Paediatric Occupational Therapy Technical Instructor

Job overview

Our Paediatric Occupational Therapy Team have a part time position to offer an excellent opportunity for an assistant role to work alongside experienced Occupational Therapists  to support delivery of therapeutic interventions for children living in North Tyneside. We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated person who has experience and a passion to work with children to join our well established Paediatric Occupational Therapy team.

The North Tyneside team is based at The Riverside Children's Centre in North Shields. We see children 0 -18 years with a range of physical difficulties including cerebral palsy and developmental coordination disorder who are experiencing difficulties to participate in activities of daily living.

We welcome new and enthusiastic minds to bring new ideas and innovation to help shape our services.   The team's well-being at the heart of everything we do.

Please note we reserve the right to close this advert early should a sufficient number of applications be received.

Main duties of the job

The successful post holder will work alongside qualified Occupational Therapists to support and work closely with our Allied Health Professional colleagues to deliver joint targeted treatment intervention goals individual for every child, across a number of environments. The interventions will include supporting the children to use their specialist equipment provided by the therapists to facilitate the children's play experiences and participation in activities of daily living, implement fine motor and activities of daily living interventions.

We are very supportive teams who work closely with all our other therapy colleagues and professional involved in the child's care to deliver a high-quality service to our families.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to attached Job Description and Person Specification

The successful post holder will work alongside qualified Occupational Therapists to support and work closely with our Allied Health Professional colleagues to deliver joint targeted treatment intervention goals individual for every child, across a number of environments. The interventions will include supporting the children to use their specialist equipment provided by the therapists to facilitate the children's play experiences and participation in activities of daily living, implement fine motor and activities of daily living interventions.

We are very supportive teams who work closely with all our other therapy colleagues and professional involved in the child's care to deliver a high-quality service to our families.