Band 6 Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Band 6 Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist to join our children's community service across Birmingham. The role combines clinic-based assessments with delivery of Packages of Care for children and young people with neurological and developmental needs, within a multi‑agency team.

You will provide clinical expertise to families, schools and carers, contribute to evidence‑based practice, and help children achieve

Qualifications

• Degree in Occupational Therapy and HCPC registration.
• Evidence of CPD activities in specialist area.
• Training in Sensory Integration or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Provide OT intervention at universal, targeted and specialist levels as part of a multi-professional team.
• Deliver assessments and Packages of Care for children and young people.
• Develop care plans, evaluate outcomes and modify as needed.
• Collaborate with parents, schools and other agencies to meet needs.
• Promote evidence-based practice and professional development.

Skills

Clinical decision making

Multi-disciplinary collaboration

Communication with families

Education and training

Education

Bachelor-level degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

Band 6 Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist

NB. All interviews will be face to face due to the recruitment process

We are delighted to be able to offer a committed and experienced clinician the opportunity to join our children's community service. This is a community post, across the large city of Birmingham, with a caseload of children and young people with neurological and developmental conditions. We would like to recruit an individual who has a keen interest in working with children and families within the community and as part of a multi agency team.

The work will primarily involve a combination of clinic based assessments delivering intervention in the form of prescribed Packages of Care.

NB * There may also be an opportunity to be part of the developing traded model within the BCHC+ OT service, SEND OT Team and the developing Experts at Hand Model.

Main duties of the job

To provide Occupational Therapy intervention at a specialist, targeted and universal level, functioning as an integral member of multi-professional team to support in the holistic assessment, diagnosis and intervention of children and young people according to agreed pathways.

To contribute towards ensuring children and young people with additional needs gain access to a broad, balanced and relevant education, whilst also having their exceptional needs met in an inclusive way.

Provide a source of clinical expertise/advice and guidance for families, carers, educational settings and other members of the multidisciplinary team.

To maintain, develop and promote excellence in clinical practice, with reference to current research and evidence-based practice,contributing to safe effective practice, alongside the service clinical leads.

To develop and maintain effective working relationships with parents / carers and other stakeholders, using negotiation, communication and interpersonal skills

See Job Description for more details

About us

Why Join Birmingham Community Healthcare?

We are incredibly proud of our dedicated, innovative, and committed staff who deliver an extensive universal and targeted occupational therapy offer across Birmingham.

If you are passionate about supporting children and young people with SEND and are excited by the opportunity to contribute to a nationally recognised programme of work, Birmingham is the place for you.

Be a Part of Our Team:

The OT service work 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 community and educational 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.

We offer a supportive working environment with access to specialist clinical support, and an emphasis on sharing good practice through effective team working.

Important: please ensure you check Trac account regularly for communications.

Job responsibilities

Please see Job Description for more detailed information and responsibilities:

• Carrying out Occupational Therapy at a universal, targeted and specialist level. This includes assessments, developing and implementing a range of programmes of care and treatment, to meet the needs of the clients, schools, families and their environments, in accordance with agreed pathways and in line with the tired model of service delivery.
• Work as part of multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams, including educational colleagues, providing Occupational Therapy intervention/support for children and young people.
• To provide care plans to meet goals and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions using appropriate outcome measures and make any necessary modifications
• Use specialist knowledge to inform clinical judgments and decision making. Undertaking differential diagnosis of cases and contribute to overall decision-making for complex clients with a range of disorders as part of a team approach
• Enable and empower staff, parents/caregivers to identify childrens needs and provide strategies to help at the earliest opportunity.
• Provide training and bespoke clinical support to children and young people, early years/ school staff and parents/caregivers.

Qualifications & Training

• Degree level qualification in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC Professional Registration
• Evidence of recent relevant CPD activities in specialist area
• Relevant training/short courses in specialist area e.g. Sensory-Integration

Skills/knowledge

• Competent in using evidence base to inform clinical decisions and best practice
• Knowledge of the national and political agenda influencing health services
• Knowledge of the needs of a diverse social and ethnic population and the impact on all aspects of service provision
• Ability to prioritise own workload and has insight into own coping strategies
• Ability to reflect on clinical practice and initiate appropriate changes
• Ability to work collaboratively with staff at all levels within the boundaries of the role and clinical competence

Experience

• Significant post reg experience as a paediatric OT
• Relevant OT experience of diagnostic assessment and intervention with children
• Relevant experience of working with children within an educational setting, Multi Professional Team
• Relevant experience of managing safeguarding concerns and an understanding of local processes
• Relevant experience of delivering successful effective training to other professionals
• Significant experience of providing support and supervision to colleagues and other professionals

Other

• Has a full, valid UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle to use for work

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.

Service Clinical Manager for Occupational Therapy

£39,959 to £48,117 a yearper annum (pro rata)