Bank level 7 Highly Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist

Job overview

The successful candidates will be offering, evaluating and developing, assessment and support of children with social communication differences in a multi-disciplinary team.

You will offer support to more junior team members and students. You will be utilise your existing experience in a wide range of standardised assessments as a member of the multi-disciplinary team.

You will have strong clinical and caseload management skills and a passion for working with children with SEND, with a specific interest in the assessment and diagnosis of Autism.

You will have proven experience of successfully working with a range of clients, their families and others in order for the child to achieve meaningful outcomes.

You will have excellent communication and team working skills. You will be willing to work in a full range of locations across the city of Birmingham, including child development centres, education settings and family homes, as well as undertaking some assessments virtually.

Main duties of the job

• Provide highly specialist occupational therapy assessments and interventions for children and young people with complex neurodevelopmental needs.
• Manage a complex caseload and contribute to holistic assessment, diagnosis and intervention planning.
• Work collaboratively with families, schools, health professionals, local authority services and wider partner agencies.
• Deliver individual and group interventions in line with agreed pathways and packages of care.
• Assess, recommend and monitor therapeutic equipment and provide advice on its safe use.
• Contribute to differential diagnosis and multidisciplinary decision-making for complex cases.
• Provide support, supervision, mentoring and training to colleagues and other professionals.
• Lead and participate in clinical audits, outcome measurement, service evaluation and quality improvement initiatives.
• Support service transformation, innovation and the implementation of evidence-based practice across the service.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Undertake highly specialist occupational therapy assessments and interventions.
• Develop and implement individualised treatment programmes and packages of care.
• Manage complex cases and contribute to multidisciplinary assessment and diagnostic processes.
• Provide clinical leadership within the specialist area and support service development.
• Supervise and support therapy assistants and other members of the team.
• Deliver training, advice and second opinions within the specialist field of practice.
• Monitor and manage clinical risk, safeguarding concerns and quality standards.Lead or contribute to audits, research implementation and outcome evaluation.
• Produce high-quality reports, including documentation that may be used in legal contexts.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and data in accordance with Trust standards.
• Work collaboratively with schools, local authority services, social care teams and partner organisations.
• Promote evidence-based practice and contribute to policy, protocol and pathway development.

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.