Job summary
We are seeking a dedicated and enthusiasticBand 5 Paediatric Occupational Therapistto join our multidisciplinary team based at our Lanswood Park location in Colchester.
In this key role, you will provide assessment, diagnosis, and treatment to children, working collaboratively to support them, their families, and carers in achieving optimal self-management and care.
We welcome applications for both full-time and part-time positions, with flexible working hours available between Monday and Friday, 8am6pm. A hybrid working model is also available to support work-life balance.
Main duties of the job
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Support the Occupational Therapy Teams specialist intervention through having a small case load that would include: completion of individual assessments, school visits, report writing and development of home programmes.
- Work alongside the Band 6 and Band 7 Occupational Therapists within special educational needs schools to assess, review and order specialist equipment to support childrens function and provide interventions within the school setting.
- Co-facilitating targeted parent education workshops to families of children who have been referred to the Occupational Therapy Team
- Co-facilitating targeted school education workshops around sensory processing and gross and fine motor skill development.
- Facilitating targeted Occupational Therapy group sessions at different sites across North Essex to support the development of childrens skills and function.
Please see the attached job description for a full list of job responsibilities.
About us
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will feel valued asaPaediatric Occupational TherapistwithinHCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- Band 5 salarywith NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
- Free and plentiful on site-parking
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling.
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission
The Ideal Candidate
- Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Registered and compliant with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Evidence of Post graduate training/or equivalent experience relevant to speciality such as:
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- Child Development
- Specialist courses/ study on conditions that affect child development, autistic spectrum disorder, ADHD, neurodevelopmental conditions
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Demonstrable post registration experience of working with children in a similar area of paediatric practice.
- Working collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience of using a range of assessments and treatment methods
- A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes
Please see the attached job description for a full person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will feel valued asaPaediatric Occupational TherapistwithinHCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- Band 5 salarywith NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
- Free and plentiful on site-parking
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling.
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission
The Ideal Candidate
- Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Registered and compliant with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Evidence of Post graduate training/or equivalent experience relevant to speciality such as:
-
- Child Development
- Specialist courses/ study on conditions that affect child development, autistic spectrum disorder, ADHD, neurodevelopmental conditions
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Demonstrable post registration experience of working with children in a similar area of paediatric practice.
- Working collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience of using a range of assessments and treatment methods
- A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes
Please see the attached job description for a full person specification.
Person Specification
General Requirements
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Person Specification
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Desirable
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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.
