Band 7 Highly Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist
- Are you an innovative Occupational Therapist, excited about a new way of working within the NHS?
- Experienced in neurodevelopmental conditions and looking for a new challenge?
- Are you passionate about working with children?
- Do you want the opportunity to be part of a friendly and supportive Multidisciplinary Team?
- Do you want to work in a vibrant city with a range of multicultural communities and be part of an inclusive Trust which is keen to reduce health inequalities?
If you are looking for an exciting role, we want to meet you!
Come and join us to work within a fast developing, dynamic and pioneering Neurodevelopmental (ND) Team across the city of Birmingham, working alongside a range of professionals, including from children’s therapy, clinical psychology and medical colleagues, education and local authority partners.
We are looking for highly motivated and committed therapists with established skills in holistic, client-centred practice, for a number of posts at Band 7.The successful candidates will be offering, evaluating and developing, assessment and support of children with neurodivergent conditions within a multi-disciplinary team. You will offer clinical leadership and support to more junior team members and students.
You will already be trained to use a range of standardised autism assessments, as a member of the multi-disciplinary team. You will carry out audits of clinical practice and support the development of the service.
Main duties of the job
You will have strong clinical skills and a passion for working with children with SEND, with a specific interest and expertise in the assessment and diagnosis of Autism. You will have proven experience of successfully working with a range of children and young people, their families and others.You will have excellent communication and team working skills. You will be willing to work in a full range of locations across the city of Birmingham, as well as undertaking some assessments virtually.
To make effective use of our mobile working technology and IT systems, you will also have good IT skills.
We offer a friendly and supportive working environment with a strong emphasis on Clinical Supervision and CPD to support your development. We have robust supervision arrangements through our team of Senior Therapists and AHP Leads.
The Neurodevelopmental Team works as part of Inclusion Services within the Children and Families Division of Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. We work across the whole City, within a range of settings, thus requiring successful applicants to demonstrate a high level of flexibility.
We value our staff and advocate career progression internally. We encourage our staff to contribute to service development, and we welcome and value new ideas and experiences.
Working for our organisation
Be Part of Our Team...
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities.We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry.
We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to ‘Be Part of Our Team’ and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for better care and healthier communities, we want to hear from you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Additional information about the post can be found in the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- • First degree level qualification, relevant to service area
- • HCPC Licence to practice
- • Evidence of recent relevant CPD activities in specialist area
- • Relevant training in specialist area e.g. ADOS-2, post graduate dysphagia qualification, Sensory-Integration, neurological rehabilitation
- • Relevant training in clinical leadership
- • Masters post graduate qualification, relevant to service area
- • Full Membership of Professional body , relevant to service area
Experience
Essential criteria- • Extensive experience of diagnostic assessment and intervention in specialist area of service
- • Extensive experience of working as a specialist therapist with children and families in a range of multi-disciplinary and / or multi-agency teams in Local Authority and Health settings
- • Extensive experience of managing a mixed and complex caseload of children and young people with a range of developmental disorders and delays
- • Significant experience of managing safeguarding concerns and an understanding of local processes
- • Relevant experience of using leadership skills for service development
- • Significant experience in providing support and supervision to colleagues and other professionals
- • Extensive experience of providing complex written and verbal information to others to a high standard
- • Significant experience of delivering successful/effective training to a range of qualified professionals in the area of specialism
Skills/Knowledge
Essential criteria- • Competent in using electronic systems relevant to practice in the Trust and in the clinical area
Disability Confident Employer and Guaranteed Interview Scheme
BCHC offers a guaranteed interview to any candidate who is Disabled, Neurodiverse, has a hidden or long term health condition as recognised under the Equality Act 2010, providing they meet the essential criteria of the job role, as set out in the person specification.We encourage applicants to submit their applications and to request any reasonable adjustments where required.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Birmingham is a fantastic place to live and we serve a wide range of people and communities. BCHC are an advocate of diversity and strive to mirror the community we serve as much possible.
We are committed to and actively promote equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals from all areas of the community who meet the specific criteria are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage/civil partnerships.
Promoting Workforce Equality
In response to data held by BCHC which demonstrates that individuals from particular protected characteristics are under-represented, BCHC are striving to redress these imbalances. In order to do this, the Trust is committed to the employment and career development of individuals with these protected characteristics.As part of this commitment and given this under-representation, the Trust guarantees an interview to any applicants from under-represented groups for positions at Band 8a and above whose application meets the essential criteria for the post as detailed on the Person Specification.
The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of people who identify as Black, Minority Ethnic (BME) and welcomes applicants from these communities. Selection will be on the basis of merit. In order to ensure the diversity of our workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.
Flexible Working
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) supports a variety of flexible working practices and, where possible (given our range of services and community settings) dependent upon the requirements associated with the role, will actively consider requests made and support these where practically possible.This may include hybrid patterns of working to enable colleagues to request the flexibility of a mixture of home/base working.
In accordance with the NHS People Promise, the Trust is committed to facilitating a healthy work/life balance that is essential to health and wellbeing and to making BCHC a ‘Great Place to Work’. We will be happy to discuss and consider all requests relating to working patterns and hours at your interview so please do ask!
Benefits of working for us:
- Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays, Agenda for Change pay with enhancements
- Attractive relocation payment if you relocate to the local area.
- Discounts for local and national retailers
- Dedicated well-being services for all employees
- Flexible working where possible