Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Paediatric Occupational Therapist

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Job summary

Are you a qualified OT or a student OT qualifying this year who is looking to develop your skills in paediatrics?

This is a perfect first role for someone looking to develop their skills to support children and young people. We offer on-the-job training whilst being supported by an experienced team of Paediatric OT's who will help you to develop your skill set and autonomy and support you through your band 5 competencies.

As a service we support 0-18 year olds (19yrs if still in full time education) working across clinics, home visits, schools, nurseries and special schools managing your own diverse caseload. You will need to have excellent communication and people skills and have an understanding of the diverse needs of children and young people.

We can offer you a highly rewarding post which includes:

  • Clinical supervision
  • Regular team meetings, peer support and supervision
  • Annual Appraisal
  • In-Service Training
  • Contribution to quality improvement work and innovations
  • Close links with University of Northumbria and other regional services.
  • Close working with Clinical Specialists in Neuro, DCD and Adaptations in relation to evidence based practice, innovation, audit and caseload

Main duties of the job

  • To assess and review level of need and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regard for clinical priorities and time management.
  • To select and apply Occupational Therapy assessments in paediatrics, addressing occupational performance and skill deficits, enabling the child to maximise functional independence in all areas of everyday activities.
  • To work with children and their families to identify OT goals.
  • Monitor, evaluate and modify interventions in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness. Alter and revise planned interventions as a result of changes in an individual's level of function or circumstances.
  • To assess and identify from a range of options, specific specialised children's equipment to meet individual children's postural and functional needs
  • To assess for and provide major adaptations where appropriate and in line with local government criteria.
  • To regularly supervise students on practice placement.
  • To clinically supervise junior staff

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.

Details

Date posted

21 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year Pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-6070267SC

Job locations

Child Health - Wansbeck General Hospital

Woodhorn Lane

Ashington

NE63 9JJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Your job will be to provide specialised occupational therapy to children and young people who present with a wide variety of conditions and may have complex health, social and housing needs. Assessment for equipment and adaptations will be completed in both the home and school environment to provide a more enabling environment for the child. This will include both major and minor adaptation work and will require liaison with external agencies including housing, education, social services and respite facilities.

  • Able to demonstrate breadth and depth of knowledge of current best practice in across multiple areas of Occupational Therapy
  • Demonstrate advanced clinical reasoning skills
  • Ability to recognise own professional limitations and seek appropriate supervision
  • Self-reliant, autonomous practitioner
  • Able to manage own caseload
  • Experience in being part of a multidisciplinary and multi-agency team
  • Knowledge of a broad range of assessment tools and appropriate therapeutic intervention

Job description

Job responsibilities

Your job will be to provide specialised occupational therapy to children and young people who present with a wide variety of conditions and may have complex health, social and housing needs. Assessment for equipment and adaptations will be completed in both the home and school environment to provide a more enabling environment for the child. This will include both major and minor adaptation work and will require liaison with external agencies including housing, education, social services and respite facilities.

  • Able to demonstrate breadth and depth of knowledge of current best practice in across multiple areas of Occupational Therapy
  • Demonstrate advanced clinical reasoning skills
  • Ability to recognise own professional limitations and seek appropriate supervision
  • Self-reliant, autonomous practitioner
  • Able to manage own caseload
  • Experience in being part of a multidisciplinary and multi-agency team
  • Knowledge of a broad range of assessment tools and appropriate therapeutic intervention

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Diploma/degree in OT
  • HPC registered

Desirable

  • Membership of professional body
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Diploma/degree in OT
  • HPC registered

Desirable

  • Membership of professional body

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Child Health - Wansbeck General Hospital

Woodhorn Lane

Ashington

NE63 9JJ


Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Child Health - Wansbeck General Hospital

Woodhorn Lane

Ashington

NE63 9JJ


Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Paediatric Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist

Susan Wright

susan.wright3@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk

01670564050

Details

Date posted

21 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year Pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-6070267SC

Job locations

Child Health - Wansbeck General Hospital

Woodhorn Lane

Ashington

NE63 9JJ


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