Bank level 7 Highly Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist

The Methodist Church in Britain; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a highly specialist paediatric occupational therapist to assess, diagnose and intervene with children with complex neurodevelopmental needs. The role involves leading a complex caseload across child development centres, schools and family homes, with some virtual assessments, and HCPC registration is required.

You will supervise therapy assistants, provide clinical leadership, and contribute to service development while

Qualifications

• First degree relevant to the service area.
• Recent CPD and training in the specialist area and clinical leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist assessments and interventions for children and young people with complex neurodevelopmental needs.
• Manage a complex caseload, contributing to holistic assessment, diagnosis and multidisciplinary decisions.
• Deliver individual and group interventions and individualised programmes within agreed pathways and packages of care.
• Work with families, schools, health professionals, local authority, social care and partner agencies.
• Provide supervision and training to therapy assistants, colleagues and other professionals.
• Provide clinical leadership in the specialist area and support service development.
• Produce high-quality reports and maintain accurate clinical records.
• Promote evidence-based practice and contribute to policy and service transformation.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Mentor staff

Evidence-based practice

Data analysis

Education

BSc Occupational Therapy

Masters (nice to have)

Job description

A bank post as a highly specialist paediatric occupational therapist within Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, working with children with complex neurodevelopmental needs. The work centres on assessment, diagnosis and intervention, including autism assessment, alongside leading a complex caseload and supporting junior staff. Work is based in child development centres, schools and family homes across the city, with some assessments done virtually. A full driving licence and access to a vehicle are needed, along with HCPC registration.

What the job involves

• Provide specialist assessments and interventions for children and young people with complex neurodevelopmental needs
• Manage a complex caseload, contributing to holistic assessment, diagnosis and multidisciplinary decisions
• Deliver individual and group interventions and individualised programmes within agreed pathways and packages of care
• Work with families, schools, health professionals, local authority, social care and partner agencies
• Provide supervision, support, mentoring and training to therapy assistants, colleagues and other professionals
• Provide clinical leadership in the specialist area and support service development
• Assess, recommend and monitor therapeutic equipment and advise on its safe use
• Monitor and manage clinical risk, safeguarding concerns and quality standards
• Lead or contribute to audits, outcome evaluation and research implementation
• Produce high-quality reports, including documents that may be used in legal contexts, and maintain accurate clinical records
• Promote evidence-based practice and contribute to policy, protocol, pathway and service transformation
• Give advice and second opinions within the specialist field

What’s required

Qualifications

• First degree relevant to the service area
• Recent relevant CPD and training in the specialist area and clinical leadership

Registration & licences

• HCPC registration to practise
• Registration with the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists and full membership of a relevant professional body

Experience

• Extensive diagnostic assessment and intervention in the specialist area, working with children and families in multidisciplinary and multiagency teams across local authority and health settings
• Extensive management of a mixed, complex caseload with developmental disorders and delays
• Significant safeguarding experience, understanding of local processes, and leadership experience for service development
• Significant experience supervising colleagues and delivering training to qualified professionals, and giving complex written and verbal information to a high standard

Skills & knowledge

• Using and critically appraising the evidence base to inform specialist practice and service
• Knowledge of the national and political agenda and of the needs of a diverse population
• Collecting and analysing data and critiquing research for service development
• Competence with electronic systems used in the Trust and the clinical area

Checks & eligibility

• Full driving licence and access to a vehicle

Other

• Willing and able to work across the city
• Able to carry a variety of equipment safely between locations

Nice to have

• Masters postgraduate qualification relevant to the service area