Job summary
Are you a newly qualified Occupational Therapist looking for a chance to establish and develop your skills in a Paediatrics team of a highly motivated, dynamic, and supportive Children's OT team, on the beautiful Isle of Wight, situated a few miles off the English South Coast?Are you committed to the Occupational Therapy profession and keen to provide a high-quality effective service to children and families to improve the outcomes of children in their occupational performance and activities of daily living?If your answer to these questions is yes, you could be one of the people we are looking for to join us on the Isle of Wight.This role requires a flexible and innovative Occupational Therapist to provide effective evidence-based interventions, assessments, within a dedicated Children's Occupational Therapy team and is committed to supporting children and families with complex neuro-disability and neurodevelopmental challenges.You would be based within a friendly and supportive Children's Therapies Team with Physiotherapists and speech and Language Therapists at St Marys Hospital, in an NHS Trust with a commitment to personal development and in-service training. This post requires travelling to pre-schools/schools, children's centres, and other community settings, so a car driver is essential.
Main duties of the job
* To manage a defined caseload of patients using evidence-based person-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and review interventions
* To assist in the supervision of Occupational Therapy students and assistants
* To actively contribute to the development of the Occupational Therapy Service
It is an opportunity to work alongside specialist therapists across other disciplines as well as be a key part in service development to support implementation and delivery of an effective needs led service.
The Occupational Therapy Service provides an excellent clinical supervision programme, active professional development, service development working parties and actively supports student placements from several universities.
You will need to/have:
* Relevant qualifications and current registration with HCPC
* Current clean, full driving license
* Demonstrate high-level written and oral (including telephone and teletherapy/video calling) communication skills
* Be self-motivated and able to work in a team environment
* Knowledge and understanding of the application of quality care and evidence-based practice
* Demonstrate a high level of organisational and time management skills
* Ability to work within the Values and Visions framework of Southern Health NHS Trust
Southern Health NHS Trust is committed to personal development via supervision, a friendly network of colleagues, post-graduate, and in-service training as well as support for CPD.
About us
Southern Health is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.
With a workforce of more than 7000 and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we're wholeheartedly committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities, whilst placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.
We are currently working closely with other NHS Trusts to integrate all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services. Our new organisation, to be known as Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Foundation Trust, is set to launch in July 2024.
The transformation will happen in staggered stages; Hampshire CAMHS, part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust joined Southern Health in February 2024, with Isle of Wight NHS Trust mental health and community services transitioning in early May 2024. The final combination of Southern Health and Solent Trusts is anticipated to occur in July 2024, when the new organisation will be formed.
Our new Trust will continue to cater to the unique needs of different communities, making healthcare across the county more accessible, as well as offering staff more opportunities for career development, training and partnership working.
Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy
- Current state registration with HCPC -- or applied for
Desirable
- Applied knowledge of research and audit
- Membership of Professional Body
Experience
Essential
- Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy
- Current state registration with HCPC -- or applied for
- Demonstrated broad knowledge and applications of current best practice in Occupational Therapy
- Demonstrated application of the Occupational Therapy process with defined client groups
- Demonstrated applied knowledge of treatment techniques relevant to improve and maintain Occupational Performance and Processing for the defined client group.
- Demonstrated applied knowledge of effective planning and coordination of treatment packages
- Demonstrated understanding of team dynamics
- Demonstrated ability to effectively use computer software (e.g. Microsoft Office) to support Occupational Therapy interventions
- Applied knowledge of current legislation
- Documented evidence of Continuing professional development
- Applied knowledge of Health, safety and risk awareness
- Demonstrate current clean driving licence, access to a car with business insurance.
Desirable
- Demonstrated experience of research or audit
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Demonstrated ability to complete complex physical skills required, involving the manipulation of objects and people with narrow margins for error. E.g. manual handling
- Demonstrated ability to exert moderate physical effort for several short periods during the working day. E.g. moving & handling service users with mechanical aids including hoists. Manoeuvring service users into position for treatment and personal care purposes. Moving & handling heavy pieces of adaptive equipment.
- Demonstrated commitment and integration of lifelong learning into own practice
- Demonstrated ability to perform role in a flexible manner
- Demonstrated commitment to client centred, non-discriminatory practice
- Demonstrated commitment to Masters level research
- Demonstrated ability to effectively analyse professional and ethical issues
- Demonstrated ability to effectively manage own work load and determine priorities
- Demonstrated ability to effectively work under pressure
- Demonstrated ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance and integrate this awareness into own practice
- Demonstrated ability to effectively prioritise, plan and decision making skills in an autonomous manner (and proactively request support as appropriate)
- Demonstrated ability to effectively lead and participate in group work
- Demonstrated ability to supervise junior staff and students
- Demonstrated ability to work across sites.
- Demonstrated ability to present information in a formal setting and provide training to others
- Demonstrated effective written and oral communication skills in accordance with professional standards and guidelines
- Demonstrated skills in communicating highly complex, delicate or personal information where there are issues of how and what to convey.
- Demonstrated skills in effectively communicating as part of inter/multidisciplinary team.
Desirable
- Demonstrated commitment to Masters level research
- Demonstrated ability to present information in a formal setting and provide training to others
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy
- Current state registration with HCPC -- or applied for
Desirable
- Applied knowledge of research and audit
- Membership of Professional Body
Experience
Essential
- Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy
- Current state registration with HCPC -- or applied for
- Demonstrated broad knowledge and applications of current best practice in Occupational Therapy
- Demonstrated application of the Occupational Therapy process with defined client groups
- Demonstrated applied knowledge of treatment techniques relevant to improve and maintain Occupational Performance and Processing for the defined client group.
- Demonstrated applied knowledge of effective planning and coordination of treatment packages
- Demonstrated understanding of team dynamics
- Demonstrated ability to effectively use computer software (e.g. Microsoft Office) to support Occupational Therapy interventions
- Applied knowledge of current legislation
- Documented evidence of Continuing professional development
- Applied knowledge of Health, safety and risk awareness
- Demonstrate current clean driving licence, access to a car with business insurance.
Desirable
- Demonstrated experience of research or audit
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Demonstrated ability to complete complex physical skills required, involving the manipulation of objects and people with narrow margins for error. E.g. manual handling
- Demonstrated ability to exert moderate physical effort for several short periods during the working day. E.g. moving & handling service users with mechanical aids including hoists. Manoeuvring service users into position for treatment and personal care purposes. Moving & handling heavy pieces of adaptive equipment.
- Demonstrated commitment and integration of lifelong learning into own practice
- Demonstrated ability to perform role in a flexible manner
- Demonstrated commitment to client centred, non-discriminatory practice
- Demonstrated commitment to Masters level research
- Demonstrated ability to effectively analyse professional and ethical issues
- Demonstrated ability to effectively manage own work load and determine priorities
- Demonstrated ability to effectively work under pressure
- Demonstrated ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance and integrate this awareness into own practice
- Demonstrated ability to effectively prioritise, plan and decision making skills in an autonomous manner (and proactively request support as appropriate)
- Demonstrated ability to effectively lead and participate in group work
- Demonstrated ability to supervise junior staff and students
- Demonstrated ability to work across sites.
- Demonstrated ability to present information in a formal setting and provide training to others
- Demonstrated effective written and oral communication skills in accordance with professional standards and guidelines
- Demonstrated skills in communicating highly complex, delicate or personal information where there are issues of how and what to convey.
- Demonstrated skills in effectively communicating as part of inter/multidisciplinary team.
Desirable
- Demonstrated commitment to Masters level research
- Demonstrated ability to present information in a formal setting and provide training to others
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
