Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist (Children)

NHS; Jarrow; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist (Children)

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

Band 7 Highly Specialist Children's Occupational Therapist Full-Time (37.5 hours per week).

We know children's Occupational Therapy can improve the outcomes for children and young people. We are excited to have had extra investment into our service for children and young people with SEND. In this new role you will work alongside our Children's OT Clinical Team Leader service across South Tyneside and Sunderland as we integrate our teams to enhance service delivery, patient care and staff development.

You will work closely with the Children's Speech and Language Therapy and Physiotherapy teams as part of an innovative, supportive Therapies Directorate. You will have excellent supervision and be encouraged to develop your clinical, leadership and management skills. We encourage staff to explore opportunities in research and innovation to improve patient experience and outcomes as well as supporting staff development. Come and be part of our team as we take the agenda for Children's OT forward in-line with current national and clinical drivers.

Main duties of the job

You will:

• Provide highly-specialist OT assessment, diagnosis and intervention for a wide range of childhood disorders / disabilities.
• Provide a cost-effective service with evidence of patient-focused outcomes.
• Work together with the wider Therapies team towards integrated care for children.
• Support the development and use of the hospital information system for clinical care and caseload management.
• Work with external stakeholders and other Trust colleagues to develop the OT service for children.
• Demonstrate leadership skills.
• Provide supervisory support and/or development for staff / students / other professionals / parents and carers as required.
• Have a working knowledge of Education Health and Care Plans (Children and Families Act 2014) and report writing.
• Have knowledge of safeguarding issues.

Be required to meet the travel requirements of this Post.

About us

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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award-winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.

We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under-represented groups. Looking after our workforce's health and wellbeing is a priority for STSFT. We also provide access to high-quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via the Trust's Flexible Working Policy.

The Trust employs around 8,300 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area, in some cases to a population as great as 860,000. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Childcare Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.

Job responsibilities

To provide highly-specialist Occupational Therapy to children and young people including children and young people with SEND.

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Person Specification

Personal Qualities

• Ability to carry out tasks involving moderate physical effort e.g. moving and handling children.
• Ability to maintain high levels of concentration.
• Ability to lead service developments and long-term planning for the Occupational Therapy Service in a particular speciality.
• Ability to concentrate on tasks such as in-depth assessments, report writing and service reviews.

Other

• Ability to meet the travel requirements of the Post.
• Please provide a contact telephone number.

Skills

• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• In-depth knowledge of paediatric conditions.
• Attendance at fieldwork educator courses.
• Excellent knowledge of Occupational Therapy theory and approaches.
• Excellent knowledge of relevant medical conditions and functional impact.
• Knowledge of protocols and procedures.
• Knowledge of National Service Frameworks pertinent to the speciality.
• Understanding of STS NHS FT and its strategic direction/achievements.
• Ability to plan and organise own time and workload.
• Ability to delegate work to others.
• Ability to plan and organise time/activities and developments for the Team.
• Skills to lead the recruitment and retention of staff.
• Able to lead a team of Occupational Therapists resolving any issues that may occur.
• Ability to use initiative to make decisions.
• Ability to disseminate information to others.
• Ability to lead in-service developments.
• Able to manage a clinical caseload of high complexity and facilitate an Occupational Therapy service in a particular speciality.
• Ability to work autonomously, under pressure and set priorities.
• Ability to interpret national priorities and to put into practice any relevant changes.
• Ability to represent and make decisions for the Occupational Therapy Department at meetings.
• Ability to work as part of a team and facilitate team dynamics.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to discuss sensitive issues with parents of children.
• Able to discuss and deal with sensitive issues with staff members.
• Able to resolve professional and ethical issues.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Skills to facilitate or participate in research and/or clinical trials.
• Teaching and training skills.

Qualifications

• Recognised Degree in Occupational Therapy.
• Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Evidence of post-graduate training in Occupational Therapy.
• Evidence of short specialist courses in relevant fields which equate to MSc level e.g. sensory integration.
• Attendance at leadership/management courses.

Experience

• Experience as an Occupational Therapist.
• Experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary and multi-professional team.
• Experience of working with children affected by long-term conditions.
• In-depth experience working with children in a variety of settings.
• Experience dealing with complex cases in an Occupational Therapy setting.
• Experience of working in Occupational Therapy in a variety of settings across community, health and education.
• Working with children in a group setting.
• Experience in rehabilitation, goal setting and relevant interventions.
• Experience representing the profession and Trust with enthusiasm, commitment, motivation and integrity.
• Able to work constructively with colleagues, other professions and other agencies.
• Reliable and consistent.
• Professional attitude and professional integrity.
• Keen to develop new skills.
• Interest in research and development.
• Willingness to lead service developments.
• Willing to participate in supervision and appraisal.
• Willingness to undertake further study in the specialist area and study relating to managerial duties.

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.

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust