Job summary
- Are you an innovative Occupational Therapist, excited about a new way of working within the NHS?
- Experienced in neurodevelopmental conditions and looking for a new challenge?
- Are you passionate about working with children?
- Do you want the opportunity to be part of a friendly and supportive Multidisciplinary Team?
- Do you want to work in a vibrant city with a range of multicultural communities and be part of an inclusive Trust which is keen to reduce health inequalities?
If you are looking for an exciting role, we want to meet you!
Come and join us to work within a fast developing, dynamic and pioneering Neurodevelopmental (ND) Team across the city of Birmingham, working alongside a range of professionals, including from children's therapy, clinical psychology and medical colleagues, education and local authority partners.
We are looking for highly motivated and committed therapists with established skills in holistic, client-centred practice, for a number of posts at Band 7. The successful candidates will be offering, evaluating and developing, assessment and support of children with neurodivergent conditions within a multi-disciplinary team. You will offer clinical leadership and support to more junior team members and students. You will already be trained to use a range of standardised autism assessments, as a member of the multi-disciplinary team. You will carry out audits of clinical practice and support the development of the service.
Main duties of the job
You will have strong clinical skills and a passion for working with children with SEND, with a specific interest and expertise in the assessment and diagnosis of Autism. You will have proven experience of successfully working with a range of children and young people, their families and others. You will have excellent communication and team working skills. You will be willing to work in a full range of locations across the city of Birmingham, as well as undertaking some assessments virtually.To make effective use of our mobile working technology and IT systems, you will also have good IT skills.
We offer a friendly and supportive working environment with a strong emphasis on Clinical Supervision and CPD to support your development. We have robust supervision arrangements through our team of Senior Therapists and AHP Leads.The Neurodevelopmental Team works as part of Inclusion Services within the Children and Families Division of Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. We work across the whole City, within a range of settings, thus requiring successful applicants to demonstrate a high level of flexibility.
We value our staff and advocate career progression internally. We encourage our staff to contribute to service development, and we welcome and value new ideas and experiences.
About us
Be Part of Our Team...
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for better care and healthier communities, we want to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Additional information about the post can be found in the attached job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Additional information about the post can be found in the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oFirst degree level qualification, relevant to service area
- oHCPC Licence to practice
- oEvidence of recent relevant CPD activities in specialist area
- oRelevant training in specialist area e.g. post graduate dysphagia qualification, Sensory-Integration, neurological rehabilitation
- oRelevant training in clinical leadership
Desirable
- oMasters post graduate qualification, relevant to service area
- oFull Membership of Professional body , relevant to service area
Experience
Essential
- oExtensive experience of diagnostic assessment and intervention in specialist area of service
- oExtensive experience of working as a specialist therapist with children and families in a range of multi-disciplinary and / or multi-agency teams in Local Authority and Health settings
- oExtensive experience of managing a mixed and complex caseload of children and young people with a range of developmental disorders and delays
- oSignificant experience of managing safeguarding concerns and an understanding of local processes
- oRelevant experience of using leadership skills for service development
- oSignificant experience in providing support and supervision to colleagues and other professionals
- oExtensive experience of providing complex written and verbal information to others to a high standard
- oSignificant experience of delivering successful/effective training to a range of qualified professionals in the area of specialism
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- oCompetent in using electronic systems relevant to practice in the Trust and in the clinical area
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oFirst degree level qualification, relevant to service area
- oHCPC Licence to practice
- oEvidence of recent relevant CPD activities in specialist area
- oRelevant training in specialist area e.g. post graduate dysphagia qualification, Sensory-Integration, neurological rehabilitation
- oRelevant training in clinical leadership
Desirable
- oMasters post graduate qualification, relevant to service area
- oFull Membership of Professional body , relevant to service area
Experience
Essential
- oExtensive experience of diagnostic assessment and intervention in specialist area of service
- oExtensive experience of working as a specialist therapist with children and families in a range of multi-disciplinary and / or multi-agency teams in Local Authority and Health settings
- oExtensive experience of managing a mixed and complex caseload of children and young people with a range of developmental disorders and delays
- oSignificant experience of managing safeguarding concerns and an understanding of local processes
- oRelevant experience of using leadership skills for service development
- oSignificant experience in providing support and supervision to colleagues and other professionals
- oExtensive experience of providing complex written and verbal information to others to a high standard
- oSignificant experience of delivering successful/effective training to a range of qualified professionals in the area of specialism
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- oCompetent in using electronic systems relevant to practice in the Trust and in the clinical area
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).
