Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 363-SS6480524
- Employer
- East London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- West Ham Lane Health Centre
- Town
- Stratford
- Salary
- £40,701 - £48,054 0
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Occupational Therapist - Band 6
NHS AfC: Band 6
ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job overview
Band 6 Specialist Paediatric Occupational therapist
Amazing things are happening and you could be a part of it. Join our expanding team
We have an exciting opportunity for an innovative and dedicated Occupational Therapist with skills, knowledge and a minimum of 18 months experience in paediatrics, to be part of a growing team of OTs, supporting children and young people between the ages of 0-18 years
Maybe you have been working in private practice, or your have been involved in research and you now want to work to return or come in to a large diverse team, of OTs from all over the world, in which you can truly make a difference to children and young people who live in the London Borough of Newham.
Come and and work with us and in turn we will provide you with a broad range of clinical experiences to ensure you continue to develop the specialist skills you require to progress your OT career. Experience will be gained in a variety of clinical settings including clinics, schools and client homes. The caseload will be varied and provide opportunity for working with children with physical conditions, DCD, neurodiversity, upper limb splinting, seating and much more!
Main duties of the job
To work as a skilled autonomous practitioner in managing a complex clinical caseload by applying specialist knowledge and skills to the assessment of the needs of clients referred to the service.
Provide a service that takes into consideration working with children, young people and families from a range of cultural, socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds in the context of a multicultural, diverse inner city London Borough.
Using specialist skills and knowledge, to work jointly, with more senior colleagues, to help develop the service to children in Newham, in a range of pathways e.g. Early Years, complex needs and Schools.
To independently manage a large, diverse clinical caseload, liaising with other colleagues in clinic where necessary and reporting directly to the Clinical Lead when required.
Working for our organisation
We are part of a multi-disciplinary therapies team who work to deliver a high quality service for the children of Newham and their families. Within the Child Development Service, the team work closely with multidisciplinary partners such as Dietitians, Paediatricians, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Specialist Nurses,
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
An amazing working environment, with a warm, welcoming and supportive team of OTs and OTAs who bring experiences from all over the world.
1:1 monthly supervision, appraisal and CPD
Team learning programme
Protected service development time and regular team away days
Opportunity to supervise and develop junior staff
Bi-monthly team meetings
Ongoing clinical skills development, MDT working
Opportunity to be involved in service improvement
Involvement in audit and quality improvement
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To screen, assess, develop and implement Specialist OT treatment for clients.
- To write reports reflecting specialist knowledge independently.
- To provide appropriate tailored intervention and evaluate outcomes.
- To provide advice to others regarding the management and care of students with communication difficulties.
- To ensure that students are involved in the planning and prioritisation of their care plans wherever possible
- To demonstrate negotiation skills.
- To demonstrate clinical effectiveness by use of evidence based practice and outcome measures. This requires maintaining knowledge of current research and agreed best practice in working in the field of specialism.
- To adapt practice to meet individual students’ circumstances, including due regard for cultural and linguistic differences
- To demonstrate skills in dealing with complex issues to generate appropriate strategies for caseload management.
- To provide a service which takes account of the needs of clients from a range of cultural and linguistic backgrounds
- To consistently manage a large, complex caseload independently.
- To provide information, education and training to parents to enable them to better understand their child’s functional difficulties and enable them to develop their child’s skills.
Person specification
Education/ Qualification
Essential criteria
- Recognised Occupational Therapy Degree/Post graduate degree Qualification or equivalent
- Health Professions Council – Licence to Practice
- Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum of 18 months at Band 5 level (preferably in a paediatric setting) with evidence of consolidating OT competencies
- Ability to undertake all aspects of the occupational therapy process
- Highly developed skills in relation to a field of specialism visual perception: ability to diagnose specific problems in the field, devise and implement appropriate treatment programmes, and evaluate and modify the programme
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to train parents/carers to carry out therapeutic interventions including gross and fine motor activities using manual dexterity skills and physical stamina e.g. sensory integration treatments using large equipment.
- Ability to apply safe manual handling techniques to children/young people with highly complex disabilities
- Ability to prioritise own workload taking into account both clinical and non-clinical elements
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own and others performance
- Excellent interpersonal skills – including observation, listening and empathy skills
- Negotiation and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrates good analytical and self-reflection 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
- Maria O'Malley
- Job title
- OT Clinical Lead
- Email address
- maria.o'[email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 85866480
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