Job summary
Are you a passionate individual who is
committed to service development and dedicated to a collaborative way of
working to ensure high quality care for service-users? You could be newly
qualified or you could be looking for a new challenge and considering working
with children.
If so, exciting opportunities
have arisen for motivated and enthusiastic Occupational Therapists to join the
Childrens Occupational Therapy teams based at both the Child Development
Centre in Warrington and at the Child Development Centre in Widnes.
At Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
our mission isto improve local health and wellbeing in the communities
we serve. We want to ensure that our patients, their families, communities
and our stakeholders receive the right care, in the right place and at the
right time.
The Childrens Occupational
Therapy teams are community based and work in a variety of settings including
health centres, mainstream and special educational needs schools, and nurseries
as well as childrens homes. They work with children from birth up to the age
of 19 years who have a range of physical and developmental conditions, complex
needs and functional difficulties.
For an informal chat or
further information regarding these posts please contact:
Warrington site: Katie Watts
OT on 07826 663272 or katie.watts6@nhs.net
Widnes site: Hayley Burkes
OT on 0151 495 5444 or h.burkes@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
We are looking for HCPC registered
Occupational Therapists with excellent communication skills who can bring transferable
skills and experiences with children and some OT knowledge to the post.
You will be trained to provide
specialist therapy assessments including functional, and coordination
assessments. You will also be trained to provide specialist seating assessments
in schools, intervention planning and the ability to evaluate and record
outcomes for a range of children including those with complex conditions.
The post holder must have
excellent communication skills and be committed to continuing professional
development. You will be working alongside experienced Occupational Therapists
and the wider multi-professional team including physiotherapy, therapy
assistants, speech and language therapy, community paediatricians and
specialist nurses.
You should also be able to demonstrate
the ability to use current evidence-based practice and have research and audit
skills to apply in your practice. You will be directly involved in service
developments and initiatives and demonstrate the ability to contribute to the
learning, supervision and development of students and Band 3 staff members.
If you are looking for the opportunity
to be a part of a developing, innovative service with opportunities for
continued professional development, established access to supervision and
formal appraisal systems then we would like to hear from you.
About us
At Bridgewater, our PEOPLE values shape how we deliver our
NHS services in your local community.
They help us deliver our mission to improve local health and
promote wellbeing in the communities we serve.
After all, values are about people and they were
created in partnership with our staff to reflect what they felt was important
to them
Here at Bridgewater our shared values flow through the organisation.
P- Person-centred-We are passionate about individual needs and
promote independence in the healthcare we provide.
E- Empowered- We empower our people and encourage new ideas to deliver and create improvements in community care.
O- Open and Honest -We behave in a way that develops relationships
based on trust, openness, honesty and respect.
P- Professional-We support our people, so everyone has the right
skills and training to deliver outstanding patient care.
L- Locally Lead -We are always learning about our communities and
show great pride in being a local provider of health and care.
E- Efficient -We use our resources wisely to provide
sustainable and value for money healthcare for our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose:
To provide assessment, treatment and management of babies, children and adolescents who present with diverse physical, developmental and learning needs.
To hold responsibility for and organise own caseload, within delegated areas of the service, with on-going support from a more experienced Therapist.
To regularly supervise Occupational Therapy students on practice placement.
To work across the geographical areas within the borough.
To work closely with the multi-disciplinary team.
To continue own professional development.
Duties and Responsibilities
This list of duties is not intended to be exhaustive, but indicates the main areas of work and may be subject to change after consultation with the post-holder to meet the changing needs of the organisation
Clinical
- To plan, prepare and undertake assessments for a designated caseload, working in collaboration with child and carers/involved agencies.
- To identify areas of occupational performance and skill deficit in all functional activities of daily life.
- To work with the child and/or carers to identify goals as part of an overall care plan in co-operation with the multi-disciplinary team
- To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload, highlight areas of concern and managing own time under the supervision of more experienced staff.
- To plan and implement client centred individual and/or group interventions, evaluating treatment in order to measure progress/outcomes.
- To contribute to decisions about the most appropriate setting for interventions to take place e.g. Child Development Centre, school, nursery or home, acting as a lone worker when appropriate.
- To ensure joint / multiagency working occurs where appropriate, with health colleagues and partner agencies, attending reviews and clinical meetings as required by clinical responsibility
- To undertake joint assessments and interventions with therapy colleagues where clinically appropriate.
- To actively prepare and plan for supervision.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose:
To provide assessment, treatment and management of babies, children and adolescents who present with diverse physical, developmental and learning needs.
To hold responsibility for and organise own caseload, within delegated areas of the service, with on-going support from a more experienced Therapist.
To regularly supervise Occupational Therapy students on practice placement.
