Paediatric Occupational Therapist
NHS Jobs Addlestone
Job Description Post Title: Occupational Therapist Department: Paediatric Occupational Therapy Department Pay Band: Band 6 Business Unit: Children and Families Responsible to: Paediatric Occupational Therapy Clinical Team Leader Accountable to: Clinical Services Manager Responsible for: Band 5 Paediatric Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants Department structure: Purpose 1.
As part of Paediatric Therapy team to autonomously manage a complex caseload of children with a range of varied and complex needs. This will involve specialist assessment and treatment of children with complex needs. 2. To devise child centred therapy plans using evidence based practice to ensure that the individuals full potential is developed or maintained.
3. To provide clinical support, training and supervision for junior staff and students. Principal duties to include 1. To provide support and advice for the childs family and parents about all aspects of their care that relate to their therapy needs, adjusting use of language to allow for their level of comprehension to understand.
2. To provide and receive complex and sensitive information with regard to a childs difficulties and expectations. 3. To attend meetings where requested in order to provide specialist advice about the therapy needs of the child. To arrange these meetings when appropriate.
4. To plan and organise a team of therapists and assistants to provide specific services on a daily basis. 5. To be able to demonstrate empathy and sensitivity in response to parents and children. 6. To work closely with parents who are themselves dealing with anger, grief and frustration as they come to terms with the impact of their childs condition.
7. To provide specialist therapy reports for use within inter-agencies, e.g. educational documentation relevant to the practice setting, standards and guidelines 8. To ensure that up to date written electronic records and activity are maintained in accordance with the professional and organisation standards 9.
To provide programmes on a verbal, written basis or using pictorial representation as required to ensure these programmes are accessible to parents/ carers 10. To interpret complex assessment results and identify therapy goals as part of an overall care plan.
11. To contribute to the childs diagnosis by communicating assessment findings to the childs paediatrician, parents/carers and other involved professionals. 12. To make referrals to other professionals and agencies if required to address the childs global needs.
13. To be responsible for the supervision and students and band 5 staff. 14. To undertake Band 5, Band 4 and Band 3 team members appraisals and line management. 15. To plan, organise and provide training to parents/carers and educational staff.
16. To plan and undertake presentation of paediatric therapy related talks both internally and externally. 17. To participate in the delivery of the therapy development plan. 18. To demonstrate participation and in continuous personal development in line with the HCPC and professional body requirements.
19. To review and reflect on own practise and performance through a variety of means including the effective use of professional and operational supervision. 20. To apply increasingly more complex skills and knowledge in order to establish professional competence and fitness to practice as a paediatric therapist.
21. To deputise for the Band 7 when required. 22. To effectively plan the daily management of a caseload of children. 23. To respond to urgent referrals as appropriate. 24. To prioritise clinical work and balance other patient related and professional activities as the department requires.
25. To carry out specialist assessments used to contribute to a multidisciplinary assessment and diagnosis of complex needs 26. To support the tribunal process with guidance from a Band 7 Occupational Therapist. 27. To use and maintain sound clinical reasoning skills throughout the therapeutic process to ensure best practice and identify risk.
28. To assess clients, carers and other professionals understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with clients who lack capacity to consent to treatment. 29. Through the use of standardised and non-standardised assessments to clinically determine and recommend the best course of intervention, developing comprehensive therapy plans.
As part of Paediatric Therapy team to autonomously manage a complex caseload of children with a range of varied and complex needs. This will involve specialist assessment and treatment of children with complex needs. 2. To devise child centred therapy plans using evidence based practice to ensure that the individuals full potential is developed or maintained.
3. To provide clinical support, training and supervision for junior staff and students. Principal duties to include 1. To provide support and advice for the childs family and parents about all aspects of their care that relate to their therapy needs, adjusting use of language to allow for their level of comprehension to understand.
2. To provide and receive complex and sensitive information with regard to a childs difficulties and expectations. 3. To attend meetings where requested in order to provide specialist advice about the therapy needs of the child. To arrange these meetings when appropriate.
4. To plan and organise a team of therapists and assistants to provide specific services on a daily basis. 5. To be able to demonstrate empathy and sensitivity in response to parents and children. 6. To work closely with parents who are themselves dealing with anger, grief and frustration as they come to terms with the impact of their childs condition.
7. To provide specialist therapy reports for use within inter-agencies, e.g. educational documentation relevant to the practice setting, standards and guidelines 8. To ensure that up to date written electronic records and activity are maintained in accordance with the professional and organisation standards 9.
To provide programmes on a verbal, written basis or using pictorial representation as required to ensure these programmes are accessible to parents/ carers 10. To interpret complex assessment results and identify therapy goals as part of an overall care plan.
11. To contribute to the childs diagnosis by communicating assessment findings to the childs paediatrician, parents/carers and other involved professionals. 12. To make referrals to other professionals and agencies if required to address the childs global needs.
13. To be responsible for the supervision and students and band 5 staff. 14. To undertake Band 5, Band 4 and Band 3 team members appraisals and line management. 15. To plan, organise and provide training to parents/carers and educational staff.
16. To plan and undertake presentation of paediatric therapy related talks both internally and externally. 17. To participate in the delivery of the therapy development plan. 18. To demonstrate participation and in continuous personal development in line with the HCPC and professional body requirements.
19. To review and reflect on own practise and performance through a variety of means including the effective use of professional and operational supervision. 20. To apply increasingly more complex skills and knowledge in order to establish professional competence and fitness to practice as a paediatric therapist.
21. To deputise for the Band 7 when required. 22. To effectively plan the daily management of a caseload of children. 23. To respond to urgent referrals as appropriate. 24. To prioritise clinical work and balance other patient related and professional activities as the department requires.
25. To carry out specialist assessments used to contribute to a multidisciplinary assessment and diagnosis of complex needs 26. To support the tribunal process with guidance from a Band 7 Occupational Therapist. 27. To use and maintain sound clinical reasoning skills throughout the therapeutic process to ensure best practice and identify risk.
28. To assess clients, carers and other professionals understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with clients who lack capacity to consent to treatment. 29. Through the use of standardised and non-standardised assessments to clinically determine and recommend the best course of intervention, developing comprehensive therapy plans.
30. To develop and implement therapy and management plans for each child incorporating individual or group therapy sessions and programmes for use at home and/or in education settings.
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