Occupational Therapist | Barts Health NHS Trust
There is an exciting opportunity to join the dynamic Barts Health NHS Trust Children’s Therapy Service. We have a vacancy for aCommunity Children’sBand 6 Occupational Therapist to cover a fixed term maternity cover post for 12 months. Based at Mile End Hospital in East London, we are afriendly, innovative and well-established team of therapy staff.
Previous paediatric OT experience is not essential but we are looking for an Occupational Therapist who has a solid understanding of the OT process and who is motivated, enthusiastic and keen to learn.
This post would suit you if you are interested in working closely with children, parents, teaching staff and other multi-disciplinary team members to develop interventions and strategies that can minimize the impact of disability on a child’s school and home life.Our service vision is to provide care for children and families that is personalized, occupation performance driven and outcomes focused. We base our intervention on current evidence and contemporary theory.
We offer excellent and regular supervision and training, opportunities to develop service improvement and leadership skills and promote good links with other agencies. The Trust supports agile and flexible working arrangements.
If you would like further information on this post please feel free to contact Clinical Leads Suzy Laird or Frances Badenhorst and talk through any questions you may have (0207 767 3322).- To provide client centered specialist Occupational Therapy advice and input to children and young people with developmental disabilities or other medical conditions affecting their occupational performance using the best available evidence base.
- To provide advice and support for other professionals, educational staff, parents and carers involved in addressing the occupational performance issues of children with a range of needs in the community.
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time.It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
This advert closes on Sunday 10 Nov 2024