Job summary
***Please note that this post will close once sufficient applicants have been received so may be closed before the advertised closing date. Please submit your application as soon as possible***
Are you a newly qualified OT? Or an experienced Band 5 looking for a new challenge?Are you passionate about collaborative working with children in community settings? Then this maybe the post for you.
Candidates should be enthusiastic and have excellent communication skills. They should be motivated to develop their skills for the benefit of children and families.
Main duties of the job
To provide Occupational Therapy, functioning in partnership with other agencies and disciplines to support the early identification of need.
To work as part of multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams, to deliver specialist interventions according to the agreed service packages of care and pathways providing early intervention for children and young people.
To contribute towards ensuring children and young people with additional needs gain access to a broad, balanced and relevant education, whilst also having their exceptional needs met in an inclusive a way as possible.
To participate in providing support and reassurance to parents and families; develop and maintain effective parent partnership working and delivering the provision of a professional development framework for the wider workforce.
To be responsible for the assessment and on-going therapeutic management of children in designated community and educational settings.
About us
Be Part of Our Team...
BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical/ Professional Duties and Responsibilities:1. Work as part of multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams, providing early intervention for children and young people.
2. Enable and empower staff, parents/caregivers to identify childrens needs and provide strategies to help at the earliest opportunity.
3. Provide training and bespoke coaching to children and young people, early years/school staff and parents/caregivers.
4. Consult and work collaboratively with children and young people, parents, caregivers and school staff to problem solve functional difficulties.
5. Participate in meetings with staff from the wider SEND locality teams, as required, to support early identification of need, ensuring specialist help though locality forums.
6. Use specialist knowledge to inform clinical judgments and decision making.
7. Undertake differential diagnosis of cases and contribute to overall decision-making for complex cases supported by colleagues.
8. Advise other professionals and parents/carers on the appropriate type and level of support needed to develop skills in the home / school environment.
Assess, provide and monitor the use of therapeutic equipment as required. This willinvolve liaising with other agencies, teaching parents or carers about health and safety issues surrounding the equipment to enable its safe use.
10.Using developed communication skills, explain complex and sensitive information from clinical assessment and therapy outcomes to clients, carers and multidisciplinary team members
11.To assess and reassess the needs of the child, analysing and interpreting the information gathered to provide a diagnosis or contribute to the diagnosis and formulate a treatment plan, supported by colleagues.
See JD and person specification for more information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical/ Professional Duties and Responsibilities:1. Work as part of multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams, providing early intervention for children and young people.
2. Enable and empower staff, parents/caregivers to identify childrens needs and provide strategies to help at the earliest opportunity.
3. Provide training and bespoke coaching to children and young people, early years/school staff and parents/caregivers.
4. Consult and work collaboratively with children and young people, parents, caregivers and school staff to problem solve functional difficulties.
5. Participate in meetings with staff from the wider SEND locality teams, as required, to support early identification of need, ensuring specialist help though locality forums.
6. Use specialist knowledge to inform clinical judgments and decision making.
7. Undertake differential diagnosis of cases and contribute to overall decision-making for complex cases supported by colleagues.
8. Advise other professionals and parents/carers on the appropriate type and level of support needed to develop skills in the home / school environment.
Assess, provide and monitor the use of therapeutic equipment as required. This willinvolve liaising with other agencies, teaching parents or carers about health and safety issues surrounding the equipment to enable its safe use.
10.Using developed communication skills, explain complex and sensitive information from clinical assessment and therapy outcomes to clients, carers and multidisciplinary team members
11.To assess and reassess the needs of the child, analysing and interpreting the information gathered to provide a diagnosis or contribute to the diagnosis and formulate a treatment plan, supported by colleagues.
See JD and person specification for more information.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma / degree in Occupational Therapy
- Registered Occupational Therapist with the Health and Care Professions Council
Desirable
- Full Membership and professional body
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience in an occupational therapy setting.
- Relevant Evidence of application of the OT process during practice placement in paediatrics and/or neurology and/or community.
Desirable
- Evidence of CPD activities
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to communicate verbally in a manner appropriate to a variety of parties
- Ability to generate written communication, which is relevant ,concise, accurate and legible
- Demonstrates awareness of and sensitivity to the needs of individuals from minority groups
- Knowledge of different conceptual models of practice in occupational therapy.
- Awareness of recent clinical developments and professional issues
- Understanding of the relevance of the principles of clinical effectiveness
- Knowledge of normal Development and its application in assessment and treatment.
Personal Qualties
Essential
- Demonstrate an ability to be flexible and participate in a changing NHS environment
- Ability to demonstrate a commitment to multidisciplinary team working
- Self motivation and initiative when working independently and in a variety of situations
Other Job Requirements
Essential
- Ability to independently travel across the city, carrying all necessary equipment safely.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma / degree in Occupational Therapy
- Registered Occupational Therapist with the Health and Care Professions Council
Desirable
- Full Membership and professional body
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience in an occupational therapy setting.
- Relevant Evidence of application of the OT process during practice placement in paediatrics and/or neurology and/or community.
Desirable
- Evidence of CPD activities
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to communicate verbally in a manner appropriate to a variety of parties
- Ability to generate written communication, which is relevant ,concise, accurate and legible
- Demonstrates awareness of and sensitivity to the needs of individuals from minority groups
- Knowledge of different conceptual models of practice in occupational therapy.
- Awareness of recent clinical developments and professional issues
- Understanding of the relevance of the principles of clinical effectiveness
- Knowledge of normal Development and its application in assessment and treatment.
Personal Qualties
Essential
- Demonstrate an ability to be flexible and participate in a changing NHS environment
- Ability to demonstrate a commitment to multidisciplinary team working
- Self motivation and initiative when working independently and in a variety of situations
Other Job Requirements
Essential
- Ability to independently travel across the city, carrying all necessary equipment safely.
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).
