Band 6 Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist

Job overview

**This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested**

NB. All interviews will be face to face due to the recruitment process

We are delighted to be able to offer a committed and experienced clinician the opportunity to join our children’s community service. This is a community post, across the large city of Birmingham, with a caseload of children and young people with neurological and developmental conditions. We would like to recruit an individual who has a keen interest in working with children and families within the community and as part of a multi agency team.

The work will primarily involve a combination of clinic based assessments delivering intervention in the form of prescribed Packages of Care.

NB * There may also be an opportunity to be part of the developing traded model within the BCHC+ OT service, SEND OT Team and the developing Experts at Hand Model.

Main duties of the job

To provide Occupational Therapy intervention at a specialist, targeted and universal level, functioning as an integral member of multi-professional team to support in the holistic assessment, diagnosis and intervention of children and young people according to agreed pathways.

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 way.

Provide a source of clinical expertise/advice and guidance for families, carers, educational settings and other members of the multidisciplinary team.

To maintain, develop and promote excellence in clinical practice, with reference to current research and evidence-based practice, contributing to safe effective practice, alongside the service clinical leads.

To develop and maintain effective working relationships with parents / carers and other stakeholders, using negotiation, communication and interpersonal skills

See Job Description for more details

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see Job Description for more detailed information and responsibilities:

• Carrying out Occupational Therapy at a universal, targeted and specialist level. This includes assessments, developing and implementing a range of programmes of care and treatment, to meet the needs of the clients, schools, families and their environments, in accordance with agreed pathways and in line with the tired model of service delivery.
• Work as part of multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams, including educational colleagues, providing Occupational Therapy intervention/support for children and young people.
• To provide care plans to meet goals and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions using appropriate outcome measures and make any necessary modifications
• Use specialist knowledge to inform clinical judgments and decision making. Undertaking differential diagnosis of cases and contribute to overall decision-making for complex clients with a range of disorders as part of a team approach
• Enable and empower staff, parents/caregivers to identify children’s needs and provide strategies to help at the earliest opportunity.
• Provide training and bespoke clinical support to children and young people, early years/ school staff and parents/caregivers.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.