Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist

Job overview

Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist - ASD, ADHD & Sensory Differences

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Occupational Therapist to join our specialist paediatric team. As an autonomous practitioner, you will provide expert assessment and intervention for children and young people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), ADHD and sensory differences that impact on functional performance, participation and independence.

Using highly specialised clinical reasoning skills, you will assess and manage complex presentations and co-existing conditions, delivering advanced interventions, practical strategies and advice tailored to individual needs. You will work closely with children, families, carers and education staff to support positive outcomes across home, school and community settings.

You will also play a key role in supporting the development of colleagues through mentoring, supervision and the delivery of training across sites. The post holder may be required to work across three Children's Centres and contribute to a collaborative multidisciplinary approach to care.

This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled clinician who is passionate about improving the lives of children and young people with neurodevelopmental and sensory needs through expert, family-centred occupational therapy practice.

Main duties of the job

• To work closely as part of the Paediatric Occupational Therapy Team and wider multi-disciplinary team with all hospital based and community colleagues in order to maintain continuity of service
• To independently manage own daily complex caseload as part of a multidisciplinary team, triaging paediatric patients, ensuring that patients are seen by the most appropriate healthcare professional
• To be responsible for the effective treatment and management of Service users with a primary or suspected ASD, ADHD diagnosis or sensory difficulties presentation impacting upon occupation and independence; requiring assessment, care planning and intervention in Children Centre’s and community settings in order to facilitate appropriate pathway management, maximise their independence and functional ability
• To develop the service for children and young people with ASD, ADHD and sensory difficulties working in collaboration with Neuro-developmental Service and Integrated Autism service. Ensuring pathways and processes are clear and defined for ease of navigation and to maximise demand and capacity of Occupational Therapy provisions
• To take a lead role in the post-graduate education of Occupational Therapy colleagues and other professions
• Impart knowledge and skills, guiding further knowledge acquisition and acting as a mentor

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. Whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn’t ‘fluency’, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means being able to communicate in Welsh during routine clinical situations, such as welcoming patients, discussing straightforward aspects of their care and answering routine questions. If you’re comfortable holding everyday conversations in Welsh, we encourage you to apply. Your Welsh language skills will help us provide person-centred care and enable patients to receive services in their language of choice. Have a look at our ‘Croeso Candidate’ booklet below for more information.

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.

Welsh language skills are desirable