Job summary
Working with our Principal Occupational Therapist and the children's occupational therapy team, you will assist to further develop our 'one team' approach across both localities.
You will demonstrate highly developed skills and competence in this clinical area and understanding of evidence informed approaches. You will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the EHCP process. You will hold a varied clinical caseload of children with complex health needs.
This post can be based at either Child Development Centre ie at Harrogate Child Development Centre or Northallerton Child Development Centre, however you will provide clinical support across both localities.
We have been awarded an external contract with the local authority inclusion service. Within the scope of this contract, as a team, we provide a service to the whole of the North Yorkshire Council, including Hambleton & Richmondshire, Harrogate, Scarborough, Craven and Whitby & Ryedale.
Main duties of the job
- To work as part of an interdisciplinary team in providing and contributing to the development of children's occupational needs.
- To be autonomously responsible for a caseload of children with complex and multiple needs.
- To provide occupational therapy assessment, intervention and evaluation for children requiring inpatient care, or within clinic or community settings and within local authority targeted provisions.
- To undertake complex clinic, community and school based assessments with intervention programmes that have a focus on improving occupational performance and maximising participation
- To work within allocated special schools that serve children with complex health and care needs and complete postural and functional assessments to maximise the child's occupational performance and participation.
- To work closely with children, families, carers and colleagues in partnership agencies, to identify individualised and meaningful goals that are measurable and achievable.
- To plan and implement individual and/or group interventions in collaboration with everyone involved, but with the child's health and well being needs and wishes at the forefront.
- To advise on and prescribe specialist, assistive equipment at home, school and community settings to support the child and improve or maintain occupational performance.
About us
The Children's and County Wide Community Care Directorate at Harrogate & District NHS Foundation Trust provides a service for the community living in the Hambleton and Richmondshire and Harrogate and Rural localities. This post is based at one of our Child Development Centres in either Northallerton or Harrogate (base can be decided on appointment). The work within SEND hubs will involve travel as required across the whole of North Yorkshire including Hambleton & Richmondshire, Harrogate & Rural, Scarborough, and Whitby & Ryedale.
The Children's Occupational Therapy Service is part of Specialist Children's Services, comprising a team of over 90 members of staff, including administrative support, the autism assessment service, community paediatrics, clinical psychology, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, specialist nursing and speech and language therapy.
We are a specialist health service for children and young people age 0-19 years of age with mainly physical, communication, learning and developmental difficulties, affecting their health and well-being. The occupational therapist provides skilled assessment, advice and interventions for children and young people and offers support and guidance to families and carers.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information or contact Eleanor Jones.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information or contact Eleanor Jones.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- oRegistration with Health Care Professional Council
- oDiploma/BSc (Hons) in Occupational Therapy
- oEvidence of on-going professional development in area of specialism
- oUK driving licence
- oEvidence of CPD portfolio
- oPaediatric occupational therapy practice experience.
- oPractice placement education experience in a related OT clinical speciality e.g. learning disability, physical disability, social services etc, with the ability to transfer OT core skills to the OT process with children & young people
- oExperience of working within a community setting, &/or a multi-disciplinary team.
- oCar driver / ability to travel within locality
- oCriminal Records Bureau - enhanced disclosure.
Desirable
- oMembership of the British Association of Occupational therapy
- oChildren & Young People's Special Interest Group. Membership.
- oIntroductory/speciality short courses/study attended
- oIntroductory knowledge/experience of current paediatric practice including specialist assessments, Postural assessment, child development, outcome measures, treatment approaches & models of intervention.
- oDirect work experience with children e.g. youth worker, voluntary work, nursery experience
- oDelegation of work to support staff.
- oPrevious experience working as a band 6 within a paediatric setting
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- oRegistration with Health Care Professional Council
- oDiploma/BSc (Hons) in Occupational Therapy
- oEvidence of on-going professional development in area of specialism
- oUK driving licence
- oEvidence of CPD portfolio
- oPaediatric occupational therapy practice experience.
- oPractice placement education experience in a related OT clinical speciality e.g. learning disability, physical disability, social services etc, with the ability to transfer OT core skills to the OT process with children & young people
- oExperience of working within a community setting, &/or a multi-disciplinary team.
- oCar driver / ability to travel within locality
- oCriminal Records Bureau - enhanced disclosure.
Desirable
- oMembership of the British Association of Occupational therapy
- oChildren & Young People's Special Interest Group. Membership.
- oIntroductory/speciality short courses/study attended
- oIntroductory knowledge/experience of current paediatric practice including specialist assessments, Postural assessment, child development, outcome measures, treatment approaches & models of intervention.
- oDirect work experience with children e.g. youth worker, voluntary work, nursery experience
- oDelegation of work to support staff.
- oPrevious experience working as a band 6 within a paediatric setting
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Harrogate District Hospital and Northallerton Child Development Centre
Lancaster Park Road
Harrogate
HG2 7SX
Employer's website
https://www.hdft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
