Children’s Occupational Therapist

Integrated Care System; Enfield; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

An established health service is seeking a dedicated Occupational Therapist to deliver high-quality services to children aged 0-18 in Enfield. The successful candidate will engage in planning, evaluating and providing family-centered interventions for disabled children. This role demands strong communication skills, the ability to work autonomously, and direct involvement in service improvements.

Qualifications

• Minimum 18 months postgraduate OT experience relevant to clinical area.
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Strong desire to work within a children's community Occupational Therapy Team.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessments and interventions for children with OT needs.
• Organise a designated caseload and ensure effective management.
• Participate in multi-disciplinary assessments and interventions.

Skills

Good communication skills

Teamwork

Clinical reasoning

Time management

Problem solving

Education

Dip. COT or BSc OT or equivalent

Fieldwork Education Certificate

Job description

To provide a high standard Occupational Therapy service to children aged 0-18years referred to Enfield's Children's Occupational Therapy Department.

To contribute to planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the Children's Occupational Therapy Service.

To contribute to service improvements and Quality initiatives within the team.

To be responsible for a defined caseload of children both within the community and special school, working autonomously with access to supervision. Advice and support from colleagues is available as required.

To provide family centred, occupationally focused assessment and intervention to disabled children and children with additional needs.

To work within the available evidence based and good practice guidelines

To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner. To assist in the supervision and training of students and junior staff as required.

Band 5 development to band 6 will be considered.

Main duties of the job

To provide assessment and interventions for children with OT needs and to provide expert advice, guidance and information to families, carers, schools and other professionals.

To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of children, and organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time. To assist more junior staff in this.

To participate in multi-disciplinary assessment and intervention.

To select and apply appropriate Occupational Therapy assessments for children, addressing occupational performance and enabling the child in areas of self-care, productivity and leisure.

To set occupationally focused intervention goals with children and/or their parents/carers that are family centred and agreed by the child and/or their parents/carers.

To work within an occupational frame of reference.

To demonstrate the ability to analyse the interplay of the child, environment and activity when assessing the child's level of functioning and identifying appropriate strategies and intervention to facilitate and enhance participation in self-care, school and play/leisure.

To demonstrate specialist knowledge of evidence-based practice and treatment options using current research, and clinical reasoning skills.

To plan and implement individual and /or group interventions, in collaboration with the child/carer.

About us

NMUH North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust (NMUH) is one of London's busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond. Our specialist services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell and thalassemia. In addition to a full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment services, the Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre is based on-site and provides services to support cancer patients' wellbeing. We also provide community services and have a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people in Enfield so that they can get the best possible start in life. This includes health visitors and school nurses who are delivering the national Healthy Child Programme, which provides a structured framework for the delivery of key interventions to support the health and wellbeing of children and families from 0 to 5 and school aged children from 5-19. The 0-19 service aims to improve pathways and partnerships with services in the hospital and deliver excellent care for the children and families. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/

Job responsibilities

To use excellent communication skills when working with children and young people and their families/carers to ensure their voices are heard and is reflected in goal setting and intervention.

To use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with children and carers. This will include individuals who may have difficulties in understanding or communication. For children who may be hearing or visually impaired, dysphasic or whose first language may not be English

To demonstrate effective communication skills with multi-disciplinants members and partner organisation (e.g. Education and Social services). Contributing to decisions in regard to client care.

To deliver training programmes to carers and school staff in line with care pathways.

To promote awareness of the role of OT

To use interpreters as appropriate

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Person Specification

Education & professional Qualifications

• Dip. COT or BSc OT or international equivalent HPC Registered OT Evidence of CPD
• Fieldwork Education Certificate Clean Driving Licence Member of British Association of Occupational Therapy Specialist knowledge through short courses eg. children with special needs- Equipment -Splinting

Skills and aptitudes

• Strong desire to work within a children's community Occupational Therapy Team Ability to organise & respond effectively to complex information. Good communication skills with an ability to present work both orally and written in a clear and logical manner. Demonstrate the ability to work as an effective team member with appropriate interpersonal skills. Good organisational skills with the ability to manage your own time and workload. Ability to present work both orally and written in a clear and logical manner. Ability to keep accurate documentation. Reflect & critically appraise own performance. Demonstrate sound clinical reasoning skills. Ability to laterally think and problem solve. Ability to work autonomously Ability to cope with working in a stressful environment and with potentially emotional or aggressive clients/carers. Ability to manage emotional consequences of working with children and young people with a range of physical disabilities, developmental and learning needs. Competent IT skills.
• Supervisory and appraisal skills of junior staff, including students or support staff.

Personal Qualities & attributes

• Self-motivation Flexible and reliable Ability to work sensitively with a multicultural and diverse population with a commitment to non-discriminatory practice. Thorough understanding of own personal development and learning needs Ability to meet the demands of the post including travel and working at a child's level

Knowledge/ Awareness Understanding

• Good knowledge of current best practice in Occupational Therapy Knowledge of Child Development and childhood occupations Experience of using clinical observations/outcome measures/goal settings/standardised testing Experience of client centred practice. An understanding of the importance of evidence base practice and how it applies to clinical practice In depth knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to children including safeguarding Demonstrate understanding of clinical governance and its implication for services Understanding of risk management and the risks involved in work in the community and clinical settings Understand legal responsibilities of the profession and associated code of ethics
• Member of COT Special Interest Group Knowledge of research process

Experience

• Minimum 18 months postgraduate OT experience relevant to clinical area i.e. children's, community, neurology, learning disabilities. Evidence of self-directed Learning Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience of working with children Experience of working within an occupational frame of reference Experience of providing Supervision

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.

£34,521 to £50,697 a yearper annum inclusive of HCAs