Paediatric Occupational Therapist

Job summary

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to work in the Community Children's Occupational Therapy team, based at Green Wrythe Lane Clinic.

The successful candidate will work closely with established multi-professional teams within Sutton Health and Care and with outside services to deliver Occupational Therapy assessment, advice and treatment to meet the functional needs of children.

You will be flexible, organised and creative with good IT skills, and enjoy working collaboratively with other team members to support children and young people. You should also have excellent written and verbal communication skills.

We are committed to professional development, and offer regular in-service training, peer group and one to one supervision. You will be supported by a senior OT and there will be opportunities to develop the skills required for this post.

Main duties of the job

To provide a paediatric OT service and be responsible for a clinical caseload of children with a Sutton GP

To use standardised and non standardised assessment, interview and observation skills to determine needs of children and effectively set goals and plan intervention

To manage a defined caseload ensuring time management to enable effective service provision.

To carry out assessments and interpret a range of factors relating to the child's condition, including implications for access to education, functional skills at home and the wider community

To contribute to the development of material that enables clients to understand and self manage their condition whenever possible, and supports continuation of programmes in the child's environments

To recommend, provide or advise on provision of basic equipment and take responsibility for demonstrating and training clients / carers in its usage.

To have a full understanding of the workings of any equipment and ensure regular checks are completed to maintain safety

To communicate assessment findings and treatment plans with service users

To provide written, typed and / or verbal reports to referrers and other agencies involved in clients' care and keep accurate up-to-date records.

To monitor the effectiveness of intervention through goal setting, outcome measurement and evaluation of practice and communicate this information to relevant parties.

About us

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.