Paediatric Occupational Therapist

Job overview

Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist who is passionate about working with children and young people? Are you looking to work as part of a supportive team in a flexible working environment whilst earning HCAS?

We have a new and exciting opportunity for a band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our team on a fixed term basis in West Berkshire.

Within this post you will have the opportunity to work as part of an experienced team of therapists in a mix of community settings, educational settings, homes, having independence and autonomy to manage your own caseload.

In your role you will be expected to deliver a high standard of occupational therapy care to children and young people with developmental and complex needs, therefore for this role we are looking for someone with a real passion for seeing children and young people reach their potential.

Our core working hours are Monday to Friday 9:00 – 17:00 but we can offer flexibility around this. The role will involve some travel.

Main duties of the job

• Provide high quality assessment and interventions for children and young people with developmental / complex needs

• Function as a specialist autonomous clinician, supporting delivery of the CYPIT model and providing support to more junior staff and students

• Contribute to defined projects and service development initiatives as requested

• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records and provide written therapy plans and reports including contribution to the EHC Assessment process and tribunals as required

• Use needs-led, impact-based clinical decision making, and associated outcome measures

• Provide specialist clinical care including assessment, diagnosis and intervention

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The “must haves” for this role:

• Be a qualified Occupational Therapist, with experience in assessing and treating children and young people with developmental and complex needs presentations

• Excellent communication skills

• Hold a full UK driving license, with access to using a vehicle for work purposes

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to email: Sarah Baker at : [email protected]  who’ll be delighted to help.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.