Specialist Children's & Young Person's Occupational Therapist

NHS; Hereford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Hereford is seeking a qualified Specialist Children's & Young Person's Occupational Therapist to join their Children's Community Therapy team. You will provide specialized services to children aged 0-18, manage caseloads, and design treatment plans. A degree in Occupational Therapy, HCPC registration, and experience with child assessments are required. The role offers a supportive environment within a multidisciplinary team and the chance for professional development.

Benefits

Great work-life balance

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Significant post graduate experience and CPD relevant to Children's Occupational Therapy.
• Knowledge and experience of using assessments.
• Experience working with children as an Occupational Therapist.

Responsibilities

• Provide a specialist and comprehensive Occupational Therapy service.
• Plan and manage own caseload and interventions.
• Design individual therapeutic treatment plans.

Skills

Knowledge and experience of using both standardised and non-standardised assessments

Computer and keyboard skills

Demonstration of knowledge, understanding and ongoing use of OT core skills

Knowledge of legislation pertaining to children

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent

HCPC Registration

Significant post graduate experience and CPD relevant to Children's Occupational Therapy / Specialist courses

Job description

Specialist Children's & Young Person's Occupational Therapist

We are in search of a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our Children's Community Therapy team.

As a Band 6 Children's Occupational Therapist you will be responsible for providing a specialist and comprehensive Occupational Therapy service for children 0-18 years and their families, who have a Herefordshire GP.

Planning and management of your own caseload and interventions, providing specialist assessment and treatment and referring children to other specialist services as needed.

These interventions will take place in the most relevant environment for the child and their family - the home environment, therapy suite or schools.

Main duties of the job

Whilst working as an autonomous practitioner in the community, within the county of Herefordshire, plan and organise own caseload according to the needs of the children and the service.

To use evidence based standardised and non-standardised assessment tools with children, including observations in the most appropriate settings for the child/young person, in order to establish levels of functional ability and disability and to inform your practice and intervention.

To agree child focused aims, goals and objectives for all OT intervention.

To design individual therapeutic treatment plans, for children to be carried out either by you or delegated to Occupational Therapy support workers, families, carers or school staff.

About us

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.

Job responsibilities

For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

• Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent
• HCPC Registration
• Significant post graduate experience and CPD relevant to Children's Occupational Therapy / Specialist courses (or equivalent experience)

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

• Knowledge and experience of using both standardised and non-standardised assessments
• Computer and key board skills
• Demonstration of knowledge, understanding and ongoing use of OT core skills
• Knowledge of legislation pertaining to children

Experience

• Experience of working with children as an Occupational Therapist

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.