Children's Occupational Therapist

Job overview

Band 5 to 6 Development Post

Children’s Occupational Therapy

Are you interested in a career in Children's OT? But have no experience? Then this could be the role for you!

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Band 5 or Band 6 Occupational Therapist who wishes to develop specialist skills in community Paediatrics within a supportive team. We are looking for a creative, friendly, and enthusiastic OT to join our established Children’s Team. We are located near Enfield Town, with easy commuter links from central London/Hertfordshire.

No experience of children's OT is necessary, but you will need to have worked in the United Kingdom as a Band 5 Occupational Therapist. We will provide on the job training in paediatrics so you can complete your Band 6 Clinical Competencies over the first 18 months in the team. If successful, you will transition internally to a Band 6 role.

We are a dynamic, innovative, and friendly team who report high levels of job satisfaction. We offer a professionally led service, monthly in-service team training, effective supervision, and External Training opportunities through the Trust.

Main duties of the job

Main duties

Your job will be to provide specialised assessment and intervention to children (0-18years) with varying needs in community settings, special schools, clinic, and CDC. You will work alongside the MDT on integrated pathways, including the joint DCD diagnostic clinic.

Enfield OT is committed to evidence-based practice; you will have the opportunity to gain skills in CO-OP, M-CIMT and Parent Coaching, as well as running groups and parents and school staff training sessions. We are an innovative team and one of the first children’s services to develop leisure groups with local community providers.

This role includes participating in service development and in-service training provision.

To provide a high standard Occupational Therapy service to children aged 0-18years referred to Enfield’s Children’s Occupational Therapy Department.

To contribute to planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the Children’s Occupational Therapy Service. To contribute to service improvements and Quality initiatives within the team.

To be responsible for a defined caseload of children both within the community and special school, working autonomously with access to supervision. Advice and support from colleagues is available as required.

To undertake Band 6 Competencies framework during the first 18 months of employment. If Competencies successfully completed to progress internally to a Band 6 within the team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To provide a high standard Occupational Therapy service to children aged 0-18years referred to Enfield’s Children’s Occupational Therapy Department.

To contribute to planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the Children’s Occupational Therapy Service. To contribute to service improvements and Quality initiatives within the team.

To be responsible for a defined caseload of children both within the community and special school, working autonomously with regular access to supervision and clinical support.

To provide family centred, occupationally focused assessment and intervention to disabled children and children with additional needs. To work within the available evidence based and good practice guidelines.

To undertake Band 6 Competencies framework during the first 18 months of employment. If Competencies successfully completed to progress internally to a Band 6 within the team

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