Job summary
We are looking to recruit an innovative, caring and dynamic OT who would like to further develop their existing skills in children's occupational therapy and in clinical leadership, in particular for children/young people who attend specialist educational settings. The post will involve working into two special schools in Northumberland; Barndale House School, Alnwick and Collingwood School with pupils aged 2-11 years with moderate and severe learning disabilities. The successful candidate will work directly with the school senior leadership teams to develop and then implement whole school improvement at universal and targeted levels as well as working with the existing OT team to develop and improve provision at specialist level.
We would consider candidates who were interested in working term-time hours.
Main duties of the job
The Children's Occupational Therapy Team are passionate about supporting children/young people with SEND and their families. We have well established and strong connections with our Health and Local Authority colleagues allowing us to work in partnership at all levels which was highlighted in Northumberland's recent Local Area SEND inspection report.
The successful candidate should have significant knowledge and skills in the assessment and management of children/young people with complex physical and sensory presentations including those with ASD, social and emotional needs and learning disability. Ideally the successful candidate should also have knowledge and skills in training and supporting educational settings to enhance their provision for children/young people with physical and sensory difficulties.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be committed to partnership working with education teams and other health professionals and have excellent communication and influencing skills. The post will involve working predominantly in the special schools but also in childrens homes. You will be responsible for reporting on quality improvement work and take a lead role when working collaboratively with the school senior leadership teams to plan and implement change.
We can offer you a highly rewarding post which includes:
- Clinical supervision
- Peer support and supervision, clinical focus groups and the opportunity to attend Regional Networks
- Annual Appraisal
- In-Service Training including in areas of clinical leadership.
- Opportunities to contribute to Trust and Local Authority quality improvement work and innovations
- Opportunity to be actively involved in the design and implementation of the team annual planning
- Opportunity to work in partnership with other Health colleagues and Local Authority Services such as Speech and Language Therapy to ensure the highest quality of care
- Close links with University of Northumbria and other regional services.
- Close working with Clinical Lead, Clinical Specialists in Neuro and DCD in relation to evidence based practice, innovation, audit and caseload management
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be committed to partnership working with education teams and other health professionals and have excellent communication and influencing skills. The post will involve working predominantly in the special schools but also in childrens homes. You will be responsible for reporting on quality improvement work and take a lead role when working collaboratively with the school senior leadership teams to plan and implement change.
We can offer you a highly rewarding post which includes:
- Clinical supervision
- Peer support and supervision, clinical focus groups and the opportunity to attend Regional Networks
- Annual Appraisal
- In-Service Training including in areas of clinical leadership.
- Opportunities to contribute to Trust and Local Authority quality improvement work and innovations
- Opportunity to be actively involved in the design and implementation of the team annual planning
- Opportunity to work in partnership with other Health colleagues and Local Authority Services such as Speech and Language Therapy to ensure the highest quality of care
- Close links with University of Northumbria and other regional services.
- Close working with Clinical Lead, Clinical Specialists in Neuro and DCD in relation to evidence based practice, innovation, audit and caseload management
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma or degree in Occupational Therapy.
- Health Professionals Council registered
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma or degree in Occupational Therapy.
- Health Professionals Council registered
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
