Job summary
Are you a highly motivated individual with experience in working with children and families?
We are looking for a Band 3 Occupational Therapy (OT) assistant to work within the Children's OT service at the Evelina London Children's Hospital, at the St Thomas' Hospital site. The paediatric OT team currently comprises of 24 paediatric occupational therapists and 2 occupational therapy assistants.
Main duties of the job
This role will focus on supporting the occupational therapists to provide Occupational Therapy within the hospital setting. Your role will assist with both administrative and clinical related tasks to support the child and family through their journey in the hospital.
You will be working with families and children 0-18 years with a variety of medical conditions and complex needs. Therefore we are seeking an individual who has excellent communication skills and experience of working with children; it would be advantageous if you have experience of working with children with disabilities.
Your role will involve working closely with the occupational therapists in the inpatient service by supporting with administrative tasks such as ordering and managing therapy equipment, creating patient resources and coordination of audio-visual resources in addition to supporting therapy assessment/intervention on the wards.
Another aspect of the role will be to support with some of our specialist out-patient services with group interventions and there will be exciting opportunities to be involved in service improvement projects.
About us
You will receive individual supervision from one of the therapists within the paediatric occupational therapy team, further supported by the clinical lead paediatric OT and professionally managed by the Trust Head OT. There will be opportunities to participate in departmental audits or research projects. We have a monthly professional development programme for all staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful applicant will need to possess excellent written communication and IT skills, as liaison multi-disciplinary and with our community colleagues in health, education and social services is essential.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful applicant will need to possess excellent written communication and IT skills, as liaison multi-disciplinary and with our community colleagues in health, education and social services is essential.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Completed appropriate NVQ Level 3 or Part 1 City and Guilds certificate (with prior healthcare experience) or assessed satisfactory completion of an equivalent training course OR Relevant experience in a healthcare setting and base level of theoretic knowledge
Experience
Essential
- Experience of performing basic administrative duties e.g. managing phone, diaries, room bookings, scanning and uploading documents
- Previous experience of working within a healthcare setting.
- Experience of using IT programmes such as excel, power point,
Desirable
- Previous experience as a therapies assistant.
- Previous experience working with children with special needs
- Have experience with ordering systems e.g. team resources/ stock
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates a basic knowledge of the role of the Occupational Therapist.
- Ability to prioritise own workload within deadlines.
- Interpersonal skills that ensure effect communication with target audience.
- Ability to appreciate the sensitivity, complexity of context and culture and diversity within clinical practice.
Desirable
- Ability to support coordination of a group intervention
- Have knowledge of medical equipment e.g. wheelchairs
- Be creative and have experience of developing patient resources
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Completed appropriate NVQ Level 3 or Part 1 City and Guilds certificate (with prior healthcare experience) or assessed satisfactory completion of an equivalent training course OR Relevant experience in a healthcare setting and base level of theoretic knowledge
Experience
Essential
- Experience of performing basic administrative duties e.g. managing phone, diaries, room bookings, scanning and uploading documents
- Previous experience of working within a healthcare setting.
- Experience of using IT programmes such as excel, power point,
Desirable
- Previous experience as a therapies assistant.
- Previous experience working with children with special needs
- Have experience with ordering systems e.g. team resources/ stock
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates a basic knowledge of the role of the Occupational Therapist.
- Ability to prioritise own workload within deadlines.
- Interpersonal skills that ensure effect communication with target audience.
- Ability to appreciate the sensitivity, complexity of context and culture and diversity within clinical practice.
Desirable
- Ability to support coordination of a group intervention
- Have knowledge of medical equipment e.g. wheelchairs
- Be creative and have experience of developing patient resources
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
