Highly Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist (SEND)
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Job summary
As part of a multidisciplinary team, provide comprehensive paediatric occupational therapy services for children in educational settings with developmental concerns.
Work with children and their families in educational and other appropriate settings, including children’s centres.
Contribute to the organisation, planning, and development of the occupational therapy service for this care group.
Participate in setting care standards, monitoring service quality, and managing referral and waiting times.
Own a car, hold a full clean driving licence, and have appropriate insurance.
The SEND Paediatric Occupational Therapy team is well established, friendly, and dynamic, committed to offering excellent services. Integrated working across education, social care, and health is well developed, with opportunities for virtual appointments. The service offers training, regular supervision, and appraisals.
Main duties of the job
Gain consent, undertake assessments, clinically diagnose, and formulate and implement treatment plans using specialist knowledge. Interpret and analyze clinical facts with advanced reasoning to diagnose a wide range of conditions and recommend interventions.
Practitioners and staff at Band 7 have critical awareness of knowledge issues and innovative responsibilities for developing practice/services in complex environments. They are highly experienced professionals with management responsibilities for a work area.
About us
Provide is a community interest company (social enterprise) delivering health and social care services in the community, committed to safety, responsiveness, and high quality. Owned by employees, profits are reinvested into the community or services.
We operate across various community settings, providing over 40 services to children, families, and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia, and North England.
We uphold values of Care, Innovation, and Compassion, with a vision to Transforming Lives. We are an equal opportunity employer, welcoming applicants from diverse backgrounds, including LGBT+ and Ethnic Minority networks.
Applicants are encouraged to apply regardless of background if they meet the skills and experience requirements.
Eligible for NHS Pension
Job responsibilities
Refer to the attached job description for detailed duties, responsibilities, and competencies.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Occupational Therapy Degree/Diploma
* HPC Registration
* Relevant Postgraduate training
Experience
* 2-3 years post-graduate experience with paediatrics
* Multidisciplinary team (MDT) experience
Circumstances
* Car driver and able to travel to different sites
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This position requires a DBS check due to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.
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