BANK Highly Specialist Children and Young People's OT

Job overview

BANK Highly Specialist Children and Young People's Occupational Therapist BAND 7

The Specialist Children and Young People’s Occupational Therapist will be an integral a part of the Inner North West London Division of CLCH’s Children and Young People’s Occupational Therapy Team (CYPOT).

In this role, you will provide high-quality, clinically informed therapy services to children and young people across the boroughs of Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea & Westminster, working five days per week.

Our Occupational Therapy approach embraces a Universal, Targeted and Specialist model, designed to seamlessly integrate therapy into the child's daily experiences. As a therapist, you will engage with children and young people in a variety of settings, including community clinics, homes and both special and mainstream schools, ensuring a holistic and inclusive support system that adapts to their individual needs.

Main duties of the job

• 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 people’s 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 person’s 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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trust’s values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.'