This is an ideal opportunity for a committed and experienced clinician to join our Children's Community Service as a Band 6 Occupational Therapist. This is a community post across the urban and rural communities of Gloucestershire.

As an Occupational Therapist you would be a key part of our community team, providing assessment, goal planning and reviews, working alongside a multi- agency team to enable our patients to gain their maximum level of independence in their own homes and schools.

You will need to be a car driver - Independent means of travel are essential for this role.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an experienced, flexible and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join our Children's community service. This is a community post across the county of Gloucestershire , working with children with neurological, neurodiverse and developmental conditions. Candidates should have a good variety of clinical experience and be committed to providing the highest standard of assessment and treatment.

The successful applicant will have excellent communication skills, will enjoy working with children , their families and carers and enjoy working in a team. The applicant will also be able to support junior staff and support staff.

The work will primarily involve a combination of clinic based assessments and visits to a child's home and school.

This is a very exciting time to join our team, as we continue to develop the OT service. We would encourage the successful candidate to contribute to this process alongside colleagues.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

About us

We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.

The annual NHS Staff Surveygives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:

• 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users
• 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work
• 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority
• 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative

Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To work as a Band 6 Childrens' Occupational Therapist in the CYPS (Children and Young Persons Service) Childrens' OT Service. To work with children with physical disabilities, cognitive impairment and complex social and community needs, who are experiencing occupational performance difficulties within and around their home or school environment.

• To work as an integral member of the CYPS OT Service to provide a service through holistic assessment , collaborative goal setting and the delivering and evaluating of intervention to children in their homes or schools.
• The assessment may be clinic based or in the child's home/school.
• To use a recognised model of practice to underpin all practice
• Assess and treat own caseload of patients/clients.
• The post holder will provide supervision and support to registered OTs, OT assistants as appropriate.
• Provide occupational therapy advice to other disciplines
• May participate in departmental research

Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree/diploma in Occupational Therapy

Desirable

• Further qualifications relevant to community practice

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in the NHS in the UK in the clinical specialty

Desirable

• Experience of supervising, appraising and providing education/training to others

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

QUEDGELEY HEALTH CLINIC

ST JAMES

GLOUCESTER

GL2 4WD

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327-24-809-A