We are seeking an enthusiastic Band 6 Specialist Occupational Therapist to join our Childrens Occupational Therapy Service. This post has arisen due to an internal promotion and service development. You will be a key part of our Childrens Occupational Therapy Team. You will be keen to develop your specialist OT skills and deliver services to improve outcomes for children and families. You will be well supported by the OT team to develop your skills and will work within our Childrens Integrated Therapy Service alongside Speech and Language Therapists and Physiotherapists. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your clinical, leadership and management skills within Childrens OT.

Main duties of the job

You will be based primarily at the Childrens Centre in Sunderland but you will also work alongside the Childrens OT team across South Tyneside and Sunderland. You will work in clinic, home and education settings. You will be motivated to support children to achieve their best outcomes. You will be involved in assessing children and providing appropriate outcome focussed advice and interventions, to maintain and promote skills and independence. Experience of team working is essential. Support and supervision will be provided from more experienced therapists. You will also work closely with Speech and Language Therapists and Physiotherapists as well as Paediatricians and colleagues in Education. You will be joining a team of enthusiastic OTs across the Trust who are working together to develop services and improve outcomes for children. You will be part of a wider Therapies Directorate within a Trust that is keen to develop and support staff through supervision and CPD. You will be supported to work innovatively as we take the agenda for Childrens OT forward in line with current national and clinical drivers.

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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.

We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for STSFT. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via the Trust's Flexible Working Policy.

The Trust employs around 8,300 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area, in some cases to a population as great as 860,000. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Childcare Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements. The Trust will not accept applications which are found to be AI generated.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description for full duties of the Role.

To assist in the Childrens Occupational Therapy Team Services aim of promoting Childrens and Young Peoples health and well-being, through delivering therapy to enabling attainment of greater functional performance and promoting active participation and social inclusion in Activities of Daily Living.

Within service protocols and through applying the principles of Clinical Governance, to assess and treat children with a physical, learning or developmental difficulties working within a multidisciplinary team.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
• Registration with the Health Professions Council.

Desirable

• Post Graduate Training in Paediatric Neuro-motor difficulties and,or Sensory Processing Difficulties.
• Post Graduate Training in the delivery of Childrens Occupational Therapy.
• Student Educator

Experience

Essential

• Significant post graduate experience working in Childrens OT or other work with children.
• Experience of working across a range of settings eg acute, clinic, community, education.
• Experience of using specialist OT assessment and intervention techniques with children with complex and multiple functional difficulties, including children with autism.
• Varied experience in working collaboratively with other agencies.
• Varied experience in working to involve childrens parents and carers in therapy.
• Experience of working in a Multidisciplinary team.
• Experience of working with children with autism.

Desirable

• Experience providing OT to Pre-school children with complex functional
• difficulties.
• Experience providing OT to children with complex functional difficulties arising from physical impairments.
• Experience providing Paediatric Sensory Integration interventions.
• Experience of providing interventions to children with DCD
• Experience of providing group work.
• Experience of providing therapy in community settings.
• Experience in supervising assistant practitioners and junior members of
• staff.
• Experience of managing an aspect of service provision, for example Health & Safety audits.
• Experience of contributing to Student Placements.

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• Knowledge of child development and the impact of major Paediatric conditions on this including Autism.
• Specialist skills in using Occupational Therapy assessments and
• interventions with children with complex and multiple functional difficulties in performing Activities of Daily Living.
• Good skills in using reflection when applying clinical reasoning skills and Evidenced Based Interventions to therapy.
• Excellent therapeutic skills in working with children and encouraging
• parents and carers to be involved in therapy.
• Good skills in delivering effective time limited interventions.
• Excellent communication skills in a variety of settings.
• Training in safeguarding procedures.
• Ability to keep accurate and effective records.
• Excellent case management skills.
• Knowledge and experience of working within the EHCP framework
• Knowledge of clinical governance and relevant key legislation related to speciality.
• Excellent training and teaching skills

Desirable

• Good presentation skills.
• Specialist skills in assessment and OT interventions for physically impaired children with complex and multiple functional difficulties in performing ADLs.
• Specialist Skills in assessing children with physical functional difficulties for equipment to enable them to take part in ADL.
• Specialist Skills in assessment and OT interventions for children with Sensory Processing difficulties to enable them to take part in ADL.
• Knowledge of postural management systems

Personal Qualities

Essential

• An ability to work independently with
• minimal supervision.
• Motivated to improve service provision.
• An excellent ability to creatively apply
• therapy to meet the specific needs of
• children to take part in ADL.
• Committed to working under a family
• centered framework including involving
• parents in therapy.
• Committed to working to improve the
• functional lives of children and young
• people.
• Committed to work collaboratively with
• the trust and wider agencies.
• Committed sharing expertise within the
• team and wider agencies.
• Committed to working to support the
• service to meet its objectives.
• Excellent time management & personal
• organisation skills.
• Committed to Continuing Professional
• Development of self and others.
• Ability to meet the travel requirements of
• the post

Desirable

• Car driver, owner or access to mobility support.

Employer details

Employer name

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Sunderland Childrens Centre

Durham Road

Sunderland

Tyne and Wear

SR3 4AG

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