Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist

NHS Jobs; Nebraska; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs in Nebraska seeks a Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist to provide specialist, evidence-based assessment and intervention for children and young people aged 0–19 across community settings.

You will manage a complex caseload, develop outcome-focused care, and collaborate with schools and social care to support the child and family, while maintaining high professional standards and contributing to service development.

Qualifications

• Provide specialist, evidence-based occupational therapy assessment and intervention to children and young people aged 0–19 across a range of needs and community settings.

Responsibilities

• Manage a complex caseload independently, prioritising effectively and accessing clinical supervision and support appropriately.
• Develop clear, outcome-focused packages of care based on assessment, clinical reasoning and best practice.
• Use specialist clinical knowledge to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate occupational therapy interventions and demonstrate clinical effectiveness through outcome measures.
• Work collaboratively with children, young people and families, ensuring they are involved in planning and implementing their care.
• Work closely with schools, education and social care colleagues and the wider multidisciplinary team to provide a coordinated approach around the child and family.
• Communicate complex assessment and therapy information clearly and sensitively, adapting communication to individual needs.
• Maintain high standards of clinical documentation, safeguarding, risk management, consent and professional practice.
• Provide mentoring, supervision, training and clinical support to less experienced Occupational Therapists, assistants, students and other colleagues as appropriate.
• Contribute to in-house training, joint consultations and training packages for parents, schools and other professionals.
• Take part in audit, research, quality improvement and service development activities, identifying opportunities for improvement and contributing to solutions.

Job description

Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist

As a member of the Childrens Integrated Therapies Service, you will: Provide specialist, evidence-based occupational therapy assessment and intervention to children and young people aged 019 across a range of needs and community settings. Manage a complex caseload independently, prioritising effectively and accessing clinical supervision and support appropriately. Develop clear, outcome-focused packages of care based on assessment, clinical reasoning and best practice. Use specialist clinical knowledge to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate occupational therapy interventions and demonstrate clinical effectiveness through outcome measures. Work collaboratively with children, young people and families, ensuring they are involved in planning and implementing their care. Work closely with schools, education and social care colleagues and the wider multidisciplinary team to provide a coordinated approach around the child and family. Communicate complex assessment and therapy information clearly and sensitively, adapting communication to individual needs. Maintain high standards of clinical documentation, safeguarding, risk management, consent and professional practice. Provide mentoring, supervision, training and clinical support to less experienced Occupational Therapists, assistants, students and other colleagues as appropriate. Contribute to in-house training, joint consultations and training packages for parents, schools and other professionals. Take part in audit, research, quality improvement and service development activities, identifying opportunities for improvement and contributing to solutions. Take delegated responsibility for specific team objectives, projects, workstreams or service developments. Contribute to the day-to-day functioning of the Occupational Therapy team and provide constructive feedback and ideas to support service development. Maintain and develop your specialist knowledge through CPD, supervision, reflection, training and evidence-based practice. Please take a moment to watch a video on our OT services here:CNWL Occupational Therapy Recruitment (FINAL) | Videos & Movies on Vimeo