Band 7 Occupational Therapist

Birmingham Community Health Care Nhs Foundation Trust; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist to join its Neurodevelopmental Team within the Inclusion Services. You will assess and support children with neurodivergent conditions in a multidisciplinary setting, using standardised autism assessments and providing clinical leadership to junior colleagues.

You will work across Birmingham, with some assessments conducted virtually, supported by strong supervision and opportunities for CPD.

Qualifications

• Registered Occupational Therapist with HCPC registration is required.
• Experience with neurodevelopmental conditions and autism assessments is essential.
• Ability to lead and support junior staff and students within a MDT.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and supervision within the Neurodevelopmental Team.
• Assess and support children with neurodivergent conditions within a MDT setting.
• Utilise standardised autism assessments as part of multi-disciplinary work.
• Contribute to audits of clinical practice and service development.

Skills

Neurodevelopmental conditions

Autism assessments

Client-centred practice

Clinical leadership

IT literacy

Education

HCPC registered

Tools

Autism assessment tools

Job description

You will have strong clinical skills and a passion for working with children with SEND, with a specific interest and expertise in the assessment and diagnosis of Autism. You will have proven experience of successfully working with a range of children and young people, their families and others. You will have excellent communication and team working skills. You will be willing to work in a full range of locations across the city of Birmingham, as well as undertaking some assessments virtually. To make effective use of our mobile working technology and IT systems, you will also have good IT skills. We offer a friendly and supportive working environment with a strong emphasis on Clinical Supervision and CPD to support your development. We have robust supervision arrangements through our team of Senior Therapists and AHP Leads. The Neurodevelopmental Team works 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 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 experience.

Are you an innovative Occupational Therapist, excited about a new way of working within the NHS?

• Experienced in neurodevelopmental conditions and looking for a new challenge?
• Are you passionate about working with children?
• Do you want the opportunity to be part of a friendly and supportive Multidisciplinary Team?
• 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 health inequalities?

If you are looking for an exciting role, we want to meet you! Come and join us to work within a fast developing, dynamic and pioneering Neurodevelopmental (ND) Team across the city of Birmingham, working alongside a range of professionals, including from children's therapy, clinical psychology and medical colleagues, education and local authority partners. We are looking for highly motivated and committed therapists with established skills in holistic, client-centred practice, for a number of posts at Band 7. The successful candidates will be offering, evaluating and developing, assessment and support of children with neurodivergent conditions within a multi-disciplinary team. You will offer clinical leadership and support to more junior team members and students. You will already be trained to use a range of standardised autism assessments, as a member of the multi-disciplinary team. You will carry out audits of clinical practice and support the development of the service.

Be Part of Our Team... BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. 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 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.