We are aiming to recruit an enthusiastic B6 Occupational Therapist (OT) to a 30.0 hours permanent post, within the Children's OT Specialist Team (West).

We are seeking an eager, innovative, pro-active and motivated OT to join our already passionate and dedicated Children's Community OT team, who cover areas in West Cumbria.

Working as part of an integrated team with other specialist therapists, you will be required to lead in providing contemporary evidence based assessment, advice and therapy to children and young people with a range of needs, working with them, their families and supporting agencies.

This is an exciting time to be joining the team as you will have a chance to shape the direction of the team in collaboration with the wider County Children's Occupational Therapy team.

You should have a degree or equivalent qualification in Occupational Therapy.

You will be well supported within your clinical environment with regular management supervision, professional supervision, safeguarding supervision and your health & wellbeing conversations.

If you think this position is for you and you would like to meet the teams or would like a look around the department before applying, please do get in touch with Louise Messenger 07811714347

Main duties of the job

Our team is recognised as being innovative and supportive. We provide an effective system of support and supervision, which may include 1:1, pair or group supervision, as well as participation with clinical networks, mentoring and other clinical learning opportunities.

All staff are expected to work to the Trust Values:

Kindness - Kindness and compassion cost nothing, yet accomplish a

great deal.

Respect - We are respective to everyone and are open, honest and fair

- respect behaviours.

Ambition - We set goals to achieve the best for our patients, teams,

organisations and our partners.

Collaboration - We are stronger and better working together with and

for our patients.

• To be responsible for provision of specialist assessment, treatment and management of babies and children who present with a wide variety of conditions in both acute and community settings. These include chronic, complex, disabling and life limiting conditions.
• To demonstrate sound knowledge and skills in the Occupational Therapy management of children's neurological and developmental conditions, and behavioural and learning disabilities.
• To be involved in the education and training of students, other healthcare and multi-agency professionals.

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':

Being a clinically led organisation

Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust

A positive patient experience every time

A great place to work

Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

• Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
• If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Important Information

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Disclosure and Barring Service:

On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.

The changes mean that:

• youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
• the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.

If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.

Nacro Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: helpline@nacro.org.uk

Unlock Tel: 01634 247350, email advice@unlock.org.uk or complete the online form on the Unlock website

The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: �18 + Administration cost of �3.85 = �21.85. Deducted at �6.85 from 1st month salary and �5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

Enhanced Check: �38 + administration cost of �3.90 = �41.90. Deducted at �11.90 from 1st month salary and �10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.

A lease car may be available for this position further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.

27 day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working Scheme

Excellent opportunities for development

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies

EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

These schemes are subject to availability.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• HPC registration
• Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy

Desirable

• Evidence of CPD
• Active member of Children and Young People's Specialist section of RCOT

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Knowledge of a wide range of Occupational Therapy treatment techniques
• Knowledge and experience of using the Model of Human Occupation
• Knowledge of the appropriate legislation relating to children and how this applies to occupational therapy
• Experience of prescribing specialist equipment
• Previous involvement in environmental adaptations
• Evidence of involvement in service development

Desirable

• Some knowledge of current NHS trends which influence service provision
• Knowledge of a range of currently available Children's specialist equipment
• An understanding of the Care aims approach

Skills & Aptitudes

Essential

• Good verbal and written communication skills
• IT skills including word processing, e-mail and publisher skills
• Previous experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
• Able to supervise students

Desirable

• Organisational skills demonstrated for example by the involvement in a particular project
• Good manual handling Skills
• Caseload management skills - especially identifying priorities and meeting deadlines

Personal Circumstances

Essential

• Ability to travel independently within this community role
• Demonstrates Trust NCIC Values - Kindness, Respect, Ambition and Collaboration

Other Requirements

Essential

• Promote equality and value diversity (Level 3)
• Experience of working with children in a professional, personal or voluntary capacity

Desirable

• Student placement with relevant client group.
• Band 5 experience of working with Children
• Caseload management skills - especially identifying priorities and meeting deadlines.

Employer details

Employer name

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Footsteps CDC, WCH

Homewood Road

Whitehaven

CA28 8JG

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