Job summary
An exciting opportunity has become available for a Band 6 Occupational Therapy post working within the Resilient Families Service (RFS) and aligned within the Paediatric Occupational Therapy Team in Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB. The post holder will provide support and advice by working in partnership with key professionals in the Resilient Families Service to ensure that children are meeting developmental milestones and that those individuals, including parents and professionals, can identify sensory processing difficulties and respond to them appropriately.
The post holder will be based at Carnegie Clinic or Ty Trevithick Resilient Families Team, however will be required to work across Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTMUHB) and Rhondda Cynon Taf sites. The successful applicant will need to be a team player, who is flexible in approach, resourceful and keen to demonstrate the distinctive contribution and added value that an Occupational Therapist can offer the multiagency team. You will need excellent communication skills and be able to demonstrate a genuine interest in achieving wellbeing and positive health outcomes for children and young people.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
This post is fixed term/secondment for 3 years to meet the needs of the service.
Main duties of the job
- Ensure the provision of high quality Occupational Therapy services to children and young people with a range of sensory processing difficulties referred to the RFS.
- Provide specialist assessment, treatment and advice for children and young people with a range of sensory processing difficulties and their families, using evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
- Provide support and advice to the CANS Team, Talk and Play and Childcare staff to develop bespoke interventions for children with sensory processing difficulties, respond to and support requests for opinion relating to sensory processing from Community Wellbeing & Resilience professionals.
- Visit childcare settings and schools as required to observe children open to the RFS and provide support and advice to childcare providers and teachers to ensure that a consistent approach is taken to meeting their identified sensory needs.
- Identify, provide, evaluate and report outcomes of a programme of training to the CANS Team, childcare settings, school staff and the wider Community Wellbeing and Resilience Service, to ensure children and young people receive an appropriate programme of intervention and support to improve their development and skills acquisition.
- Contribute to or lead service delivery and quality improvement. and develop skills and knowledge through participation in CPD development programmes and competency framework.
About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Post Graduate training in Fieldwork Education
- Registered member of Health Professional council
Desirable
- Post-graduate training related to Paediatric OT
Experience
Essential
- Post Graduate clinical experience in Paediatric OT
- Clinical experience in group ans individual Paediatric intervention
- Experience of supervision
- Experience in a range of settings e.g. home, schools and community
Desirable
- Ability to use reflective practice based on current evidence
- Experience of adising/teaching
- Experience of cross organisational working
- Assessor experience of Agored
Knowledge and Understanding
Essential
- Knowledge of sensory processing difficulties and impact to child/YP
- Knowledge and application of principles of clinical governance and risk management
- Knowledge of roles of other professionals and principles partnership working
- Knowledge of standardised and non standardised assessments used within Paediatrics and in relation sensory processing
- Knowledge of a broad range of Paed conditions DCD, autism, ND and physical conditions
- Knowledge and understanding of Paed approaches and graded interventions particualrly sesnory and play
Desirable
- Knowledge of national drivers for helath provision for Paediatrics
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work well under pressure
- Ability to work in a team
- Clinical reasoning skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Presentation skills
Desirable
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Embrace innovative practice
- Appraise own performance
- Use of clinical supervision
- Autonomous working
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Post Graduate training in Fieldwork Education
- Registered member of Health Professional council
Desirable
- Post-graduate training related to Paediatric OT
Experience
Essential
- Post Graduate clinical experience in Paediatric OT
- Clinical experience in group ans individual Paediatric intervention
- Experience of supervision
- Experience in a range of settings e.g. home, schools and community
Desirable
- Ability to use reflective practice based on current evidence
- Experience of adising/teaching
- Experience of cross organisational working
- Assessor experience of Agored
Knowledge and Understanding
Essential
- Knowledge of sensory processing difficulties and impact to child/YP
- Knowledge and application of principles of clinical governance and risk management
- Knowledge of roles of other professionals and principles partnership working
- Knowledge of standardised and non standardised assessments used within Paediatrics and in relation sensory processing
- Knowledge of a broad range of Paed conditions DCD, autism, ND and physical conditions
- Knowledge and understanding of Paed approaches and graded interventions particualrly sesnory and play
Desirable
- Knowledge of national drivers for helath provision for Paediatrics
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work well under pressure
- Ability to work in a team
- Clinical reasoning skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Presentation skills
Desirable
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Embrace innovative practice
- Appraise own performance
- Use of clinical supervision
- Autonomous working
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
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).
