Job summary
Employer heading
Experienced Occupational Therapist - Paediatrics F/T 12 Months
Band 6
Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’. This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust. Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”
We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions
We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate
We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live
We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice
Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.
Job overview
Experienced Occupational Therapist - Paediatrics - Fixed Term 12 Months
This static post provides an exciting opportunity to join a forward thinking and highly valued therapy team within Paediatrics, based at Dingley Child Development Centre. This is a fixed term post until June 2025.
The post holder will autonomously manage a complex caseload of inpatient and outpatient children aged 0-18 with a range of physical, developmental and complex neurological conditions and diagnoses. This will involve specialist assessment and management of the caseload and the providing clinical assessment and treatment.
We are a friendly, very supportive and proactive multidisciplinary team with fantastic links with our community and system partners.
For further information please see the attached job description and person specification.
We attract Occupational Therapists from all over the country and internationally. If you’d like to see more about what we do, please go to our twitter @rbhtherapyteam.
Main duties of the job
· To autonomously manage a complex caseload of inpatient and outpatient children aged 0-16 with a range of therapeutic needs. This will involve specialist assessment and management of the caseload and the therapist will provide clinical assessment and treatment.
· To be an Occupational Therapist clinical specialising in the management of Paediatrics at the Dingley Child Development Centre and other Trust locations as required.
· To work as a member of the MDT supporting the Occupational Therapy team for the Child Development Centre in conjunction with the Band 7 Occupational Therapist and Dingley Therapy Team Lead.
· To use specialist occupational therapy knowledge and clinical reasoning skills to provide support and advice to the Paediatric Occupational Therapy team and other healthcare staff, and to manage own caseload of patients with complex conditions as an autonomous practitioner.
· To support the delivery of a high quality, effective and efficient paediatric Occupational Therapy service.
· To support the Therapy Management team in planning and policy development for the Paediatric Occupational Therapy team.
· To deputise for the Paediatric Band 7 Occupational Therapist as required.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country. The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority. The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is Reading’s biggest employer.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person specification for more detailed information of responsibilities.
Person specification
Knowledge/Skills & Experience
Essential criteria
- To have a degree or other recognised qualification in occupational therapy
- Post graduate specialist experience as demonstrated by ongoing CPD , evidence-based project work, post graduate teaching
- HCPC Registered
- Understanding of a broad range of paediatric conditions
- Post-graduate training in the management of conditions
- Experience of teaching and presenting to other staff
- Experience of supervising and developing other staff and students
Desirable criteria
- BSc OT
- Specialist knowledge in related area
- Research or audit experience
- Training and Presentation skills
Other
Essential criteria
- Car driver with UK driving licence, able to drive pool car for home visits
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
- Marlene Gillard
- Job title
- Team Lead Occupational Therapist for Paediatrics
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0118 322 5366
- Additional information
Zoe Haddock, Occupational Therapy Professional Lead
0118 322 5215
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