Band 7 Paediatric Occupational Therapist | Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested***

We are delighted to be able to offer a committed, experienced and dynamic AHP the opportunity to join our friendly and forward thinking children’s community BCHC Plus (Traded) Occupational Therapy Team.

• Do you enjoy the prospect of supporting OT provision in schools ?
• Do you want the opportunity to be involved in leading a friendly team where staff describe the service a "innovative, flexible, passionate and forward thinking?
• 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 a challenging, exciting role we want to meet you!

To provide Occupational therapy to schools as part of the BCHC Plus traded service.

To provide highly specialist Occupational Therapy assessments and treatment to meet the agreed goals of children families and schools.

To work as part of multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams to deliver highly specialist interventions according to the agreed need

To develop and maintain effective working relationships with parents / carers and other stakeholders, using highly developed negotiation, communication and interpersonal skills

To maintain, develop and promote excellence in clinical practice within the specialist area of the service, with reference to current research and evidence-based practice, contributing to safe effective practice in the specialist clinical area

Demonstrate clinical leadership and represent the Traded BCHC service in all appropriate meetings to support the planning and development of quality services across the city

To contribute to the identification of training needs of team members, other professionals and deliver training in the highly specialist area

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Be Part of Our Team...

The Occupational Therapy teams work 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 community and educational settings, thus requiring successful applicants to demonstrate a high level of flexibility.

We value our staff and advocate career progression internally. We encourage our AHPs to contribute to service development, and we welcome and value new ideas and experiences.

We offer a supportive working environment with access to specialist clinical support, and an emphasis on sharing good practice through effective team working.

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 best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you

• Carrying out specialist assessments in service area. Developing and implementing a range of programmes of care and treatment to meet the needs of the clients, families and their environments in accordance with agreed pathways and packages of care in specialist area
• Negotiating with multi-disciplinary team colleagues and carers with reference to case management of complex cases including instigating appropriate referrals as appropriate
• Using specialist knowledge to inform clinical judgments and decision making for highly complex cases including decisions to discharge
• Undertaking differential diagnosis of cases and contribute to overall decision-making for complex clients with a range of disorders as part of a team approach
• Identifying and planning appropriate intervention including delivering assessment and therapy in groups and one-to-one sessions, in accordance with the pathways & service agreed packages of care
• Providing appropriate treatment based on best practice, adapted to client’s needs and priorities including advising other professionals and parent on the appropriate type and level of support needed to develop skills in the home / school environment.
• The post holder will assess, provide and monitor the use of therapeutic equipment as required. This will involve liaising with other agencies, teaching parents or carers about health and safety issues surrounding the equipment to enable it’s safe use

This advert closes on Monday 4 Nov 2024