Senior Paediatric Occupational Therapist

Job overview

• The Richmond Occupational Therapy Service is looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Band 6 OT to join the Richmond Children’s Therapy Team.
• You will join an established team of Occupational Therapists who work closely together in an integrated service with Children’s Physiotherapy and Speech and Language Therapy.
• We deliver a service to children between 0 – 18 years within a variety of settings including nurseries, mainstream schools, clinics and within the child/young person’s home.
• We welcome applications from occupational therapists who have experience in other settings and can demonstrate transferable skills into paediatrics.
• The post holder will have the opportunity to develop their skills within a variety of clinical areas including complex neurodevelopmental conditions e.g. autism, and complex physical disabilities e.g. cerebral palsy.
• The service values multi-disciplinary working including groups, joint assessments and sessions with the Physiotherapists and Speech and Language Therapists and Paediatricians.
• The successful candidate will be closely supervised by our team of Band 7 therapists and will be offered regular individual supervision, group supervision and access to multi-disciplinary in-house training and external training.
• The service is commitment to continuing professional development which is strongly supported by the Trust.

Main duties of the job

• To carry and manage a caseload of pre-school and school age children with a range of complex needs, working in clinic, early years settings and in the child/young person's home.
• To deliver specialist occupational therapy provision identified in children's education health and care plans.
• To contribute to service development and service audits.
• To support junior members of staff and and participate/provide training to the wider team.
• To offer bespoke training to parents and schools.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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