Children's Occupational Therapist

Job summary

Children's Community Occupational Therapist

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Band 5 Children's Occupational Therapist to work within the Children's Therapy Team, supporting the core service . You will have some experience or a keen interest of working with children with complex physical needs and be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills.

The Children's Occupational Therapy Service is countywide and provides a service to children in Lincolnshire. The team works in a range of settings including mainstream and special schools, nurseries, clinics and the child's own home.

Main duties of the job

You will be required to manage a clinical caseload including providing Occupational therapy management/care plans, risk assessments (for example moving and handling plans) advice and recommendations for appropriate equipment/aids and advice and recommendations for Education and other agencies. You will work closely with colleagues from other services and agencies including the Children's Physiotherapy and Speech and Language Therapy services, the acute sector, Social Services and Education.

About us

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is in the top 25 per cent of all community trusts for overall staff engagement in the 2021 NHS National Staff Survey.

At LCHS, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in LCHS' workforce.

LCHS recognises the increasing demand for more flexibility in working practices in order to accommodate the personal goals and commitments that employees experience at different stages during their working lives. Flexible working opportunities such as part-time working, compressed hours, job shares, and hybrid working models can help staff to balance their personal and work commitments. Arrangements can be put in place if it can be shown that the needs of the individual can be balanced with those of the service and the impact on other team members, enabling the Trust to recruit and retain skilled staff, raise staff morale, reduce absenteeism and respond to changing service needs more effectively.

We are an ambassador of a learning culture that will support the right individual to progress in their chosen career through an 'earn while you learn' apprenticeship programme. Visit our Learning and Development page to find out more https://www.lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk/join-us/learning-and-dev