Community Paediatric Occupational Therapist

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

The closing date is 15 May 2025

Job summary

Applications are invited from registered or pre-registration Occupational Therapists due to gain qualify in Summer 2025 who possess a current Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy and are registered with the Health Professions Council to join a valued team of Paediatric Occupational Therapists working with children and young people across Shropshire (including Telford and Wrekin).

In this role you will be supported by Senior Occupational Therapists to assess, plan and provide intervention for children and young people with motor coordination difficulties experiencing difficulty with functional skills. Your role will involve working with children either individually or in small group settings in clinics, child development centres, schools and nurseries.

This is an ideal opportunity for an enthusiastic and innovative individual. Your application should therefore include your reasons for applying for this particular post with our service and how you feel your previous experience fits with the specific needs of our service.

Please visit our Website for more information about our services. Children's Occupational Therapy (shropscommunityhealth.nhs.uk

Interviews will be held in person and will include a short presentation task.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

Main duties of the job

To provide, with appropriate support, as an autonomous practitioner in occupational therapy , assessment, diagnosis and evidence-based treatment for service users and to liaise with and refer on to other health, education and social care providers as appropriate.
To work as a member of the Community Service, contribute to its development and provide multidisciplinary functions (within the post holders sphere of competence) to service users in any setting required by the service
To develop the post holders' own professional practice by keeping abreast of clinical developments and responding to available evidence.
To provide face to face / remote coaching, training, information and advice to parents and other practitioners.
To work in a variety of settings.
To develop skills and knowledge in specialist areas with support from clinical leads and training offered by Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust.

About us

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.

Thesis post in Children's Occupational Therapy will provide opportunity to work directly with children, families and education setting partners in the community, mainstream schools, early years, and in special schools, delivering both assessments and a range of interventions.

Date posted

01 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

825-7143785-OPS

Job locations

Coral House/Stepping Stones

Longbow Close, Harlescott Lane

Shrewsbury

SY13GZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Person Specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential

Candidates must possess an Occupational Therapy degree or diploma.
Current registration with the Health Professions Council.
Candidates must have documented evidence of continuing professional development.
Ability to demonstrate a level of English language and grammar commensurate with writing in service user case notes.

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a multi disciplinary/multi agency health/social care/ educational environment.
Experience and knowledge of basic administration systems including Microsoft office.
Experience of successful partnership working arrangements with other services.
Experience of working in the NHS, which may include experience gained on practice placements.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Good knowledge of profession specific core skills and processes.
Demonstrate tact and diplomacy.
Influencing, engaging and collaboration skills.
Well refined communication (verbal and written), interpersonal skills - ability to gain rapport at all levels.
Engaging and empowering approach that seeks to work with others and deliver outcomes in a successful and well informed manner.
Passion, enthusiasm and drive to improve services for users.

Other

Essential

Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post.

Person Specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential

Candidates must possess an Occupational Therapy degree or diploma.
Current registration with the Health Professions Council.
Candidates must have documented evidence of continuing professional development.
Ability to demonstrate a level of English language and grammar commensurate with writing in service user case notes.

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a multi disciplinary/multi agency health/social care/ educational environment.
Experience and knowledge of basic administration systems including Microsoft office.
Experience of successful partnership working arrangements with other services.
Experience of working in the NHS, which may include experience gained on practice placements.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Good knowledge of profession specific core skills and processes.
Demonstrate tact and diplomacy.
Influencing, engaging and collaboration skills.
Well refined communication (verbal and written), interpersonal skills - ability to gain rapport at all levels.
Engaging and empowering approach that seeks to work with others and deliver outcomes in a successful and well informed manner.
Passion, enthusiasm and drive to improve services for users.

Other

Essential

Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).