We are pleased to be able to offer an opportunity for a 30 hours per week Senior Band 6 Occupational Therapy position based in the EasternLocality. Available as a Secondment or Fixed term position.
You will need to be able to provide a high standard ofassessment and intervention for the children and young people that we workwith.
The post is based within the Physicaland Sensory Pathway whilst working closely with colleagues across theother pathways within CFHD. We are an innovative, dedicated and friendlyservice with both development and CPD opportunities.
You will be expected to have clinical supervisory skills andbe able to hold a complex and varied caseload, working across the differentenvironments such as home, schools and clinics.
Please contact us if you would like any furtherinformation regarding this position we would love to hear from you.
Childrenand Family Health Devon (CFHD) is the place to be! We are developing aninnovative, integrated model of children's community services and looking forenthusiastic individuals to join our friendly and dedicated locality andcounty-wide professional teams.
As alarge community service, you will be joining a strong, enthusiastic andsupportive group of professionals who will be your peers, your phone a friendnetwork and your inspiring colleagues. This provides a real sense ofprofessional collaboration at work, that will be an asset to your daily work,your career development and your support network.
Main duties of the job
* Hold responsibility for the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of a case load within a designated geographical area, within own level of competence and capability
* Using a strengths-based approach; ensure clinical effectiveness through the use of evidence-based interventions, goal-based, collaborative practice and Routine Outcome Measures
* Deliver specialist occupational therapy advice, assessment and interventions to a client group of children and young people experiencing a range of difficulties in maximising their occupational performance within different settings
* Interventions may include direct therapy, coaching or training, provision or recommendations for suitable adaptive equipment where this is a statutory provision and provide specialist guidance and recommendations for home or school adaptations
* Supervise and support Occupational Therapy Technicians and/or Integrated Therapy assistants
* Mentor/ clinically supervise newly qualified Occupational Therapists and Band 4/5 staff as required
* Participate in the provision of student placements
* Promote and support participation of service users across the service
* Work across other geographical areas as required to support colleagues according to need and demand
* Part of the role will include assessment and intervention of specialised equipment and environmental adaptations as part of our statutory work completed
About us
Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) comprises anAlliance of NHS organisations working together to improve health outcomes forchildren and young people in Devon.
CFHD provides integrated care and treatment for children andyoung people across physical and mental health which are provided by Torbay andSouth Devon Foundation Trust and Devon Partnership Trust. We are workingclosely with other organisations and providers to ensure we deliver localityand county-wide based integrated access to all of our services.
CFHD works closely with our local universities of Plymouth,Exeter & the Peninsula Medical School where we support students in clinicaltraining placements and in addition support our own staff to undertake postgraduate training.
Our integrated care and treatment has beendeveloped and refined in partnership with children, young people and theirfamilies/carers.
We would like thepeople who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be understanding,patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe andcomfortable. It is important that they use their skills and experience tolisten carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way. When staff arepositive and friendly, they help to create an environment that is informal andwithout pressure.
Job responsibilities
FullVacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/PersonSpecification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supportinginformation from the role requirements or person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Degree in Occupational Therapy
* HCPC registration
* Diploma level specialist training or experience
* Good written and verbal communication skills
* Post-graduate certified courses specific to childrens needs (e.g. Sensory training; ADOS, 3di etc)
* Membership of professional body
Person Sepcification
* Please see the attached document for full job description and person specification
Experience
* To work within trust clinical guidelines and Royal College of OT and HCPC standards
* To have working knowledge of national and local standards and monitor own quality and safety of practice
* Extensive knowledge of Occupational Therapy models of practice and specialist approaches
* Extensive knowledge of legislation affecting clinical practice such as manual handling, housing and SEND
* Knowledge and experience of a wide range of Occupational Therapy therapeutic interventions for children and young people including but not inclusive to: manual handling, specialist equipment, 24-hour postural management, fine motor, sensory differences and housing adaptations
* Knowledge of a wide range of Occupational Therapy assessment tools appropriate to meet a wide range of needs in the paediatric population
* Knowledge and use of evidence-based practice and outcome measures
* Well-developed knowledge and understanding of legislation around SEND
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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