Band 7 Highly Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

Band 7 Highly Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist

We are delighted to be able to offer a committed, experienced and dynamic AHP the opportunity to join our friendly and forward-thinking children's community Occupational Therapy Team.

Are you an innovative OT looking to develop skills and shape developing city-wide provision working predominantly within traded contracts in schools?

• Do you enjoy the prospect of supporting an OT team?
• Do you want the opportunity to be involved in leading a friendly team where staff describe the service as "innovative, flexible, passionate and forward-thinking"?
• Do you want to be part of a team rated Gold for its care (Essentials of Care grading)?
• Do you want to work in a vibrant city with a range of multicultural communities and be part of an inclusive Trust which is keen to reduce inequalities?

If you are looking for a challenging, exciting role we want to meet you!

Main duties of the job

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. To work as part of multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams to deliver highly specialist OT interventions, using the tiered model approach and following the agreed service packages of care and pathways.

To provide Occupational Therapy at a highly specialist level, working in partnership with other agencies and disciplines to support in the holistic assessment, early identification of need, diagnosis and intervention for children and young people known to the service.

To maintain, develop and promote excellence in clinical practice across the BCHC Plus Traded team, within the wider Children's OT service, with reference to current research and evidence-based practice, contributing to safe effective practice in the specialist clinical area.

Please see Job Description for more detailed information.

About us

Be Part of Our Team...

The Occupational Therapy teams 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 AHPs 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.

BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you!

Job responsibilities

Please see job description and person specification for full details.

1. 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 tiered model of service delivery.
2. To enable and empower staff, parents/caregivers to identify children's needs and provide strategies to help at the earliest opportunity.
3. To provide training and bespoke coaching to children and young people, early years/school staff and parents/caregivers.
4. Working autonomously prioritising in own work area, balancing clinical and professional demands.
5. Negotiating with the multi-agency team, colleagues and carers in reference to management of complex clinical cases including instigating appropriate referrals.
6. Providing appropriate treatment based on best practice and available evidence, adapted to clients' needs and priorities including advising other professionals and parents on the appropriate type and level of support needed to develop skills in the school/home environment.
7. To support in the promotion and delivery of the universal and targeted offer to families/educational staff with clinical advice and signposting appropriately to other services.
8. Writing clinical/service reports containing highly complex, confidential and sensitive information which may be used in a legal context.
9. Have an understanding of the national perspective and future strategy for the NHS and related areas of health to ensure that staff in your team/s are fully aware of the implications and can contribute effectively to service improvement.

Person Specification

Skills and Knowledge

• Competent in using evidence base to inform clinical decisions.
• Knowledge of the national and political agenda influencing health services and specific service area.
• Knowledge of the needs of a diverse social and ethnic population and the impact on all aspects of service provision.
• Competent in using electronic systems relevant to practice in the Trust and in the clinical area.

Experience

• Extensive post-registration experience working as a therapist with children.
• Extensive experience of working as a specialist Occupational Therapist with children and families in a range of multi-disciplinary and/or multi-agency teams in Health and/or Local Authority settings.
• Extensive experience of managing a mixed and complex caseload of children and young people with a range of developmental disorders and delays.
• Relevant experience of working within the NHS. Knowledge of the SEND, local authority and NHS drivers and challenges as they affect and impact on service delivery.
• Extensive experience of providing complex written and verbal information/reports to others to a high standard.

Qualifications and 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.
• Full Membership of the Royal College of OT (RCOT).
• Ability to prioritise own workload and has insight into own coping strategies.
• Ability to respond to and lead change/innovation in specialist area.
• Ability to work collaboratively with staff at all levels within the boundaries of the role and clinical competence.
• 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.