Band 6 Specialist Children\'s Occupational Therapist

Job summary

We are looking for a permanentBand 6 Specialist Children's Occupational Therapisttojoin our Community Childrens Therapy Team in West Essex,covering Uttlesford, Harlow and Epping Forest.

You will join our award winning Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service, where we are trail blazing a new integrated partnership model with Barnardos;a model that drives efficiencies so we can put more people in our services, spending time with children and families to improve health outcomes in the local community.

As aSpecialist Occupational Therapist,you will be responsible for a caseload of children in the Epping Forest area, working at universal, targeted and specialist levels.

Youll work closely with ourteam of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Therapy Assistants, within a diverse multidisciplinary team with other dedicated staff as part of our innovative Child and Family Wellbeing Service.

You will benefit from the support of friendly and inclusive colleagues and access regular supervision with a Band 7 Occupational Therapist.

Main duties of the job

You will carry a mixed complex caseload, of children aged 0-19 years, delivering specialist interventions across a range of areas.

You will work in settings including schools, community clinics/hubs, homes and special schools, providing a high standard of child centred service delivery, in line with best practice.

• Assess, differentially diagnose, formulate treatment plans (in collaboration with patients and carers), write assessment reports, identify and choose appropriate therapeutic or clinical management techniques from a range of options, provide appropriate therapeutic intervention and evaluate treatment outcomes
• Provide advice on patient care to other health, social care, educational and voluntary sector services. This may involve visiting other establishments such as the childs home, mainstream and special schools, nurseries and specialist clinics.
• Provide complex and sensitive information to patients in a manner that they can understand e.g. regarding developmental challenges and management.
• Assess for, recommend, source and train patient and carers in the use of specialist equipment as required, both in the childs home and school.

Please see attached job description for a full list of responsibilities

About us

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2

Employer details

Employer name

HCRG Care Group

Address

HCRG Care Group

Epping

Essex

CM16 6TN

Employer's website

https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

HCRG Care Group

Address

HCRG Care Group

Epping

Essex

CM16 6TN

Employer's website

https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

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