Band 6 Paediatric Occupational Therapist

CSH Surrey

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Job summary

Are you interested in working within an upbeat, enthusiastic and supportive team of Occupational Therapists and Assistants in which to further develop your skills and contribute to on-going service development?

If so then working for Children and Family Health Surrey (CFHS) may be for you.

We firmly believe that the best services for the children we serve come out of effectively training and supporting our Therapists. As such you will be supported by the following:

Regular supervision with your line manager
Attend professional forums
Access coaching and mentoring
Participate in service development
Access a wide variety of internal and external training opportunities.

You will work from various venues e.g. clinics, schools (including special schools), nurseries and the child's home within SE Surrey.

This is a challenging and varied role. Day to day you will be conducting assessments, writing reports (Initial, Review and EHCP assessments) and running therapy sessions (groups or individual).

This post will offer the successful candidates the opportunity to work alongside a supportive multidisciplinary team of experienced therapists and assistants in providing a high quality occupation based provision to children aged 0-19 years, who have a variety of conditions, including Cerebral Palsy, Autistic Spectrum Disorders and learning difficulties

Applicants will need to be able to travel between sites across South East Surrey.

Main duties of the job

You will be part of the Paediatric Therapy team and will autonomously manage a complex caseload of children with a range of varied and complex needs. This will involve specialist assessment and treatment of children with complex needs.

As part of your role you will be involved in:

Supporting and line-managing less experienced members of the team
Organising and co-ordinating a small team within your local area
Conducting Multi-disciplinary assessments
Delivering training to parents, other professionals, schools or Nurseries
Devise child centred therapy plans using evidence based practice to ensure that the individuals full potential is developed or maintained
Supporting the OT Advice Line
Working with specialist caseloads (aged 0-19) such as children with complex neuro-disability and neurodevelopmental difficulties impacting on day to day functional occupations.

Please refer to the full job description and personal specification for further details about this post. Eligible for Golden Hello payment, please see attached supporting documents

About us

CSH Surrey are part of the NHS and are Surreys largest and longest established NHS community services provider, so our 1500+ employees get NHS pay and pensions, and also receive the Fringe High-Cost Allowance of 5%.

Our staff enjoy excellent training and development opportunities, including the care certificate, apprenticeships, numeracy and literacy courses, access to the Nursing Associate programme, and a wide variety of management and leadership courses and programmes.

We CARE about our staff though through our values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence. Our active employee council called The Voice, elect employee representatives to ensure colleagues' voices are heard at Board level. CSH is a diverse organisation, if you are a passionate, person-focused individual then apply to join CSH Surrey today!

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds who meet the essential criteria of the job you are applying for and if you require any reasonable adjustments, please contact the named individual for this advert, or our recruitment team.

Date posted

21 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,162 to £44,629 a year inclusive of 5% High Cost Area allowance per annum pro rata.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B9074-23-0164

Job locations

Ashtead Clinic

Woodfield Lane

Ashtead

Surrey

KT21 2BQ

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. To provide support and advice for the childs family and parents about all aspects of their care that relate to their therapy needs, adjusting use of language to allow for their level of comprehension to understand.

2. To provide and receive complex and sensitive information with regard to a childs difficulties and expectations.

3. To attend meetings where requested in order to provide specialist advice about the therapy needs of the child. To arrange these meetings when appropriate.

4. To plan and organise a team of therapists and assistants to provide specific services on a daily basis.

5. To be able to demonstrate empathy and sensitivity in response to parents and children.

6. To work closely with parents who are themselves dealing with anger, grief and frustration as they come to terms with the impact of their childs condition.

7. To provide specialist therapy reports for use within inter-agencies, e.g. educational documentation relevant to the practice setting, standards and guidelines

8. To ensure that up to date written electronic records and activity are maintained in accordance with the professional and organisation standards

9. To provide programmes on a verbal, written basis or using pictorial representation as required to ensure these programmes are accessible to parents/ carers

10. To interpret complex assessment results and identify therapy goals as part of an overall care plan.

11. To contribute to the childs diagnosis by communicating assessment findings to the childs paediatrician, parents/carers and other involved professionals.

12. To make referrals to other professionals and agencies if required to address the childs global needs.

13. To be responsible for the supervision and students and band 5 staff.

14. To undertake Band 5, Band 4 and Band 3 team members appraisals and line management.

15. To plan, organise and provide training to parents/carers and educational staff.

16. To plan and undertake presentation of paediatric therapy related talks both internally and externally.

17. To participate in the delivery of the therapy development plan.

18. To demonstrate participation and in continuous personal development in line with the HCPC and professional body requirements.

19. To review and reflect on own practise and performance through a variety of means including the effective use of professional and operational supervision.

20. To apply increasingly more complex skills and knowledge in order to establish professional competence and fitness to practice as a paediatric therapist.

21. To deputise for the Band 7 when required.

22. To effectively plan the daily management of a caseload of children.

23. To respond to urgent referrals as appropriate.

24. To prioritise clinical work and balance other patient related and professional activities as the department requires.

25. To carry out specialist assessments used to contribute to a multidisciplinary assessment and diagnosis of complex needs

26. To support the tribunal process with guidance from a Band 7 Occupational Therapist.

27. To use and maintain sound clinical reasoning skills throughout the therapeutic process to ensure best practice and identify risk.

28. To assess clients, carers and other professionals understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with clients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.

29. Through the use of standardised and non-standardised assessments to clinically determine and recommend the best course of intervention, developing comprehensive therapy plans.

30. To develop and implement therapy and management plans for each child incorporating individual or group therapy sessions and programmes for use at home and/or in education settings.

31. To re-evaluate and progress/adapt therapy programmes at established intervals depending on the needs of each child and the outcomes expected and discharge when appropriate.

32. To use investigative and analytical skills, and seek guidance from senior staff, when appropriate.

33. To plan and implement a range of child-centred individual and/or group interventions, using clinical reasoning skills.

34. To use a range of evidence based therapy/ management options in formulating programmes of care.

35. To evaluate the outcomes of your interventions.

36. To demonstrate a working knowledge of and contribute to developing and completing clinical audits and performance information

37. To broaden research and development skills through participation in local audit and research projects.