Band 7 Highly Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist

Job overview

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We are delighted to be able to offer a committed, experienced and dynamic AHP the opportunity to join our friendly and forward thinking children’s community Occupational Therapy Team.

Are you an innovative OT looking to develop skills and shape developing City wide provision working predominantly within traded contracts in schools.

• Do you enjoy the prospect of supporting an OT team ?
• Do you want the opportunity to be involved in leading a friendly team where staff describe the service a "innovative, flexible, passionate and forward-thinking"?
• Do you want to be part of a team rated Gold for its care (Essentials of Care grading)?
• Do you want to work in a vibrant city with a range of multicultural communities and be part of an inclusive Trust which is keen to reduce inequalities?

If you are looking for a challenging, exciting role we want to meet you!

Main duties of the job

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. To work as part of multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams to deliver highly specialist OT interventions, using the tiered model approach and following the agreed service packages of care and pathways.

To provide Occupational Therapy at a highly specialist level, working in partnership with other agencies and disciplines to support in the holistic assessment, early identification of need, diagnosis and intervention for children and young people known to the service.

To maintain, develop and promote excellence in clinical practice across the BCHC Plus Traded team,  within the wider Children’s OT service, with reference to current research and evidence-based practice, contributing to safe effective practice in the specialist clinical area.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see job description and person specification for full details.

1)    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 tiered model of service delivery.

2)    To enable and empower staff, parents/caregivers to identify children’s needs and provide strategies to help at the earliest opportunity.

3)    To provide training and bespoke coaching to children and young people, early years/school staff and parents/caregivers.

4)    Working autonomously prioritising in own work area, balancing clinical and professional demands

5)    Negotiating with the multi-agency team, colleagues and carers in reference to management of complex clinical cases including instigating appropriate referrals.

6)    Providing appropriate treatment based on best practice and available evidence, adapted to client’s needs and priorities including advising other professionals and parents on the appropriate type and level of support needed to develop skills in the school/home environment.

7)    To support in the promotion and delivery of the universal and targeted offer to families/educational staff with clinical advice and sign posting appropriately to other services.

8)    Writing clinical/service reports containing highly complex, confidential and sensitive information which may be used in a legal context

9)    Have an understanding of the national perspective and future strategy for the NHS and related areas of health to ensure that staff in your team/s are fully aware of the implications and can contribute effectively to service improvement.