Children's Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust; Ely; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

The East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is recruiting an Occupational Therapy Assistant to join the Children’s OT team in Cambridge. The post supports assessment, treatment and discharge planning for children and young people, under supervision, across clinic, home, school and preschool settings.

You will work autonomously within the OT service, manage your caseload, and benefit from regular supervision, training opportunities, and cross-disciplinary teamwork with therapists and

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years' experience as a Children's Therapy assistant.
• Knowledge of equipment provision and assessment procedures.
• Able to work autonomously within OT services and with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Assess for standard equipment with guidance from the Occupational Therapist.
• Promote independence, health, safety in clinical or community settings.
• Assist OT staff in non-direct patient contact: equipment maintenance, delivery and collection, clerical tasks.
• Accept patients referred by OT and carry own caseload.
• Work within the multidisciplinary team and report progress and problems to Therapists.

Skills

Autonomous practitioner

Communication

Organisation

Time management

Job description

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapy Assistant to use their skills and knowledge to make a real difference in children and young people's lives.

You will be joining a dynamic team of Occupational Therapists and Assistants within the Community Occupational Therapy Service to contribute to holistic care and therapy delivery for children and young people., To be able to work on a Tuesday

To work as part of the Occupational Therapy team, as an autonomous practitioner and understanding your role within the service

To undertake specific work independently, as identified by registered Occupational Therapy staff.

To accept patients referred by the Occupational Therapist and carry own caseload.

Work independently within the multidisciplinary team setting, reporting back patient progress and informing Therapists of any problems.

To appropriately conduct assessments, treatment and discharge planning for patients under the supervision of the Occupational Therapist

Typical caseloads have a mixture of children with physical and developmental needs, with conditions such as Cerebral Palsy and Autism.

Regular supervision will be provided. The post-holder will also be supported by the Team Lead OT for South Team and join other OT Assistant Practitioners at targeted training sessions as well as regular in-service training. The service is supportive of staff wishing to pursue apprenticeship training in Occupational Therapy.

To assess for standard equipment with guidance from the Occupational Therapist, adhering to relevant competencies.

To promote independence, health and well-being and safety in clinical or community settings.

Assist Occupational Therapy staff in activities related to non-direct patient contact: equipment maintenance, delivery and collection, clerical and administrative

The postholder will be an integral part of the Children's Occupational Therapy team supporting assessment and treatment for children and young people. The successful candidate will have a minimum of two years' experience working as a Children's Therapy assistant and have knowledge of equipment provision.

The post holder will be required to work as part of the Occupational Therapy Service as an autonomous practitioner to undertake specific work independently, as identified by registered Occupational Therapy staff. This will include working with other agencies and Multi-Disciplinary Teams to deliver Children's OT goals across different settings including clinic, patients' home, schools and/or pre-school sites.

The post holder will require very good communication, organisation and time management skills to support provision of effective interventions. The post holder will be based in Cambridge with some travel across the county.

Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.

There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.