To work across the geographical areas within the borough.
To work closely with the multi-disciplinary team.
To continue own professional development.
Duties and Responsibilities
This list of duties is not intended to be exhaustive, but indicates the main areas of work and may be subject to change after consultation with the post-holder to meet the changing needs of the organisation
Clinical
- To plan, prepare and undertake assessments for a designated caseload, working in collaboration with child and carers/involved agencies.
- To identify areas of occupational performance and skill deficit in all functional activities of daily life.
- To work with the child and/or carers to identify goals as part of an overall care plan in co-operation with the multi-disciplinary team
- To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload, highlight areas of concern and managing own time under the supervision of more experienced staff.
- To plan and implement client centred individual and/or group interventions, evaluating treatment in order to measure progress/outcomes.
- To contribute to decisions about the most appropriate setting for interventions to take place e.g. Child Development Centre, school, nursery or home, acting as a lone worker when appropriate.
- To ensure joint / multiagency working occurs where appropriate, with health colleagues and partner agencies, attending reviews and clinical meetings as required by clinical responsibility
- To undertake joint assessments and interventions with therapy colleagues where clinically appropriate.
- To actively prepare and plan for supervision.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
- Health Care Professionals Council registration
Desirable
- Membership of Professional body
- Membership of Occupational therapy special interest group
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children with a range of paediatric disorders such as DCD, cerebral Palsy, learning difficulties
- or post graduate experience as an Occupational Therapist in any setting.
- Experience of a variety of assessment and treatment approaches / models such as neurodevelopmental, biomechanical.
- Experience of using both standardised and non-standardised assessment tools requiring dexterity, co-ordination and sensory skills in their administration.
- Experience of working under supervision and as an autonomous practitioner where suitable and acting appropriately on constructive comment.
- Experience of report writing
- Working collaboratively with other health / social care professionals
Desirable
- Experience of work in a community setting such as a special school, nursery school, sure start centre.
- Experience of service delivery in a lone working environment
- Experience of Clinical Governance issues and audit
Skills & Attributes
Essential
- Knowledge of clinical management approaches for paediatric occupational therapy for a variety of disorders.
- Demonstrate underpinning theory of and ability to participate in education of other health care professionals including students.
- Evidence of clinical reasoning skills and ability to reflect on and critically appraise own practice.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
- Knowledge of a childs normal/impaired development/function and disease processes and their implications on occupational performance.
- Effective communication skills with patients, healthcare professionals and other agencies.
- Knowledge of national policies and procedures (relevant to the client group)
- Good organisational, planning and time management skills
- IT skills e.g. word processing and data inputting
- Ability to work in a variety of positions, kneeling, sitting standing on the floor.
Desirable
- Ability to carry out risk assessments.
- Ability to assess physical social and environmental needs of a client.
- Awareness of SEND Code of Practice and National Curriculum
- Awareness of standards of record keeping
Job Specific Requirements
Essential
- Ability to move freely around the Bridgewater area
- The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
- Health Care Professionals Council registration
Desirable
- Membership of Professional body
- Membership of Occupational therapy special interest group
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children with a range of paediatric disorders such as DCD, cerebral Palsy, learning difficulties
- or post graduate experience as an Occupational Therapist in any setting.
- Experience of a variety of assessment and treatment approaches / models such as neurodevelopmental, biomechanical.
- Experience of using both standardised and non-standardised assessment tools requiring dexterity, co-ordination and sensory skills in their administration.
- Experience of working under supervision and as an autonomous practitioner where suitable and acting appropriately on constructive comment.
- Experience of report writing
- Working collaboratively with other health / social care professionals
Desirable
- Experience of work in a community setting such as a special school, nursery school, sure start centre.
- Experience of service delivery in a lone working environment
- Experience of Clinical Governance issues and audit
Skills & Attributes
Essential
- Knowledge of clinical management approaches for paediatric occupational therapy for a variety of disorders.
- Demonstrate underpinning theory of and ability to participate in education of other health care professionals including students.
- Evidence of clinical reasoning skills and ability to reflect on and critically appraise own practice.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
- Knowledge of a childs normal/impaired development/function and disease processes and their implications on occupational performance.
- Effective communication skills with patients, healthcare professionals and other agencies.
- Knowledge of national policies and procedures (relevant to the client group)
- Good organisational, planning and time management skills
- IT skills e.g. word processing and data inputting
- Ability to work in a variety of positions, kneeling, sitting standing on the floor.
Desirable
- Ability to carry out risk assessments.
- Ability to assess physical social and environmental needs of a client.
- Awareness of SEND Code of Practice and National Curriculum
- Awareness of standards of record keeping
Job Specific Requirements
Essential
- Ability to move freely around the Bridgewater area
- The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs.
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).
