We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join our Adaptations Team in East Sussex.As a member of the Children's Integrated Therapy and Equipment Service the post-holder will be part of a countywide team providing specialist assessments to inform housingadaptations to children and young people up to the age of 18. The adaptations team also review specialist home equipment prescribed as part of a Disabled Facilities Grant and aspart of the wider integrated care team as required.The post-holder will be working within a strong, friendly and well -established team of Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Physiotherapists, Apprenticesand Integrated Therapy Assistants.You will have a strong desire to work with children or young people. Extensive training will be provided due to complexity of housing adaptations and high cost implications to meetthe needs of children with disability and their families in East Sussex.The post-holder will be required to develop equipment competencies and manual-handling skills which will be gained through a robust induction. Knowledge or interest inNeurodevelopmental conditions, including ASD, challenging behaviour and Neurodisability is essential to role.For an informal discussion contact Fiona Middlemass, CITS Professional Lead for Occupational Therapy on 0300 1232650.

Main duties of the job

You will be part of a team of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists and Assistants that covers early years and school years children with learning disability and complex/ multi-disciplinary needs.

• To provide a specialist role to children with disability in relation to home adaptations, manual handling and specialist equipment aged 0-18 as part of an East Sussex Children's Integrated Therapy Service, provided by Kent Community Health Foundation Trust (KCHFT).
• To be responsible for managing a complex and specialist clinical caseload.
• To provide a high quality and cost-effective clinical service to disabled children /young people and their families in collaboration with the Locality team, Professional Leads and Locality Clinical Managers.
• To be responsible for the appraisal and line supervision of Band 4 staff and/or Assistants/ Key Workers within the team in collaboration with Professional Leads and LocalityClinical Manager as appropriate.

Additional Working Pattern: 7.5 hours a day Monday to Friday

About us

One of the largest community NHS trusts in the UK, KCHFT are rated 'outstanding' by the CQC. We've got a passion for delivering high standards of care to patients and deliver excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values Compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent

We're committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, which leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. So, all our colleagues have equal access to career opportunities.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
• State Registered with HPC

Experience

Essential

• Experience across a broad range of placements
• Experience of working with children in any setting
• Use of functional assessment and activity analysis
• Experience in assessment and planning occupational therapy treatment for a variety of conditions

Desirable

• Documented evidence of CPD

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of assessment, treatment planning and evaluation
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Some knowledge of current best practice in OT
• Understanding of professional ethics and their application to practice
• Basic knowledge of the principles of clinical governance

Desirable

• Knowledge of common treatment tools and outcome measures
• Knowledge of complex neurological problems

Skills

Essential

• Ability to work with both groups and individuals
• Knowledge of typical conditions and child development
• Health, safety and risk awareness
• Good IT skills
• Good personal organisational skills
• Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance

Desirable

• Training and presentation skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Chaucer Clinic

Polegate

BN26 6QH

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