Community Paediatric Occupational Therapist

Job overview

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust's Children’s Occupational Therapy Team provides a range of community-based services for children in Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin, aged 0 -18.

We are looking for Band 5 registered Occupational Therapists  who possess a Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy and are registered with the Health Professions Council to join our team working with children and young people. In this role you will be supported by experienced Occupational Therapists to assess, plan and provide intervention for children and young people with physical disabilities and developmental conditions to support  occupations and to promote functional skills.

We offer good training opportunities with a strong emphasis on continuing professional development through appraisal and supervision. The successful applicant will be part of an enthusiastic and friendly team of children’s therapists and assistants.

Your application should include your reasons for applying for this post with our service and should describe how you feel your previous experience relates to the role and needs of our service. Interviews will be held in person and will include a short presentation task.

Please visit our Website for more information -  Children's Occupational Therapy (shropscommunityhealth.nhs.uk)

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

Main duties of the job

• To provide, with appropriate support, as an autonomous practitioner in  occupational therapy , assessment, diagnosis and evidence-based treatment for service users and to liaise with and refer on to other health, education and social care providers as appropriate.
• You will need to be familiar with report writing and be able to evidence that you have used goal setting and outcome measures within your practice.
• To develop the post holders’ own professional practice by keeping abreast of clinical developments and responding to available evidence.
• To provide face to face / remote coaching, training, information and advice to parents and other practitioners.
• To work in a variety of settings.
• To develop skills and knowledge in specialist areas with support from clinical leads and training offered by Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.