Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapist
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 35.5 hours per week (Applicants from candidates who would prefer part time hours, job shares and flexible working are welcome will be welcomed)
- Job ref
- 411-COM-25-7097934
- Employer
- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Liverpool
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/04/2025 08:00
Employer heading
Occupational Therapist - Sunflower House Tier 4 Inpatient Unit
NHS AfC: Band 7
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.
We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.
As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.
You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
- Great flexible working opportunities
- Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
- Generous annual leave and pension scheme
- Extensive staff health and well-being programmes
Job overview
Sunflower House Tier 4 Inpatient Unit is seeking a compassionate and experienced Occupational Therapist to join our team of multi-disciplinary practitioners. Working as part of the community division at Alder Hey.
Band 7 - part time - flexible working will be considered
Mental Health Services at Alder Hey are offering excellent benefit schemes:
Refer a friend – Alder Hey: Successful candidates who are introduced to the trust by existing staff members will receive £1000 after completion of six months in post. Please include the name/Alder Hey email for your friend in the additional information section of your application. This will be paid in two parts, £250 in first month pay on commencement in post, and £750 on completion of six months.
Accommodation: Alder Hey will support the cost of accommodation for up to 3 months from the date of employment (up to £500 per month). The cost is to be paid by the staff member and reclaimed as expenses.
Relocation package: Relocation packages to support new hires and will be consulted on an individual basis, please link in with [email protected] for further information.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity for an Occupational Therapist with an interest and experience in working with young people with a range of complex needs.
The post holder will have responsibility for the delivery and coordination of a high quality Occupational Therapy service for Children and Young People who are inpatients at Sunflower House. The post holder will formulate individual treatment plans, set clear goals and outcomes based on clinical reasoning skills and provide a range of specialist individualised therapeutic interventions to support Children and Young People open to the service.
The post holder will act as an autonomous practitioner within Sunflower House, managing own caseload and being responsible for the delivery of therapeutic interventions within the defined areas of the service., and will provide consultation and supervision to team members
They must be able to demonstrate a positive attitude which encompasses our Trust Values of excellence, innovation, openness, respect and together. If you are enthusiastic and confident with a friendly and outgoing manner, and a focus on providing the best possible service to patients and families/carers we would like to hear from you.
Working for our organisation
About the team: Sunflower House (SFH) provide support and treatment to children and young people with complex needs from across the country as well as supporting their parents and carers as part of the recovery and care plan. Liaising with relevant professionals from SFH as well as a range of professionals including school, social care and other health professionals internally and externally to the Trust.
This is a multidisciplinary team including Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Psychology, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, nursing, assistant practitioners and healthcare assistants. The unit is based on site at Alder Hey.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, please take a look at the job description and person specification attachments.
Person specification
Quals
Essential criteria
- • Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy, recognised by HCPC
- • Member of HCPC
Desirable criteria
- • Member of Royal College of Occupational Therapy
- • Post Graduate level training in Sensory Integration or Sequential Oral Sensory Approach
- • Occupational therapy specific post-graduate courses in paediatrics
Expereince
Essential criteria
- • Experience working with Children and Young People with an Eating Disorder and/or ARFIDs
- • Evidence of CPD, post registration educational and training.
- • Wide knowledge of conditions and presentations and impact on occupational performance.
- • Knowledge of specialist paediatric approaches and high standard of performance in a range of general paediatric skills.
Desirable criteria
- • Evidence of experience working within a community setting.
- • Experience of supervising junior staff and students.
- • Experience of audit
Skills, knowledge, abilities
Essential criteria
- • Evidence of knowledge of a wide range of approaches used within occupational therapy.
- • Evidence of being capable of occupational therapy assessment techniques
- • Proven Physical ability to carry out any therapeutic handling required.
- • Evidence of knowledge of current trends within occupational therapy.
- • Evidence of good communication skills, written and verbal, ensuring effective communication with service users and other professionals.
- • Knowledge of paediatric standardised assessment tools.
- • Demonstrate ability to work flexibly when necessary.
Desirable criteria
- • Computer skills at an appropriate level for report writing and data collections.
- • Proven knowledge of Safeguarding procedures
- • Evidence of interest within the field of paediatrics
- • Presentation skills for a range of audiences
- • Proven knowledge and experience of postural management programmes and seating needs for childen with complex needs.
Management and organisation
Essential criteria
- • Proven ability to prioritise and organise caseload, underpinned by sound time management skills.
- • Evidence of experience of positive working as part of a multi-disciplinary/multiagency team.
Desirable criteria
- • Evidence of experience of supervising and teaching junior occupational therapists
- • Proven experience of the delegation of tasks to other staff, with a firm understanding of the process of delegation
Professional and Other
Essential criteria
- • Evidence of Continuing Professional Development, with current portfolio.
- • Evidence of self-directed learning, including reflective practice.
- • Demonstrate a sound understanding of Clinical Governance.
- • Demonstrate knowledge of current pertinent issues affecting therapy provision both locally and nationally.
- • Commitment to improving the quality of occupational therapy services.
- • Proven ability to compliment the dynamics of the existing team
- • Ability to travel between community sites.
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
- Paula Smith
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
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