Children & Young People's Occupational Therapist | Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 11 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £51,488 - £57,802 Per Annum, inclusive of HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, W9 3XZ |
| Company: | Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6223262/824-INNER-10701-A |
Summary
Band 7 Children’s Occupational Therapist - Fixed Term Contract
Working in partnership with you: supporting children and young people to participate in what they need and want to do.
An opportunity has arisen for a motivated and dynamic Paediatric Occupational Therapist to join our team, on a fixed-term contract for a year, to cover maternity leave. The Children and Young People’s Occupational Therapy (CYPOT) service covers the Inner London Boroughs of Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea, and Westminster. We operate across 3 sites within these Boroughs. CYPOT works collaboratively with children, their families and communities to promote participation in childhood occupations.
Within this role, you will independently manage a diverse caseload of children and young people aged 0-19 across a variety of community and clinic settings, including mainstream and special schools. You will apply advanced clinical reasoning skills and draw on a strong evidence base to support your interventions. You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and liaise closely with colleagues in Health, Education and Social Care. You will support junior members of staff and students on practice placements.
The ideal candidate should have Paediatric Occupational Therapy experience in a range of settings, be able to plan and carry out function-focused assessments; plan motivating, goal and occupation-centered interventions, and evaluate outcomes effectively. They will have strong communication and time management skills, demonstrate interest and motivation for service development, and pro-actively engage in continuing professional development. A thorough understanding of the SEN code of practice and Education, Health & Care Plans is essential to this role.
The ideal candidate should actively engage in working practices that acknowledge and support the diversity of children & families we work with. This includes awareness, understanding and sensitivity of the protected characteristics of age, disability, gender and gender neutral identification, marriage and civil partnership, race, religion or belief, and sexual orientation.
CLCH supports staff to develop strong leadership and clinical skills through regular supervision, performance appraisal, and internal and external Continuous Professional Development opportunities.
For further information about this post, please contact Berni Ford (Team Lead) on 07795 616 735 or emailbernadette.ford2@nhs.net https://www.clch.nhs.uk/services/occupational-therapy-children
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Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme *T&C’s apply
• Flexible working options
• Annual travel card loan
• Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here:https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
• To attend meetings as required (e.g. team meetings, working group meetings)
• To implement and maintain good working practice ethics and competency to practice following RCOT and HCPC guidelines
• To ensure accurate and up to date records of all professional judgements, decisions taken and statistical information are kept and reported following CYPOT and Trust policies
• Utilise formal and informal reporting mechanisms including electronic reporting to ensure effective communication across health and social care.
• To undertake management tasks as directed by the Team Lead
• To participate in the operational planning and implementation of policy and service development within Children’s Services.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities.
This advert closes on Thursday 2 May 2024