Trust: BerkshireHealthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Ward/Dept: CYPITEast
Hours: 37.5 hours
Shift Pattern: Mon-Fri 8:30-16:30/9:00-17:00
Why might this job interest you?
Are you an experienced paediatric Occupational Therapist who is passionate about children with complex needs? We have a new and exciting opportunity for a band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the team based in Reading.
We have an exciting opportunity for a band 6 or experienced band 5 OT to join our amazing integrated therapy team. As a Childrens OT, you will be part of the Children and Young PeoplesIntegrated Therapy team under the direction of a Band 7 therapist. There will also be dedicated time and opportunities to shadow therapists in various settings, attend training
Main duties of the job
Function as a specialist autonomous clinician, with a role in supporting delivery of the CYPIT model, development of the CYPF (Children and Young People and Families model).
Provide specialist clinical care including assessment, diagnosis and interventions, for a mixed caseload, and to be active in providing guidance and support to other more junior staff.
Provide high quality assessment and interventions for children and young people with developmentally / complex needs in area of specialist expertise, using evidencebased/person-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
Provide specialist therapy input into clinical services within a designated area/team, contributing to defined projects as requested by Clinical Leads.
Provide high quality supervision as appropriate to your level of knowledge and skill to several band 5/4/3 therapists, enabling them to do the same to more junior staff.
About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges
Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave
Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want
Qualifications
* OT Qualification and experience mandatory.
* HCPC registration mandatory.
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.
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