Social Services Occupational Therapist | NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 26 June 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £43,742 - £50,056 Per annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 26 July 2024 |
| Location: | London, E17 3LA |
| Company: | North East London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6430096/395-WF104-24A |
Summary
Are you a Social Services Occupational Therapistseeking a new role?
At NELFT, we have the perfect opportunity for you. And we flex to suit you, let us know if we can accommodate a flexible working arrangement to suit your personal circumstances.
We are looking for an experienced band 7/senior practitioner Social Services OTto join our Integrated Children’s OT teamin Waltham Forest.Waltham Forestis a great place to live and work - a thriving community with an abundance of amenities and good transport links. You can find out more about the area and the services that we provide to local residents on our careers website – www.careers.nelft.nhs.uk.
This exciting role is based in a multidisciplinary specialist children’s service where we are co-located with physiotherapist, speech therapists, paediatricians, community nurses and CAMHS teams. We also have close links with the adult learning disability and adult social services OT teams. Experienced and enthusiastic children’s OTs are core to the efficient and client centred service that we provide to the children and their families in Waltham Forest.
As a Social Services OT in our integrated children’s service,you will carry out home, assessments to identify barriers to children and young people’s participation in activities of daily living and identify solutions including potential onward referral for major adaptations, equipment provision, support with packages of care and signposting. You will attend the Major Adaptations Panel and have a clear understanding of policy and legislations governing social care provision. You will work closely with the health OT team and the broader MDT to deliver and excellent service and support children and young people to achieve their potential.
You will be motivated to develop your own learning, contribute to service development and the support, training and development of junior colleagues, peers and students. The successful applicant will thrive on working as part of a team and have excellent communication skills.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,313 to a maximum of £5,436 p.a. pro rata for part time).
High Cost Area Supplement - Fringe
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £1,192 to a maximum of £2,011 p.a. pro rata for part time).
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.
We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.
This advert closes on Wednesday 10 Jul 2024