Clinical Lead OT- Paediatrics Complex Disability Team

The Methodist Church in Britain; Bebington; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Clinical Lead for the Children’s Complex Disability team within Paediatric OT. The role centres on leading occupational therapy for school-age children with complex disabilities and neurological conditions, with a focus on housing and adaptation, manual handling, and access in educational and community settings.

Applicants should have postgraduate experience in children’s services and neurology and be HCPC registered.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate experience in children’s services and neurology is required.
• HCPC registration is required.
• Basic computer skills are expected.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop OT services for school-age children with complex disabilities and neurological conditions.
• Carry out a range of assessments and interventions.
• Provide advice and support to educational and community settings.
• Assess and advise on housing and adaptation, manual handling and access in educational and community settings.
• Provide specialist comprehensive assessment of patients with complex presentations.
• Coordinate care and plan treatment with staff, patients, carers and agencies.
• Be responsible and accountable for treatment, equipment use, resources and documentation.
• Collect, analyse and deliver complex clinical information for education or service development.

Skills

Basic computer skills

Education

HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist (BSc/Graduate Diploma)

Job description

This is a clinical lead post in the Children's Complex Disability team at Leasowe Millennium Centre, within the paediatric OT service at Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The role centres on leading OT for school-age children with complex disabilities and neurological conditions, plus advice to schools and community settings. Its distinct focus is housing and adaptation, manual handling and access advice, alongside the Early Years and Sensory Motor leads. Applicants need postgraduate children's and neurology experience and HCPC registration.

What the job involves

• Lead and develop OT services for school-age children with complex disabilities and neurological conditions
• Carry out a range of assessments and interventions
• Provide advice and support to educational and community settings
• Assess and advise on housing and adaptation, manual handling and access in educational and community settings
• Provide specialist comprehensive assessment of patients with complex presentations
• Communicate with staff, patients, carers and agencies to coordinate care and plan treatment
• Act as a resource for staff with complex patients requiring high-level decision making
• Be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for treatment, equipment use, resources and documentation
• Collect, analyse and deliver complex clinical information for education or service development
• Provide education and advice to own profession, other staff, agencies, patient groups, carers and the public
• Organise and undertake audit, patient surveys or research to assess service effectiveness and plan improvements
• Lead by example through team working, flexibility, enthusiasm and commitment to the speciality

What’s required

Qualifications

• Graduate Diploma or BSc, or equivalent HCPC-recognised qualification in occupational therapy

Registration & licences

• HCPC registration

Experience

• At least 4 years post-graduate experience
• Band 5 AHP experience followed by experience at band 6 (or equivalent) in a relevant area
• Postgraduate experience across children's services and neurological conditions

Skills & knowledge

• Basic computer skills

Nice to have

• Membership of a professional body such as the Royal College of Occupational Therapy
• Post-registration training recognised as masters level, such as MACP, Sensory Integration, Bobath or PENG
• Evidence of specialist clinical skills and knowledge in a CPD portfolio