Job summary
Band 7 Highly Specialist Occupational Therapists-Paediatrics
Don't miss out on the final chance to come and join this wonderful team of Paediatric Occupational Therapists!!!
Following unprecedented investment in our service earlier this year, and after successfully recruiting 10 new members of staff across all bandings, it is a final chance to come and join this amazing, dynamic team of Paediatric Occupational Therapists. We are embarking on one of the most exciting challenges in our service history to make this team one of the biggest and most successful Children's OT Services in London.
Be part of a team who is now able to change the face of OT in the community in Newham.
Band 7 Highly Specialist Occupational Therapists-Paediatrics
We have an exciting opportunity for passionate Occupational Therapists with highly specialist skills and knowledge in the field of paediatrics. If you have extensive knowledge of working with children and YP in the community across all settings, then we want to hear from you.
You could be part of a team that is well respected, innovative, responsive, and adaptable and which is looking to stand out in the future in the areas of QI, service delivery and research.
We are looking for those who can help be part of our already existing Leadership Team of Band 7s to get ready to bring about this change.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for those who can help be part of our already existing Leadership Team of Band 7s to get ready to bring about this change.
The successful candidates
Will carry a mixed complex caseload of children and young people ranging from 0-19 years of age.
Will lead on the development of a clinical pathway alongside the clinical lead, sound in evidence based practise.
Will help launch of our new exciting Sensory Zone, linking in with the work we are already doing on feeding, messy play, sensory preferences and sensory environments.
Will deliver specialist interventions in the following areas, behavioural feeding, upper limb splinting, postural management, and early intervention for children with complex physical conditions,
Will work alongside our MDT colleagues in supporting complex assessments and delivering joint therapy interventions.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations
Job description
Job responsibilities
A warm and welcoming team of Occupational Therapy Colleagues
1:1 monthly supervision with your allocated supervisor
Monthly Team Meetings
Development of New pathways to bring about change
Team Learning Programme
Flexible working patterns
Bi-monthly band 7 Leadership Meetings
Away Days to focus on our achievements and looking ahead
Opportunities for multi-disciplinary working
Involvement in audit and service improvement
An amazing working environment, with colleagues who bring experiences from all over the world.
Newham is in the heart of Londons East End with excellent transport links with the rest of London and Essex. The childrens occupational therapy service has a strong multi-agency work ethic with other services both within the trust and with partner agencies, and offers services across a wide range of care groups in the borough.
If you have excellent interpersonal skills, awareness and sensitivity to the needs of clients from a range of ethnic backgrounds and are willing and able to work flexibly, we would like to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A warm and welcoming team of Occupational Therapy Colleagues
1:1 monthly supervision with your allocated supervisor
Monthly Team Meetings
Development of New pathways to bring about change
Team Learning Programme
Flexible working patterns
Bi-monthly band 7 Leadership Meetings
Away Days to focus on our achievements and looking ahead
Opportunities for multi-disciplinary working
Involvement in audit and service improvement
An amazing working environment, with colleagues who bring experiences from all over the world.
Newham is in the heart of Londons East End with excellent transport links with the rest of London and Essex. The childrens occupational therapy service has a strong multi-agency work ethic with other services both within the trust and with partner agencies, and offers services across a wide range of care groups in the borough.
If you have excellent interpersonal skills, awareness and sensitivity to the needs of clients from a range of ethnic backgrounds and are willing and able to work flexibly, we would like to hear from you.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification
Essential
- oRecognised Occupational Therapy Degree/Post graduate degree Qualification or equivalent
- oHealth Professions Council - Licence to Practice
- oRelevant post graduate training/courses
Desirable
- oRegistered Member of Royal College of Occupational Therapists
- oMembership of relevant Special Interest Groups
Experience
Essential
- oPost Graduate Experience of working between 4-5 years with evidence of consolidation of core OT competencies
- oRelevant specialist experience post qualification
- oIn-depth experience within Paediatric OT
- oCommunity paediatric experience
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- oExcellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills
- oAbility to work independently, consistently maintaining a complex mixed caseload, keeping to deadlines and ensuring work is of a high standard.
- oExcellent clinical skills and knowledge in the area of upper limb splinting, postural management, complex needs, neurodiversity, EHCP
- oDevelopment of specialist skills in relation to a specific area related to interest and/or service need.
- oSkills in being able to diffuse possible conflicting situations
- oDemonstrates excellent analytical and reflection skills
- oExtensive Skills in planning, assessing and implementing intervention for a variety of client groups across a wide age range
- oAbility to oversee new areas of development across the team.
- oHighly skilled in the assessing and writing of EHCPs and supporting junior staff if appropriate.
- oAwareness and sensitivity to the needs of clients from a range of ethnic backgrounds
- oExcellent presentation skills, both written and verbal including ability to write clear and concise reports
- oExcellent organisational skills
- oExcellent working knowledge of relevant information technology including emails, Microsoft word, power point and excel and of clinical record systems
- oExcellent Prioritisation skills
- oDemonstrates ability to be an excellent team member and assume leadership responsibilities
- oDemonstrates ability to work in partnership with relevant agencies
- oIn-depth knowledge of a broad range of assessment tools relevant to the specialist client group
- oIn-depth knowledge of national policies and procedures (relevant to specialist client group)
- oIn-depth knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions (relevant to the client group) and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits
- oIn-depth knowledge of the principles of clinical governance / audit
- oAbility to work in partnership with other professionals and other agencies
- oAwareness of standards of record keeping
- oWorking knowledge of safeguarding children
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification
Essential
- oRecognised Occupational Therapy Degree/Post graduate degree Qualification or equivalent
- oHealth Professions Council - Licence to Practice
- oRelevant post graduate training/courses
Desirable
- oRegistered Member of Royal College of Occupational Therapists
- oMembership of relevant Special Interest Groups
Experience
Essential
- oPost Graduate Experience of working between 4-5 years with evidence of consolidation of core OT competencies
- oRelevant specialist experience post qualification
- oIn-depth experience within Paediatric OT
- oCommunity paediatric experience
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- oExcellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills
- oAbility to work independently, consistently maintaining a complex mixed caseload, keeping to deadlines and ensuring work is of a high standard.
- oExcellent clinical skills and knowledge in the area of upper limb splinting, postural management, complex needs, neurodiversity, EHCP
- oDevelopment of specialist skills in relation to a specific area related to interest and/or service need.
- oSkills in being able to diffuse possible conflicting situations
- oDemonstrates excellent analytical and reflection skills
- oExtensive Skills in planning, assessing and implementing intervention for a variety of client groups across a wide age range
- oAbility to oversee new areas of development across the team.
- oHighly skilled in the assessing and writing of EHCPs and supporting junior staff if appropriate.
- oAwareness and sensitivity to the needs of clients from a range of ethnic backgrounds
- oExcellent presentation skills, both written and verbal including ability to write clear and concise reports
- oExcellent organisational skills
- oExcellent working knowledge of relevant information technology including emails, Microsoft word, power point and excel and of clinical record systems
- oExcellent Prioritisation skills
- oDemonstrates ability to be an excellent team member and assume leadership responsibilities
- oDemonstrates ability to work in partnership with relevant agencies
- oIn-depth knowledge of a broad range of assessment tools relevant to the specialist client group
- oIn-depth knowledge of national policies and procedures (relevant to specialist client group)
- oIn-depth knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions (relevant to the client group) and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits
- oIn-depth knowledge of the principles of clinical governance / audit
- oAbility to work in partnership with other professionals and other agencies
- oAwareness of standards of record keeping
- oWorking knowledge of safeguarding children
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).
