Specialist Children's Occupational Therapist

Job summary

We are a team of Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Clinical Psychologists and MDA coordinators who assess children and young people for Autism in the Wakefield Area.

We aim to support children and young people while they are waiting for assessment and offer a quality assessment experience with an individualised plan and post assessment follow up.

We also offer workshops into educational settings and parent groups. The Occupational Therapist working with a Speech and Language Therapist will assess the child using standardised assessment, clinical analysis of presenting history and observation in another setting if required. Therapists feedback assessment outcome to parents and provide a report with an individualised plan. Occupational Therapy knowledge of sensory processing and participation in childhood occupations contributes valuable information to the assessment process and follow up plan.

The team sits within and has strong links with the wider Children's Therapy service working in Pinderfields and Pontefract Hospital.

Main duties of the job

Triage of incoming referrals to the Autism Assessment Pathway

Administration and analysis of Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule 2

Clinical observation and analysis

Communication of assessment outcomes to parents

Complex Clinical report writing

Ability to make individualised recommendations based on assessment outcomes

Teamwork

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience.

Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.

As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, car lease and home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Employer details

Employer name

The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Pinderfields Hospital

Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF1 4DG

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Pinderfields Hospital

Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF1 4DG

Employer's website

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

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