Occupational Therapist SEND

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	30 Ionawr 2026
Cyflog:	£31,049.00 i £37,796.00 bob blwyddyn
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£31049.00 - £37796.00 a year
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	13 Chwefror 2026
Lleoliad:	Colchester, CO4 9YQ
Cwmni:	NHS Jobs
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	B9828-26-0019

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To teach all people involved with the child, handling and management skills asappropriate. To educate and train other healthcare and multi agency partners in PaediatricOccupational Therapy management as required by the caseload. To provide specialist advice to multi agency partners involved with thechild/adolescent. To work in a variety of locations e.g. community clinics, homes, schools, nurseries inline with service requirements. To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to relatives,carers and other professionals, to promote understanding of the aims of occupationaltherapy and to ensure a consistent approach to the childs care, including staff in aneducational setting. This includes teaching parents/carers handling and managementskills as appropriate To contribute towards written reports/letters communicating assessment and treatment results to other partners involved in the management ofchildren/adolescents on your caseload. To communicate effectively with the child/adolescent and their carers to maximise potential and to ensure understanding of their condition. Addressing physical, psychological and emotional barriers to effective communication will regularly be required. Senior occupational therapy colleagues will give guidance and support. To communicate effectively and work collaboratively with colleagues across health, education and social care sectors to ensure delivery of a coordinated multidisciplinary service. This will include case conferences, multi-disciplinary assessments and discharge planning. Senior occupational therapy staff will give guidance and support To work towards being an autonomous practitioner, to be professionally and legallyresponsible and accountable for all aspects of own work including the managementof patients in your care with the support of the Team lead and Band 7 colleagues. Under supervision to provide advice for Statutory Assessment of Special Educational Needs under the guidance of Senior occupational therapist. To attend Child Protection Conferences and Core Group meetings as appropriate.Support will be given by Senior occupational therapy colleagues. Under supervision to assess the capacity of child/adolescent/carer to give valid,informed consent. To be able to work within a legal framework with children andparents for consent to treatment. To provide on-going reports on area of work to senior occupational therapists anddiscuss recommendations for change. To decide priorities for own work area within supervision process, balancing patientrelated and professional demands ensuring that these remain in accordance withdepartmental priorities. To be responsible for ensuring the effective selection and use of all treatmentresources available. Guidance and support will be given by Senior occupationaltherapists To be responsible for equipment used in carrying out therapeutic interventions. To adhere to departmental equipment policy, including ensuring safe and competent use by self and others through teaching, training and supervision of practice. To be aware of your own personal responsibility to comply with the Health and Safetypolicies of Provide, including undertaking mandatory training. To comply with the organisational and departmental policies and procedures. To be involved in the reviewing and updating as appropriate. To assist in the training of student occupational therapists To be responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive electronic patient treatment records in line with RCOT and departmental Standards of Practice. To be involved in the collection of data and statistics for the use of the department responsibility for Patient Care To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to form effective intervention strategies. To use clinical judgement, investigate and analytical skills based on experience and knowledge, guided by professional standards and RCOT Codes of Practice. Supervision is regularly provided. To work towards taking clinical responsibility for a varied paediatric caseload and toorganise this time effectively with regard to clinical priorities and use of time To ensure high standards of clinical care for the children and families under youmanagement. To undertake the assessment of children/adolescents including those with a complexpresentation using investigative and analytical skills together with senior colleagues. To formulate with parents/carers and the child/adolescent an individual occupationaltherapy management plan using clinical reasoning skills and utilising a wide range oftreatment modalities To assess children/adolescents for specialist equipment for postural control and tofacilitate the provision of that equipment. To instruct those working with the child inthe use of that equipment. Guidance and support will be provided by senioroccupational therapy colleagues. To specify and request the provision of specialist aids and equipment e.g. postural chairs, orthoses ADL equipment. To participate in the measurement and evaluation of your work and current practices, through the use of audit and outcome measures. To provide assessment and advice for the multi-disciplinary team to ensure a coordinated care programme and actively participate in MDT meetings as appropriate