Paediatric Occupational Therapist
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- Extensive staff health and well-being programme including access to our specialist Wellbeing Hub
- Support and connection through a variety of Staff Network groups
- A range of flexible working opportunities
- Generous annual leave and pension scheme
- Access to lease car and home electronics scheme (qualifying criteria applies)
- Opportunities to improve your professional development through our vast training programmes
- On-site nursery places via salary sacrifice
- Access to savings scheme via salary sacrifice with Northumberland Community Bank
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Job overview
We are delighted to be able to offer two Band 6 Occupational Therapy positions within our team in Northumbria Healthcare to work into the Paediatric Occupational Therapy Team based in Northumberland. We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated person who has experience and a passion to work with children to join our well established Paediatric Occupational Therapy team.There are many opportunities to develop your skills as a band 6 within a supportive and nurturing team.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received
Main duties of the job
As part of this role, the post holder will need to have knowledge and experience working with children to join our experienced therapists in the different areas provided by the service. These include carrying out comprehensive assessments of a child’s motor, perceptual and physical abilities providing equipment and minor adaptations.
This is a busy team and provides a good variety and range of experience to work with children who attend mainstream schools, specialist provision and carry out community-based assessments. We work in close partnership with colleagues in health, education and social care to provide a high quality service.
Working for our organisation
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England.We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres.
We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us.We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To assess and review level of need and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regard for clinical priorities and time management.
To select and apply Occupational Therapy assessments in paediatrics, addressing occupational performance and skill deficits, enabling the child to maximize functional independence in all areas of everyday activities.
To work with children and their families to identify OT goals.
Monitor, evaluate and modify interventions in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness. Alter and revise planned interventions as a result of changes in an individual’s level of function or circumstances.
To plan and implement individual and group interventions as appropriate, in collaboration with the child, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals.
To assess and identify from a range of options, specific specialised children’s equipment to meet individual children’s postural and functional needs whilst minimising deterioration/deformity.
To carry out home/school assessment visits and follow up visits where appropriate as part of the overall treatment plan.
To assess for and provide minor adaptations where appropriate and in line with local government criteria.
To monitor, evaluate and modify treatments for children in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention.
To demonstrate and apply a broad level of understanding in the effect of disability within paediatrics which will assist with managing more complex cases.
To ensure all written and electronic records are up to date and maintained in accordance with Professional and Trust standards.
To comply with the COT code of Ethics and Professional Conduct, national and Trust procedures.
To demonstrate the ability to initiate, plan and implement training and education of students and other relevant staff members.
Advise and educate the child, family/carers, others involved with the child in a variety of settings about the safe and appropriate use of specialist children’s equipment. Highlight potential safety precautions and monitor and review according to service guidelines.
To attend, plan and carry out in-service training where appropriate.
To ensure a yearly appraisal is undertaken to identify own personal and clinical developments in specialist clinical area.
To meet and adhere to KSF objectives.
To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Diploma/degree in OT
- Student supervisor qualification within 12 months of appointment
- Post registration experience in relevant clinical area.
- Experience of research/audit
- Advice/support of junior staff and/or students
- Documented evidence of continuing professional development
- Student supervisor qualification
Experience & Knowledge
Desirable criteria- Knowledge/experience of sensory integration approach to therapy.
- Membership of professional body
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria- State registered with HCPC
Other Requirements
Essential criteria- It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role
Applicants who are members of the Armed Forces, and those who have a disability that requires support in the work place (two ticks pledge) and who meet the essential criteria will be interviewed under the Trust's interview guarantee scheme.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and inclusion and are committed to a workforce that is diverse, equal and inclusive. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME people are currently under-represented in our workforce as well as other under-represented groups such as LGBT+ and disabled candidates.We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, we have a Gold award from the Defense Recognition Scheme, and we are delighted to support Apprenticeships, Age Posi+ive and are a mindful employer.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to attend interview please make the recruitment team aware as soon as possible by calling our HR Recruitment Team on 0191 203 1415 option 2.
Applicants who meet the Fit and Proper Person Requirements (FPPR) will require additional pre-employment checks in line with CQC and NHS England statutory guidance.
Make sure to read the ‘applicant guidance notes’ before submitting your application and make sure you know everything there is to know before joining our fantastic trust!
Please note that it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their own DBS certification if a DBS check is required for the post. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first monthly pay.