Clinical Lead OT- Paediatrics Complex Disability Team

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Brimstage; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Paediatric OT to join the Children’s Complex Disability team at Leasowe Millennium Centre. You will lead the service, work with Early Years and Sensory Motor teams, and support school-age children with complex disabilities and neurological conditions.

The role involves coordinating housing adaptations, manual handling and education/community-based support, with a focus on effective care planning, staff education

Qualifications

• Postgraduate experience in children’s services and neurological conditions.
• Effective communication with staff, patients, carers and other agencies to coordinate care.
• Ability to organise audits, patient surveys or research to improve services.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop OT services for school-age children with complex disabilities.
• Assess and provide advice for housing adaptations, manual handling and access in educational and community settings.
• Provide specialist assessments for patients with complex presentations requiring advanced skills.
• Educate and advise staff, agencies, patients, relatives and carers, and the general public.

Skills

Paediatric OT

Clinical leadership

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Postgraduate OT specialization

HCPC registration

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced innovative Paediatric OT to join our Children's Complex Disability team team based at Leasowe Millenium Centre. As part of the wider Paediatric OT team including Early Years and Sensory Motor team you will work alongside the clinical leads of these areas to lead the Children's OT service.

The post will give opportunity to lead and develop OT services for school age children with complex disabilities andneurological conditions.

A significant aspect of the role is to assess and provide advice and support for Housing and adaptation, manual handling and access and support within educational and community settings.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and pro‑active OT with post graduate experience in a core range of specialities including children's services and neurological conditions.

To communicate effectively with staff, patients, carers and other agencies to co‑ordinate care and to ensure effective and appropriate planning and delivery of treatment.

To collect, analyse and deliver a range of more complex clinical information to staff groups, agencies, lay people etc for educational purposes, or service development.

To be a resource to support staff with complex patients requiring a high level of decision making.

To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your work including patient treatment, equipment use, resources and documentation.

To provide specialist comprehensive assessment of patients, with complex presentations, requiring a range of specialist skills, including highly developed physical skills, analytical skills and cognitive analysis skills.

To provide education and advice to own profession staff, other staff groups, agencies, patient groups, relatives and carers and the general public.

To organise and undertake audit, patient surveys or research in order to analyse effectiveness of service, identify patient need and to plan for improving and developing services.

To provide a good example of leadership, through effective team working, flexibility, enthusiasm and commitment to own speciality.

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as \"competent and caring staff\" by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.