Childrens Occupational Therapist

Integrated Care System; Enfield; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is looking for a Band 5 Occupational Therapist in Enfield to join a dynamic children's team. No prior experience is necessary, as comprehensive training will be provided. You will work with children (0-18 years), offering assessment and interventions in various settings. This role offers a competitive salary and the chance to develop specialist skills within the community paediatrics framework.

Qualifications

• Experience of a range of clinical placements, especially within the NHS.
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Practice placement in Children's Occupational Therapy.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialized assessment and intervention to children (0-18 years).
• Participate in multi-disciplinary assessment and intervention.
• Manage clinical risk within own clinical caseload.

Skills

Strong desire to work within a children's community Occupational Therapy Team

Excellent communication skills

Ability to organize & respond effectively to complex information

Education

Dip. COT or BSc OT or international equivalent

HPC Registered OT

Member of British Association of Occupational Therapy

Job description

Children's Occupational Therapy Job Advert

Band 5 Post fixed term cover until 27/02/26

Are you interested in a career in Childrens OT? But have no experience? Then this could be the role for you!

We are a dynamic, innovative, and friendly team who report high levels of job satisfaction. We offer a professionally led service, monthly in-service team training, effective supervision and External Training opportunities through the Trust.

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Band 5 Occupational Therapist who wishes to develop specialist skills in community Paediatrics within a supportive team. We are looking for a creative, friendly, and enthusiastic OT to join our established Children's Team. We are located near Enfield Town, with easy commuter links from central London/Hertfordshire.

No experience of children's OT is necessary as we will provide in house training and clinical support. However, an ability to work within an Occupational Frame of Reference and a strong desire to work within children's services is essential.

For an informal chat or to arrange a visit please contact: Fiona Kingsley, clinical lead 0204553 7704.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Main duties of the job

Your job will be to provide specialised assessment and intervention to children (0-18years) with varying needs in community settings, mainstream schools, clinic and at home. You will work alongside the MDT on integrated pathways, including the joint DCD diagnostic clinic.

Enfield OT is committed to evidence-based practice; you will have the opportunity to gain skills in CO-OP and M-CIMT, as well as running groups and parents and school staff training sessions. We are an innovative team and one of the first children's services to develop leisure groups with local community providers.

This role includes participating in service development and in-service training provision.

Job responsibilities

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 service improvements and Quality initiatives within the team.

To be responsible for a defined caseload of children both within the community, working autonomously but with close supervision and clinical support.

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.

About us

About our AHP strategy

Allied Health Professions (AHPs) are the third largest workforce in the Trust and include dietitians, physiotherapists, podiatrists, occupational therapists, operating department practitioners, orthoptists, diagnostic and therapeutic radiographers, and speech and language therapists.

AHPs can work autonomously, lead teams and have a critical contribution to make to children and adults and all patient journeys including end-of-life care. AHPs provide direct patient care, offer numerous rehabilitation approaches, operate sophisticated diagnostic, screening and treatment equipment, and contribute to broader population health outcomes.

Many patients have complex needs and AHPs, whether working autonomously or in collaboration with other health and social care staff, have a positive impact on health outcomes and are essential to high quality, timely and accessible healthcare.

Our refreshed seven strategic ambitions for the next five years. They build on the work completed in 2020 and provide a framework to support us in achieving our vision to deliver outstanding diagnostics, treatment and rehabilitation and promote the health of our local population in partnership with others.

Job responsibilities

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 work autonomously but with the ability to know when to seek support and clinical advice.

To participate in multi-disciplinary assessment and intervention.

With clinical support as needed to select and apply appropriate OccupationalTherapy 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 increasingly demonstrate the ability to analyse the interplay of the child, environment and activity when assessing the childs 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 interventions, in collaboration with the child/carer.

To work with Senior OTs to provide training sessions to schools and families and group therapy sessions.

To evaluate interventions through the use of appropriate outcome measures, to ensure effectiveness of intervention.

To manage clinical risk within own clinical caseload and seek help as needed.

Person Specification

Values

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & professional Qualifications

• Dip. COT or BSc OT or international equivalent
• HPC Registered OT
• Evidence of CPD
• Member of British Association of Occupational Therapy

Experience

• Experience of a range of clinical placements, some of which should have been undertaken within the NHS
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience of client centred practice
• Experience of working within an occupational frame of reference
• Practice placement in Childrens Occupational Therapy

Skills and aptitudes

• Strong desire to work within a children's community Occupational Therapy Team
• Able to work autonomously and on own initiative but recognise when to seek support.
• Excellent communication skills with an ability to present work both orally and written in a clear and logical manner
• Ability to organise & respond effectively to complex information

Knowledge/ awareness understanding

• Good knowledge of current best practice in Occupational Therapy
• Knowledge of "Occupational frames of reference"
• Some knowledge of Child Development and childhood occupations
• Member of COT Special Interest Group
• Experience of using clinical observations/outcome measures/goal settings/standardised testing
• Self-motivation and desire to learn.
• Flexible and reliable
• Ability to work sensitively with a multicultural and diverse population with a commitment to non-discriminatory practice

Other requirements

• Ability to meet the demands of the post including travel and working at a child's level
• Clean driving licence & Vehicle owner.

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.

£35,763 to £43,466 a yearPer Annum including HCAS