Highly Specialist Children and Young People’s Occupational Therapist

Central London Community Health Trust

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Job summary

Working in partnership with you: supporting children and young people to participate in what they need and want to do.

An opportunity has arisen for a motivated and dynamic Paediatric Occupational Therapist to join our team. The Children and Young People's Occupational Therapy (CYPOT) service covers the Inner London Boroughs of Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea, and Westminster. We operate across 3 sites within these Boroughs. CYPOT works collaboratively with children, their families and communities to promote participation in childhood occupations.

Within this role, you will independently manage a diverse caseload of children and young people aged 0-19 across a variety of community and clinic settings, including mainstream and special schools. You will apply advanced clinical reasoning skills and draw on a strong evidence base to support your interventions. You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and liaise closely with colleagues in Health, Education and Social Care. You will support junior members of staff and students on practice placements.

Main duties of the job

The ideal candidate should have Paediatric Occupational Therapy experience in a range of settings, be able to plan and carry out function-focused assessments; plan motivating, goal and occupation-centered interventions, and evaluate outcomes effectively. They will have strong communication and time management skills, demonstrate interest and motivation for service development, and pro-actively engage in continuing professional development. A thorough understanding of the SEN code of practice and Education, Health & Care Plans is essential to this role.

The ideal candidate should actively engage in working practices that acknowledge and support the diversity of children & families we work with. This includes awareness, understanding and sensitivity of the protected characteristics of age, disability, gender and gender neutral identification, marriage and civil partnership, race, religion or belief, and sexual orientation.

CLCH supports staff to develop strong leadership and clinical skills through regular supervision, performance appraisal, and internal and external Continuous Professional Development opportunities.

For further information about this post, please contact Berni Ford (Team Lead) on 07795 616 735 or email bernadette.ford2@nhs.net https://www.clch.nhs.uk/services/occupational-therapy-children

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About us

Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
Single occupancy accommodation in Central London - (we can help you find accommodation in London, support you with your deposit)
Support with gaining your driving license *T&C's apply
Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
Flexible working options
Annual travel card loan
Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Date posted

18 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£51,488 to £57,802 a year Per Annum, inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

824-INNER-10589

Job locations

Parkview Centre for Health and Wellbeing

London

W12 7FG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Provide clinical services that are sensitive to the protected characteristics of age, disability, gender and gender neutral identification, marriage and civil partnership, race, religion or belief, and sexual orientation.
To provide a high quality children and young peoples Occupational Therapy service to a caseload of children and young people with a variety of diagnoses and presentations that are impacting daily occupations
To carry out comprehensive Occupational Therapy assessments to understand the child/young persons strengths and areas of difficulty, collaboratively set meaningful and motivating goals, and establish a goal-orientated treatment plan and/or programme
To assess, fabricate and monitor the use of splints and orthoses to support Upper Limb function
Provide assessment and advice regarding postural/seating systems
Effectively contribute to the Multi-Disciplinary Team, engaging in discussions regarding goal setting and intervention planning, and highlighting questions or concerns as relevant.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Provide clinical services that are sensitive to the protected characteristics of age, disability, gender and gender neutral identification, marriage and civil partnership, race, religion or belief, and sexual orientation.
To provide a high quality children and young peoples Occupational Therapy service to a caseload of children and young people with a variety of diagnoses and presentations that are impacting daily occupations
To carry out comprehensive Occupational Therapy assessments to understand the child/young persons strengths and areas of difficulty, collaboratively set meaningful and motivating goals, and establish a goal-orientated treatment plan and/or programme
To assess, fabricate and monitor the use of splints and orthoses to support Upper Limb function
Provide assessment and advice regarding postural/seating systems
Effectively contribute to the Multi-Disciplinary Team, engaging in discussions regarding goal setting and intervention planning, and highlighting questions or concerns as relevant.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Education/Qualfication

Essential

Degree or equivalent Diploma/Qualification in Occupational Therapy
Postgraduate/ diploma/ masters level expertise in the specialist field of paediatrics incorporating a wide range of theory and evidence based practise.
Registration with the Health Professions Council (HPC) The successful candidate must apply for and receive satisfactory clearance of suitability from the Criminal Records Bureau prior to confirmation and commencement of employment within the Trust.

Desirable

Member of professional body and specialist section; BAOT, CYPF
Attendance at workshops/ seminars in paediatric OT
Wheelchair assessors certificate - basic
An up to date professional portfolio demonstrating reflective learning
Splinting experience in hand therapy team
Spasticity management for assessment of Botox and post Botox intervention

Person Specification

Education/Qualfication

Essential

Degree or equivalent Diploma/Qualification in Occupational Therapy
Postgraduate/ diploma/ masters level expertise in the specialist field of paediatrics incorporating a wide range of theory and evidence based practise.
Registration with the Health Professions Council (HPC) The successful candidate must apply for and receive satisfactory clearance of suitability from the Criminal Records Bureau prior to confirmation and commencement of employment within the Trust.

Desirable

Member of professional body and specialist section; BAOT, CYPF
Attendance at workshops/ seminars in paediatric OT
Wheelchair assessors certificate - basic
An up to date professional portfolio demonstrating reflective learning
Splinting experience in hand therapy team
Spasticity management for assessment of Botox and post Botox intervention

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.