Paediatric Occupational Therapist

Job summary

Do you know that you want to work in Paediatrics?

Are you looking to work within a dynamic progressive Paediatric therapy team?

If so, we would love to hear from you!

A full time Band 5 vacancy has arisen in the Community Paediatric Therapy Team in Salford. The hours can be worked flexibly across Monday to Friday, this is to meet both candidate and service needs. Part time working will also be considered.

The team works across a variety of locations and paediatric specialities, including neurological, developmental and neuro-diverse caseloads.

The Band 5 post will join another Band 5 OT in the team to work through the different specialities to develop a sound knowledge of all aspects of Community Paediatric OT, including, postural management, equipment assessments and provision, Co-ordination and perceptual assessments and sensory processing.

What we will offer:

• Band 7 leadership across all teams, for formal and informal support
• Opportunities for learning and development:
• Robust induction
• Competency framework
• In Service training
• Peer support groups
• Support Career Aspirations
• Regular 1:1 supervision
• Preceptorship
• Joint working with senior therapists to develop skills
• Appraisal
• Comprehensive Wellbeing offer
• Supportive and friendly team

If you are wanting to work in a team that receives feedback from families that we have "changed their lives" then this is the team for you.

Main duties of the job

Our teams ethos is to maximise children's function, independence and participation. How you will do this:

• Work closely with OT's, physio's and assistants in your specific team
• Assessment of functional Abilities
• Provision of advice and signposting
• Involve the child or young person in setting their own goals, whatever their abilities
• Assessment and provision of equipment for home and school to maximise independence, participation & support their care
• Provide training, support and resources to empower families and professionals to have the knowledge and skills to enable the functional development of children & young people
• Working closely with Physios, where appropriate, to jointly manage children on your shared caseload, including postural management
• Provide a range of treatment dependent on need
• See children at home, school, nursery and clinic
• Participate in individual and joint clinics
• Develop links with other health, education and social care professionals, along with building rapport with the children and families
• Work closely with Community OT to support home adaptations
• Engage in the EHCP process
• Support development of assistants and students
• Participate in audit, service development & clinical governance

If you have a particular interest in developing skills in an area, this can be supported within the team.

Due to the nature of the work, you will need to be able to independently travel across the city to undertake visits with equipment and resources.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.