Children's Occupational Therapist Neurodiversity Pathway

Job overview

Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) is the place to be! We are developing an innovative, integrated model of children’s community services and looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our friendly and dedicated Neurodiversity Pathway.

As a large community service, you will be joining a strong, enthusiastic and supportive group of professionals who will be your peers, your phone a friend network and your inspiring colleagues. This provides a real sense of professional collaboration at work, that will be an asset to your daily work, your career development and your support network.

We are excited to be advertising for 3 Band 6 Children’s Senior Occupational Therapists, one based within each locality of East, North and Torbay and South Devon.

The Pathway is a developing integrated pathway within CFHD, providing specialist assessment and intervention for children and young people and their families where the presenting need relates to neurodevelopmental conditions such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, and Tics and Tourette Syndrome.

The integrated team will bring together a variety of multi-disciplinary colleagues including Psychiatry, Occupational Therapy, Clinical Psychology, Speech and Language Therapy, Systemic Psychotherapy, and Mental Health Practitioners.

You will be a qualified Occupational Therapist with notable post-qualifying experience, a passion and strengths for working with neurodiverse children, young people and their families.

• Hold an appropriate caseload and undertake a lead clinician role for children receiving intervention from within the specialist pathway.
• Undertake specialist assessments, including risk assessments, contribute to care planning and deliver evidence-based interventions in collaboration with children, young people and their carers.
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team offering evidence-based interventions.
• Provide a range of early help/light touch interventions across pathways such as emotional health and well-being, sensory issues, positive behavioural support.
• Work across pathways and geographical areas as required, according to need and demand.
• Supervise, manage and support integrated therapy assistants.
• Ensure clinical effectiveness through the use of evidence-based interventions, goal-based, collaborative practice and routine outcome measures

• The Neurodiversity Pathway is a developing integrated pathway with CFHD. The Integrated Neurodiversity Pathway will provide specialist assessment and intervention for children and young people with neurodiversity.
• The community integrated team will bring together a variety of disciplines from across CAMHS and Specialist Children’s services, Community Paediatrics, Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Psychological therapies, and Clinical Psychology.
• Why work with us-

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

Person specification

expereince and qualification

• hcpc registration Occupational Therapist
• evidence of post qualification training
• evidence of post qualifying workin g with children and young people

• Post qualification experience working with y/p with neurodiversity
• Ability to write complex reports
• ADOS/3DI trained
• evidence of working within a multi disciplinary Team

You will be joining the organisation at an exciting time. As the first fully integrated care organisation in England, we are working to improve the way we deliver safe, high-quality health and social care. We have a positive and vibrant working atmosphere, we are proud of our investment in our staff both in terms of developing potential career skills and valuing people.

If you provide support to a family member or friend with health or care needs, we aim to be a Carer-friendly employer. We have a ‘Staff Carers’ policy which includes flexible working where possible and a Carer’s Passport scheme that links you into support and discounts.

• We reserve the right to close vacancies early if we receive a high volume of applications. Please apply promptly
• Please read the job description and tailor your application to reflect the role
• Correspondence will be via Trac, text and email. Please check your email and Trac account regularly.
• Applicants with no previous NHS experience will ordinarily be appointed to the minimum of the band
• If you have not received an invitation to interview within 28 days of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion
• It is your responsibility to assist us in the timely receipt of appropriate references

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