Are you passionate about empowering children and young people to fulfil their potential in daily occupations such as self-care, school and leisure?

Would you like to take a lead in shaping our service through the contribution and implementation of new, evidence-based ideas?

Do you have excellent communication skills, enjoy working as part of a team and want to be able to support the development of Band 4 and 5 staff?

Solihull Community Paediatric Team offers appointments in homes, clinics and schools, telephone appointments and virtual workshops to support parents and professionals. We have team meetings, supervision and CPD sessions each month to support individual and service development. We offer opportunities for home working, and have a base in the north and south of the borough.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 who would like a part-time, temporary position who would like to experience working in our paediatric community team. This is a fantastic opportunity for individuals who have a passion for Paediatrics and who want to develop their skills and knowledge within a supportive environment. We value new ideas and contributions to develop and improve each of our pathways.

For more information, please read the attached job summary. For any questions, contact Marie Roberts on 0121 722 8010. Interviews will take place on 3rd July 2024

Main duties of the job

Duties of a Band 6 O.T in this setting include:

* Provide assessment in the areas of self-care, school and play/leisure.

* Take a client-centred approach and to advocate on behalf of the child and/or their carers where appropriate

* Assess the impact of the environment (physical, social, sensory and cultural) on a child/young person's occupational performance

* Assess and make recommendations for the provision of specialist equipment and to monitor its use

* Set collaborative SMART goals with children, families and relevant professionals

* Use evidence of current best practice to plan, facilitate and evaluate appropriate interventions

* Formulate individualised, written home programmes focussed on family-centred goals

* Teach therapeutic techniques to parents, carers and education staff to enable them to carry out an OT programme for a child or group of children

* Evaluate progress using appropriate outcome measures and to modify strategies where appropriate

* Work confidently and effectively within the multi-disciplinary team

* Lead in the creation and delivery of service workshops to both families and professionals

* Analyse and reflect on the current service provision and lead on service development

* Actively participate and contribute to the service's CPD programme

* To provide formal supervision and leadership within the team.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• * GCSEs (including A -- C grade in English & Maths, or equivalent)
• * 3 passes at A level (or equivalent)
• * Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent overseas qualification
• * Registration with HCPC

Desirable

• * Member of Royal College of Occupational Therapists
• * Post graduate paediatric training

Experience

Essential

• * Able to assess develop and implement appropriate programmes of care, write reports and evaluate outcomes and treatment to meet the needs of clients
• * Experience of working with children and young people
• * Post graduate experience of advanced clinical reasoning within a range of occupational performance components (Motor, Perception, cognitive, sensory, ADLS)
• * Specialist knowledge of paediatric conditions including DCD, cerebral palsy, autism, sensory processing needs
• * Specialist knowledge of challenges affecting families of children with complex needs
• * Knowledge of clinical governance and its application to community settings
• * Documented evidence of Continuous Professional Development
• * Knowledge of safeguarding including areas of concern and common practice in it's management.

Desirable

• * Specialist knowledge and experience of paediatric assessments and interventions.
• * Experience of community work either pre/ post graduate
• * Extensive postgraduate clinical experience with children and families.
• * Experience of supporting junior members of staff

Additional Criteria

Essential

• * Computer literate
• * Ability to work autonomously
• * Ability to organize and respond efficiently to complex information
• * Ability to work collaboratively with other agencies
• * Ability to write complex information in a way that can be easily understood
• * Ability to work as part of OT team
• * Ability to work as member of wider therapy team
• * Ability to set own work priorities
• * Ability to reflect on and critically appraise own performance
• * Ability to analyse professional & ethical issues
• * Aware of own strengths & needs
• * Enthusiastic & motivated
• * Innovative
• * Desire to work as part of a team
• * Committed to client's interests
• * Able to perform tasks requiring moderate physical effort
• * Able to cope in stressful environments & with emotional people
• * Willingness to work flexibly
• * Able to meet the travel requirements of the post

Desirable

• * Experience of audit and outcome measurement

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Chelmsley Wood Primary Care Centre

6 Crabtree Dr, Fordbridge

Birmingham

West Midlands

B37 5BU

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