Job summary
We are looking for a therapy support worker to join our Occupational therapy team in Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD). We are an integrated children's community services and looking for enthusiastic individuals with some relevant experience to join us.
The post holder will be based within the South locality in the John Parkes Unit, and be part of the Torbay and South OT Team. We are a community service and as well as working from our clinic base, we work in schools, nurseries, and families homes across the South Devon area. You will work alongside the Occupational therapists to assess, implement and evaluate OT interventions to create the best outcomes for children. The role will also include supporting the team to run parent or child groups, clinics and manage specialist equipment reviews.
Main duties of the job
- To follow up assessment, planning implementation and evaluation of delegated caseload and escalating changes to the registered therapist for children and young people with physical and sensory, communication and interaction and cognition and learning needs in a variety of settings
- To undertake clinical interventions utilising a variety of modes, including planning and leading group and individual therapy.
- To participate in ordering and issue of appropriate equipment as part of packages of prescribed care after achieving appropriate competencies
- Using strengths-based approach; ensure clinical effectiveness through the use of evidenced-based interventions, goal-based, collaborative practice and Routine Outcome Measures
- To support in the supervision of Trainees
- To promote and support participation of service users across the service
- Produce materials and make equipment as required
- Assist in the delivery of training
About us
CFHD provides integrated care and treatment for children and young people across physical and mental health which are provided by Torbay and South Devon Foundation Trust and Devon Partnership Trust. We are working closely with other organisations and providers to ensure we deliver locality and county-wide based integrated access to all of our services, based on the i-Thrive Framework, in response to consultation with our service users and communities.
Our children and young people say...
"We would like the people who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be understanding, patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe and comfortable. It is important that they use their skills and experience to listen carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way. When staff are positive and friendly, they help to create an environment that is informal and without pressure".
Why work with us
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To be a good communicator in order to work with children/young people and families who have a range of communication difficulties, using appropriate communication methods
- To have responsibility for reporting back on progress to the supervising therapist
- To collect case related information and data from clients, carers, referrers and other relevant sources and report this to the registered therapist
- To provide and receive routine information where there are barriers to understanding face to face, over the telephone and electronically maintaining confidentiality at all times
- To provide non-clinical information and advice directly to parents / carers and others
- Contributing to creating and maintaining high performing teams by communicating well with all members of the team, understanding the role in the service and how to help the team service achieves its objectives
- Reflect on their own practice regularly
- To assess responses to treatment programmes and decide appropriate action e.g. discuss with the registered practitioner
- To be responsible for keeping contemporary and accurate session notes, ensuring recording of treatment aims and outcomes
- To frequently arrange meetings and inform patients of appointments and cancellations at the request of the registered therapist
- To use personal initiative to manage and prioritise own workload
- To recognise potential breakdown and conflict when it occurs and seek advice and support to resolve as appropriate
- To monitor stock levels, escalating through the appropriate channels as required
- Maintaining compliance with mandatory training requirements
- To implement specialised treatment programmes as prescribed by the registered therapist
- To provide skilled, evidence-based care which adheres to agreed policies and procedures and extent of agreed competencies
- To use routine outcome measures and a goal-based approach, collaboratively with children/young people and their families, in ways that inform treatment and clinical care
- To escalate concerns and clinical outcomes of care to registered therapists
- To adapt practice to meet individual patient/client circumstances
- Escalating safety concerns and by doing so acting as effective advocates for those who use our service
- and scope of extended competencies
- To access clinical supervision in line with the organisations policy
- To demonstrate the ability to reflect on practice with peers and mentors and identify own strengths and development needs
- To identify and manage risks through incident reporting when appropriate
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To be a good communicator in order to work with children/young people and families who have a range of communication difficulties, using appropriate communication methods
- To have responsibility for reporting back on progress to the supervising therapist
- To collect case related information and data from clients, carers, referrers and other relevant sources and report this to the registered therapist
- To provide and receive routine information where there are barriers to understanding face to face, over the telephone and electronically maintaining confidentiality at all times
- To provide non-clinical information and advice directly to parents / carers and others
- Contributing to creating and maintaining high performing teams by communicating well with all members of the team, understanding the role in the service and how to help the team service achieves its objectives
- Reflect on their own practice regularly
- To assess responses to treatment programmes and decide appropriate action e.g. discuss with the registered practitioner
- To be responsible for keeping contemporary and accurate session notes, ensuring recording of treatment aims and outcomes
- To frequently arrange meetings and inform patients of appointments and cancellations at the request of the registered therapist
- To use personal initiative to manage and prioritise own workload
- To recognise potential breakdown and conflict when it occurs and seek advice and support to resolve as appropriate
- To monitor stock levels, escalating through the appropriate channels as required
- Maintaining compliance with mandatory training requirements
- To implement specialised treatment programmes as prescribed by the registered therapist
- To provide skilled, evidence-based care which adheres to agreed policies and procedures and extent of agreed competencies
- To use routine outcome measures and a goal-based approach, collaboratively with children/young people and their families, in ways that inform treatment and clinical care
- To escalate concerns and clinical outcomes of care to registered therapists
- To adapt practice to meet individual patient/client circumstances
- Escalating safety concerns and by doing so acting as effective advocates for those who use our service
- and scope of extended competencies
- To access clinical supervision in line with the organisations policy
- To demonstrate the ability to reflect on practice with peers and mentors and identify own strengths and development needs
- To identify and manage risks through incident reporting when appropriate
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oTraining to NVQ level 3 or equivalent
- oAdditional CPD courses relevant to role equivalent to Diploma level
- oFunctional Skills at Level 2 (Literacy and numeracy/ GCSE grade A-C or equivalent in English and Maths)
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- oWorking knowledge of typical child development
- oUnderstanding of SEN/D process
- oAwareness of professional issues and recent developments in the NHS and Primary Care including Clinical Governance, NICE, Essence of Care
- oKnowledge of up to date clinical practice
- oWorking with children with special and complex needs
- oExperience delivering therapeutic programmes
- oExperience in working as a healthcare worker
Desirable
- oExperience of community working
Specific skills
Essential
- oWell-developed communication and interaction skills
- oAbility to keep accurate and legible patient notes
- oAbility to maintain sensitivity at all times to clients, carers and families
- oExcellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills
- oA proficient communicator in order to work with clients who have a range of communication difficulties-helping them
- oEvidence of good analytical and reflection skills
- oAbility to organise and prioritise workload
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oTraining to NVQ level 3 or equivalent
- oAdditional CPD courses relevant to role equivalent to Diploma level
- oFunctional Skills at Level 2 (Literacy and numeracy/ GCSE grade A-C or equivalent in English and Maths)
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- oWorking knowledge of typical child development
- oUnderstanding of SEN/D process
- oAwareness of professional issues and recent developments in the NHS and Primary Care including Clinical Governance, NICE, Essence of Care
- oKnowledge of up to date clinical practice
- oWorking with children with special and complex needs
- oExperience delivering therapeutic programmes
- oExperience in working as a healthcare worker
Desirable
- oExperience of community working
Specific skills
Essential
- oWell-developed communication and interaction skills
- oAbility to keep accurate and legible patient notes
- oAbility to maintain sensitivity at all times to clients, carers and families
- oExcellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills
- oA proficient communicator in order to work with clients who have a range of communication difficulties-helping them
- oEvidence of good analytical and reflection skills
- oAbility to organise and prioritise workload
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.
