarding procedures
- oWheelchair accredited
- oResearch skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC registration
- Diploma level specialist training or experience
Desirable
- oPost-graduate certified courses specific to children's needs (e.g. Sensory training; ADOS, 3di etc).
- oMembership of professional body and/or special interest group (i.e. RCOT CYPF specialist section)
- oMoving and Handling Training
- oFieldwork Educators Training
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- To work within trust clinical guidelines and Royal College of OT and HCPC standards. To have working knowledge of national and local standards and monitor own quality and safety of practice.
- Substantial knowledge of Occupational Therapy models of practice and specialist approaches
- Substantial knowledge of legislation affecting clinical practice such as manual handling, housing and SEND
- Knowledge and experience of a wide range of Occupational Therapy therapeutic interventions for children and young people including but not inclusive to: manual handling, specialist equipment, 24 hour postural management, fine motor, sensory differences and housing adaptations.
- Knowledge of a wide range of Occupational Therapy assessment tools appropriate to meet a wide range of needs in the paediatric population
- Knowledge and use of evidence based practice and outcome measures
- Knowledge of normal child development and a broad range of paediatric conditions.
- Experience of working with neurodivergent young people.
- Evidence of working as an autonomous practitioner
Desirable
- oDetailed knowledge and experience of contributing towards a child's Education Health and Care Plan.
- oModels of supervision
- oTeaching and presentation skills
- oDetailed knowledge and experience of safeguarding procedures
- oWheelchair accredited
- oResearch 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).
