Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapist
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 232-CMT-6371861
- Employer
- North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Dragon Square
- Town
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Occupational Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Are you an Occupational Therapist with experience working with neuro-diverse children, young people and adults?
We are looking for an OT to join our team conducting diagnostic assessments and providing post-diagnostic support to children, young people and their families. This is an exciting opportunity to join an expanding multidisciplinary team, working in a CQC Outstanding rated Trust.
You will join our friendly multi-disciplinary team in the CYP Autism Service. The main aspects of the role include conducting specialist autism assessments, contributing to MDT diagnostic and formulation meetings and, planning and facilitating post-diagnosis support. We work closely with the Adult Autism team and are developing an ageless ASD service, providing the opportunity to work across the lifespan.
Main duties of the job
We offer excellent clinical supervision and support. The service is committed to ongoing development opportunities, promoting wellbeing and supporting development of strong links with Occupational Therapists and other allied health professionals across the directorate. The post will involve a combination of face to face and remote working. Flexible and part-time working will also be considered.
Working for our organisation
Our vision is ‘To be Outstanding in all we do and how we do it.’ Our teams pride themselves on compassion, team work and resilience. The Trust supports you by offering a flexible shift system including twilight shifts and compressed hours to support working families and our staff parking is free on all our main sites.
As an employee and representative of the Trust, you are required to demonstrate and uphold the Trust’s Values. These are:
Proud to CARE:
Compassionate
Caring with compassion, it’s about how we listen, what we say, what we do.
Approachable
Friendly, welcoming, sharing ideas and being open
Responsible
Taking personal and collective responsibility, being accountable for our actions
Excellent
Striving for the best, for high-quality safe care and continually improving.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder, with appropriate supervision, will be responsible for the assessment of needs and diagnostic outcomes for children and young people with suspected autism spectrum disorder. The post holder will provide evidence based specialist OT advice, support and interventions to children and young people with a diagnosis of autism, their parents and carers. As part of a newly developed ageless service, there will also be opportunity to conduct assessments and deliver post-diagnostic interventions to adults, particularly those up to the age of 25 who have an Education Health and Care Plan in place.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Appropriate professional qualification – Diploma / Degree in Occupational Therapy
Experience
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of current best practice in learning disability Occupational Therapy
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of team dynamics and an awareness of how to be an effective member of a multi-professional team
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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
- Kate Williams
- Job title
- Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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