Band 6/7 Occupational Therapist

The Methodist Church in Britain; England; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust's CYPIT occupational therapy team is seeking a six-month post placed through NHS Professionals. The role focuses on complex child assessment, diagnosis and intervention, with advisory, training and supervision duties, and maintaining clinical records.

The position is a Monday to Friday day role, with potential for remote working. HCPC registration and at least two years of experience working with children are required.

Qualifications

• Qualified occupational therapist with HCPC registration.
• Experience in NHS settings and with paediatric populations.
• Proven ability to supervise and train staff and students.
• Strong documentation and record-keeping skills.

Responsibilities

• In-depth clinical assessment and diagnosis for complex cases
• Provide intervention planning and delivery for children
• Offer training and supervision to colleagues and students
• Maintain accurate clinical records and reports
• Collaborate with other disciplines to deliver integrated care
• Report outcomes through letters and care plans
• Support and coordinate with education and therapy teams

Skills

Team collaboration

Clinical assessment

Documentation

Teaching and training

Education

Occupational therapy degree

Job description

A six-month post placed through NHS Professionals for Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, in its integrated children's therapy (CYPIT) occupational therapy team. The work centres on complex child assessment, diagnosis and intervention, alongside advising, training and supervising colleagues and keeping clinical records and reports. It is a Monday to Friday day role working with speech and language therapists, physiotherapists and therapy assistants, with remote working possible. Candidates need HCPC registration and at least two years working with children.

What the job involves

• Provide specialist advice, teaching and training to colleagues on individual patients and clinical delivery, inside and outside the service
• Investigate, interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical information to diagnose, evaluate and give prognosis, particularly for highly complex presentations
• Recommend the best course of intervention following comprehensive assessment
• Take professional and legal responsibility for own work, including managing the care of patients, and support more junior staff to the same standard
• Keep accurate, comprehensive, up-to-date records meeting legal and departmental requirements
• Report assessment and treatment results to other disciplines through reports and letters
• Work collaboratively with medical, nursing, therapy and education staff to deliver a coordinated integrated service

What’s required

Qualifications

• Occupational therapy qualification

Registration & licences

• HCPC registration

Experience

• NHS experience
• Experience supervising and training band 5 therapists, students and other professionals
• Minimum of two years working with children

What’s offered

• Learning and development opportunities for career progression
• Flexible and committed shifts
• Wellbeing resources
• Paid annual leave that builds up over time
• Access to shifts across over 50 partner NHS Trusts