Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapist
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term/Secondment)
- Hours
- Full time - 37 hours per week
- Job ref
- 395-HV605-24-A
- Employer
- NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Acorn Centre
- Town
- Romford
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 Per Annum Plus HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Paediatric Occupational Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 6
Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work with the Havering Integrated Children's Services Occupational Therapy Team. Occupational Therapy provision is provided over a variety of settings i.e. clinic, home, nurseries and schools to children with a variety of complex conditions.
If you are passionate about working with Children and have an interest in empowering children and families, we look forward to hearing from you.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required.
Havering Integrated Children's Services is comprised of Paediatrician, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Physiotherapy and CAMHS. We have a strong focus on integrated working across health, education and social care.
Close proximity to local train station and office base is on local bus route for ease of travel.
Main duties of the job
Develop and implement an individualised intervention programme in conjunction with the child and family/carers referred to the service.
•To be responsible for organising and prioritising own workload.- Provide high quality Occupational Therapy clinical expertise and service.
- Responsible for the development and implementation of high standards of clinical care ensuring the service provided is needs led, compliant with national guidance and is viewed positively by service users.
- Responsible for undertaking comprehensive clinical assessments of service users.
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate Occupational Therapy treatments for specialist case load, in a variety of settings, as an autonomous practitioner.
- Provide clinical advice to other team members on the suitability of various assessments and intervention methods where appropriate
Working for our organisation
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,313 to a maximum of £5,436 p.a. pro rata for part time).
Certificates of Sponsorship
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Use of AI
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Please refer to the Job specification attached for more details, regarding this vacancy.
Person specification
SKILLS
Essential criteria
- Basic IT awareness and IT skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Able to devise clear plan based on client centred goals
- Ability to present work both orally and written work in clearmanner
- Work effectively in team and challenging environment
- Demonstrate understanding of clinical governance and its implication for services
- Innovative and work on own initiative
- Work under pressure and deadlines
- Ability to work in stressful environment
- negotiating and problem solving skills
- supervision of staff and time management
KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- Awareness of national policy
- Able to adapt clinical knowledge to environment
- knowledge of potential impact on child, carer and family life on having medical condition
- understanding of OT process and models
- understanding of risk assessment and management
- understanding of principles of empowerment and patient centred practice
- HCPC codes of conduct and impact upon professional requirements
- knowledge and experience of using clinical observation /standardised assessments/outcome measures /setting of goals relevant to client group
- knowledge of childhood devlopment and childhood occupations
- understand legal responsibilities of teh profession and associated code of ethics
Desirable criteria
- Sound knowledge of send reform and outcome focused ehcp
- post registration qualification in area of specialist field
- completion of bobath training or sensory integration
QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Degree in OT
- hcpc registration
- Working as an OT with children with a variety of conditions, CP, ASD, Sensory processing, global dev delay
- Experience of working with specialist therapy assessments and interventions of children with developmental needs in the community equipment and carrying it assessments
- Report writing for SEN
- Planning and delivery of training to other professionals
Desirable criteria
- Successful completion of leadership courses or evidence of management skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tania Faro
- Job title
- Clinical Lead for OT and PT
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07809100885
- Additional information
Available for contact Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri after 15:30-17:00
or Mary Grace Macdougal
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