Senior Occupational Therapist - Paediatric Therapy Team
| Posting date: | 19 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £35,392.00 to £42,618.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £35392.00 - £42618.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 May 2024 |
| Location: | Gillingham, ME7 5NY |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9275-24-0243 |
Summary
To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work including responsibility of an allocated patient case/work load To undertake assessment, standardised and non-standardised, of patients and children including those with diverse and complex presentations and conditions: using clinical reasoning skills and assessment techniques to formulate individualised treatment plans and programmes To deliver individualised Occupational Therapy intervention and treatment programmes using a broad range of Occupational Therapy skills in individual and group settings To continually reassess patients and children progress, adapting treatment plans accordingly, and developing discharge plans To refer patients and children appropriately to other health and social care services according to protocol providing timely and detailed information to ensure good continuity of care To communicate effectively with families and children, carers and other health care professionals using a wide range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to share assessment findings, agree treatment plans, progress rehabilitation, give advice, teaching etc. This will include patients with communication and comprehension difficulties and those who may beunable to accept diagnosis/prognosis To supervise and mentor rotational therapists, students and therapy assistants