Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapy
- Grade
- 6
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term for 12 months)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 824-INNER-10774
- Employer
- Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Medical Centre
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £42,471 - £50,364 PA inc HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Children & Young Person's Occupational Therapist
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Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.
We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a motivated and dynamic Paediatric Occupational Therapist to join our team for a fixed term contract of 12 months. 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.
Main duties of the job
Within this role, you will independently manage a 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 sound 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 have a role in supporting junior members of staff and students on practice placements.
The ideal candidate should have Paediatric Occupational Therapy experience, 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, and contribute service development, and actively seek out opportunities for continuing professional development. An 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.
Working for our organisation
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
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full list of main responsibilities.
Person specification
Education/Qualification
Essential criteria
- Degree or equivalent Diploma/Qualification in OT
- Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Desirable criteria
- Member of professional body; RCOT Specialist section CYPF, SI network, BAOT
- Post graduate qualification/training in topics such as early years intervention, sensory processing, upper limb splinting/casting, perception, neurological dysfunction, psychology, counselling, family work
- Attendance at workshops/ seminars in paediatric OT
- Wheelchair assessor certificate - basic
- An up-to-date professional portfolio demonstrating reflective learning.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Bernadette Ford
- Job title
- Occupational Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
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