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 dedicated locality and county-wide professional teams.
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.
We are excited to be able to offer this new opportunity for an Occupational Therapist Band 5 OT position based within the East locality. The East locality incorporates Exeter, Exmouth but also the outstanding countryside of Mid Devon.
You will need to be able to provide a good standard of assessment and intervention for the children and young people that we work with.The post is based within the multidisciplinary Physical and Sensory Pathway whilst working closely with colleagues across the other pathways within CFHD. We are an innovative, dedicated and friendly service with both development and CPD opportunities for staff.
Please contact us if you would like any further information regarding this position we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
- Using a strength-based approach; ensure clinical effectiveness through the use of evidence-based interventions, goal-based, collaborative practice and routine outcome measures.
- Provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment of a case load within a designated geographical area, within own level of competence and capability.
- Deliver occupational therapy advice and interventions to a client group of children and young people experiencing a range of difficulties in completing activities for daily living.
- Support the delivery of training to the wider workforce and parents as part of a team.
- Participate in the provision of student placements as appropriate according to skills and experience.
- To promote and support participation of service users across the service.
- For some job holders, part of the role will include statutory assessment and intervention for the local authority such as specialist equipment and environmental adaptations.
For newly qualified practitioners: -
- Work under a designated supervisor, who will be a senior member of staff; to provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment for a caseload within capability and competency.
- Have a named mentor who will provide regular support throughout the probationary year.
- Work towards achieving specific and realistic competencies.
- Access the trust preceptorship programme.
- Expect to achieve autonomy by the end of the first year.
About us
Children and Family Health Devon is a system-wide service that delivers an integrated, coordinated support model which wraps around the child, young person and family. It has been specifically designed to respond to all elements of the commissioner's strategy and specification along with the vision and strategic direction of the Integrated Care System for Devon.
It builds on our strong relationships across education, health, social care and voluntary sector services in Devon, and, most importantly, it has been developed and refined in partnership with children, young people and their families/carers.
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".
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description for more details regarding the post.
Please also contact us to discuss the position or if you would like to visit us or discuss this exciting opportunity further, which has arisen following internal promotion.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description for more details regarding the post.
Please also contact us to discuss the position or if you would like to visit us or discuss this exciting opportunity further, which has arisen following internal promotion.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC registration
- Evidence of significant and relevant CPD
- Good written and verbal communication skills
Desirable
- Member of professional Body (RCOT)
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
- Knowledge of Occupational Therapy models of practice and how they can be implemented
- Knowledge of a wide range of Occupational Therapy assessment tools relevant to a broad range of identified needs in the paediatric population
- Knowledge and use of Occupational Therapy evidence-based practice and outcome measures
- Knowledge of legislation affecting clinical practice e.g. SEND
- Knowledge of normal child development and a broad range of paediatric conditions
- Community based Occupational Therapy experience
- Experience of working with children/young people and families
Desirable
- Evidence of working as an autonomous practitioner
- Experience of working with individuals and families with communication needs
Specific
Essential
- Excellent communication and interaction skills
- Ability to maintain sensitivity at all times to children/young people and families and carers
- Excellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills
- Developing presentation skills, both written and verbal
- Evidence of negotiation and problem-solving skills
- Ability to keep accurate and legible children/young people and families clinical notes in line with RCOT and HCPC guidance
- Evidence of good analytical and reflection skills
- Evidence of developing auditory and perceptual skills
- Evidence of a developing ability to work on own initiative in a community setting
- Evidence of ability to make decisions under pressure and in stressful situations
- Ability to demonstrate clinical reasoning skills
- Ability to plan organise and prioritise effectively
- Evidence of developing negotiation and problem-solving skills
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC registration
- Evidence of significant and relevant CPD
- Good written and verbal communication skills
Desirable
- Member of professional Body (RCOT)
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
- Knowledge of Occupational Therapy models of practice and how they can be implemented
- Knowledge of a wide range of Occupational Therapy assessment tools relevant to a broad range of identified needs in the paediatric population
- Knowledge and use of Occupational Therapy evidence-based practice and outcome measures
- Knowledge of legislation affecting clinical practice e.g. SEND
- Knowledge of normal child development and a broad range of paediatric conditions
- Community based Occupational Therapy experience
- Experience of working with children/young people and families
Desirable
- Evidence of working as an autonomous practitioner
- Experience of working with individuals and families with communication needs
Specific
Essential
- Excellent communication and interaction skills
- Ability to maintain sensitivity at all times to children/young people and families and carers
- Excellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills
- Developing presentation skills, both written and verbal
- Evidence of negotiation and problem-solving skills
- Ability to keep accurate and legible children/young people and families clinical notes in line with RCOT and HCPC guidance
- Evidence of good analytical and reflection skills
- Evidence of developing auditory and perceptual skills
- Evidence of a developing ability to work on own initiative in a community setting
- Evidence of ability to make decisions under pressure and in stressful situations
- Ability to demonstrate clinical reasoning skills
- Ability to plan organise and prioritise effectively
- Evidence of developing negotiation and problem-solving skills
- Ability 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.
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).
