Senior Children's OT — Expert at Hand Lead for Schools

East of England Community Health & Care NHS Trust; Kempston; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

East of England Community Health & Care NHS Trust is seeking an Advanced Children's Occupational Therapist to lead and develop occupational therapy services across Bedfordshire and Luton. The post involves acting as a named expert, providing consultation, training and targeted interventions within a multi-agency setting.

You will supervise Newly Qualified OTs, support practitioners and contribute to service development and evaluation while managing a small caseload of short-term targeted-plus

Qualifications

• HCPC registration as an Occupational Therapist.
• Experience working with children and multidisciplinary teams.
• Proven ability to train, coach and develop others.

Responsibilities

• Act as named Occupational Therapy Expert for a cluster of settings.
• Provide consultation, training and targeted interventions to education staff.
• Supervise Newly Qualified OTs and support practitioners/apprentices.
• Contribute to service development, evaluation and governance.
• Manage a small caseload of targeted-plus children with autonomy.

Skills

Pediatric OT

Clinical leadership

Training and coaching

Education

HCPC registered Occupational Therapist

Job description

East of England Community Health & Care NHS Trust is seeking an Advanced Children's Occupational Therapist to lead and develop occupational therapy services across Bedfordshire and Luton. The post involves acting as a named expert, providing consultation, training and targeted interventions within a multi-agency setting.

You will supervise Newly Qualified OTs, support practitioners and contribute to service development and evaluation while managing a small caseload of short-term targeted-plus