Job summary
- Main area
- Childrens' Occupational Therapist
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 267-CH6472873
- Employer
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Abingdon Hospital
- Town
- Abingdon
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 Per annum | Pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Children's Occupational Therapist - Abingdon
Band 6
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Job overview
Do you like working with children both at home and at school?
Are you a qualified Occupational Therapist with passion and drive for developing your clinical skills in a changeable environment?
Do you have a keen interest in implementing latest evidence-base?
Self-motivated and able to work autonomously as well as showing initiative and promoting new ideas on how to improve the service?
Compassionate, caring and creative with excellent communication skills?
We are looking for a qualified Occupational Therapist, ideally with experience in paediatrics and/ or working with children to join the Children’s Integrated Therapy team. You will have the opportunity to work in the South of Oxfordshire with bases in Wallingford and Abingdon.
Main duties of the job
You will be part of the Children’s Integrated Therapy team, providing specialist Occupational Therapy for children and young people with a range of needs including complex disability. They will have responsibility for their own caseload, as an autonomous practitioner, adapting their approach to meet the needs of the child in a range of settings including patient’s own homes, clinics and schools.
You will work with the professional leads and team leaders to ensure an efficient, high quality therapy service is delivered which is evidence-based and centred around the needs of the child/young person.
You will provide line management and clinical leadership for qualified and non-qualified staff working at lower grades.
You will work jointly with other members of the multi-disciplinary team including Education, Social and Health Care, and will support the EHCP process and delivery of recommended provision.
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a full overview of the role and responsibilities please review the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree/ Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Member of the RCOT
- Evidence of CPD maintained within a portfolio
Desirable criteria
- Experience at Band 6 level
Interpersonal skills
Essential criteria
- Communicate effectively particularly where barriers to understanding exist
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to work collaboratively with the wider multi-disciplinary team
Desirable criteria
- Good leadership qualities
Skills & Experience
Essential criteria
- Post graduate experience including a range of clinical placements within the NHS which includes paediatric services
- Experience of Therapy Outcome Measures, TOMs and specific assessment tools for children
- Experience of contributing to education of children, young people, families, colleagues in health and education settings
- Demonstrates excellent communication skills in pressurised and stressful environments
- Demonstrates excellent presentation skills to deliver reports verbal and written information including being an expert witness for SENIST appeals
- Understanding of the statutory / legal requirements for working within the specialty including a working knowledge of the SEND code of practice
Desirable criteria
- Community paediatric experience including working in schools
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel and work in a range of clinical settings
- UK driving license and use of a vehicle during working hours
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
- Kathryn Stevenson
- Job title
- Lead Specialist Childrens Occupational Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07825044170
- Additional information
At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.
Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.
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