Band 6 Specialist Occupational Therapist
Are you lookingfor a job in paediatric practice?
Do you want to be part of a large trans-disciplinary team ofdedicated teaching staff, occupational therapists, speech & languagetherapists and wellbeing practitioners helping children aged 4-19 years withcomplex needs?
Do you have a passion for working with children, a growth mindsetand are confident, enthusiastic, calm, and adaptable? We welcome you to applyto join our team.
We have anexciting opportunity for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our therapyteam at Sherwood Manor Campus.
We offer:
A friendly,supportive and collaborative working environment
The opportunityto deliver a wide range of evidence based interventions with your caseload and develophighly specialist assessment and intervention skills
Onsite supportfrom an enthusiastic and dedicated team of experienced therapy and teachingstaff
Regularsupervision, continued professional development (including preceptorship) andtraining
The ideal candidate will have:
A wish to workwith children of all ages with complex needs
A growth mindset
Confidence,enthusiasm and a passion for learning
The ability towork as part of an integrated team of professionals
Main duties of the job
1. Working within a multidisciplinary team of Occupational Therapistsand Speech Therapists, the post holder will have the opportunity to work inlocal schools and colleges across the 4 years to 25 years age range or with asmaller age range within this.
2. Advising and supporting a range of schools/settings with childrenand young people with Occupational Therapy Needs (OT Needs) including apossible cohort with ASD, or PMLD to manage their caseload to ensure thatintended outcomes are delivered within agreed service standards.
3. Raising awareness of the needs of and strategies available forchildren and young people with OT Needs.
About us
Cognus Limitedis a Local Authority Traded Company, which is commissioned by the LondonBorough of Sutton to provide education services to early years providers,mainstream schools and specialist education settings in Sutton. Wholly owned bythe local authority, we deliver a wide range of high-quality services todeliver excellent practice that improve the lives of children, young people,and families in Sutton and beyond.
We offer an excellent package including:
* Workplace pension scheme 4% to 8%matched contributions
* 28 days annual leave pro rata plus BankHolidays
* Regular manager support and supervision
* Hybrid and flexible working
* Staff benefits package, currentlyincluding Employee Assistance Programme, Perkbox and (upon completion ofprobation) Sovereign Healthcare Cashback plans Cognus reserves the right to adjust theseadditional discretionary benefits to improve quality of their servicesprovided, maintain affordability for the Company and to ensure benefits remainfit for purpose with staff needs.
* Staff EDI group and Mental Health First Aiders to supportwellbeing and inclusion
* Cognus Coaching Programmes
* An ambitious culture with friendly and supportive colleagues
We also offer the following benefits for thispost:
* Access to highly skilled clinical leads
* Access to a wide range of clinical resources
* Complete preceptorship programme with highly skilled clinical supervisors
* RCOT and HCPC registrations paid
Job responsibilities
To personally undertake a case load of referrals to include:
* Visiting and assessing children and young people with OT Needs.
* To appropriately identify service provision in line with child and young persons needs at specialist, targeted or universal level of support.
* Delivery of specialist programmes on an individual and/or small group basis.
* Advice and treatment for children and young people with functional difficulties and sensory processing needs.
* Offering advice to parents and carers as well as teaching staff at a targeted or universal level.
* Maintaining children/young peoples records to a high standard.
Specific Duties:
To advise and support school staff on the education of children and young people with OT Needs including:
* Screening and prioritising new referrals in order to determine the need and level of occupational therapy provision required in line with service criteria.
* At the point of referral gathering relevant information regarding previous and current input from health and social care services.
* Carrying out a range of non-standardised and standardised assessments and interpreting a range of factors relating to the child or young persons condition; focusing on access to education.
* Providing reports to referrers and other agencies involved in the child/young persons care and advise on appropriate differentiation of and access to the curriculum.
* Plan, create and deliver a wide range of tailored interventions and/ or therapy programmes where direct OT input is indicated and effectively hand over prescribed programmes through training and modelling with teaching staff, parents and carers
* Maintain effective liaison with all partners e.g. parents/carers, professionals in Education, Health, Social Care and other Services with particular regard to Safeguarding and best practice.
* To monitor and record child or young person\'s progress and effectiveness of intervention through goal setting, outcome measurement and evaluation of practice and to communicate these as required to key stakeholders.
Collaboration with a range of partner agencies to create effective transition support for specific children and young people.
Promotion of effective inclusion of children and young people into all aspects of the school curriculum.
To attend and contribute to team meetings as required.
Training and Development Responsibility
* To be aware of changing trends in treatment and promote Evidence Based Practice; embedding this into own specialist area of work in order to provide the highest standard of care to service users.
Embedding legislative change and key developments relating to improved outcomes for children and young people with OT needs.
* To participate in clinical audit, service development activities and research programmes as required.
* To engage with continual professional development as identified through managerial and clinical supervision and appraisal, including attending training and courses as agreed.
* To comply with the Cognus Limited mandatory training requirements.
As part of the therapies team to plan, deliver and evaluate training sessions for schools and educational providers.
Person Specification
Person Specification
* - Educated to degree level or equivalent
* - Relevant qualifications including registration with HCPC
* - Ability to prioritise and deliver results to high standards
* - Leads others by setting a positive example in line with company values and acts as a role model
* - Experience as a paediatric occupational therapist
* - Adherence to RCOT and HCPC policies and procedures
* - Is decisive with problem-solving skills
* - Is committed to safeguarding and protection of children
* - Honours and upholds the Company's Equal Opportunity Policy, Dignity at Work Policy, Safeguarding and Protection of Children, Health and Safety and Data Protection Policy at all times.
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.
£43,359.42 to £51,501.25 a yearFTE (option of Term Time Only) + additional weeks, Incl. of HCAS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
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