Overview
A Vacancy at Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust. Due to an increase in funding an exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly committed individual to work within this unique and vibrant OT team. We are looking for a band 7 or a band 6 ready to take the next career steps. We are seeking an experienced, motivated and creative OT to join our paediatric occupational therapy service. The post holder will support coordinating and leading a highly specialist Occupational Therapy service to children and young people attending mainstream and secondary special schools within the borough of Harrow. The role involves working in mainstream schools and a special school with children aged 11-19 with a physical disability to ensure they have the skills, knowledge and training to support them in their educational setting.
You will have opportunities to lead and influence service development and support the professional development of other staff and OT students. You will work closely with and be supported by the leadership team.
Responsibilities
* The post holder will hold a specialist caseload of children (aged 11-19) with physical disabilities and complex needs within a special school setting, and provide support for children within the mainstream school setting. They will have advanced skills in working with children with physical disabilities and in prescribing specialist equipment in the educational setting, including specialist seating and moving and handling equipment. The role involves a high level of MDT working with PT/SLT within the specialist settings.
* Manage their own caseload, travelling between schools, working alongside teaching staff to ensure highly specialist therapy programmes are in place for the children under their care. Work collaboratively with CYP, parents/carers and with colleagues in Health, Education and Social Services, in service planning, policy and delivery of services to this client group.
* Provide clinical education and training to Occupational Therapy students and provide clinical supervision to Occupational Therapy Assistants and OTs developing specialist skills in this field.
* Lead clinician for comprehensive specialist assessment and differential diagnosis of individual children and neonates with diverse and complex presentations using a range of specialist assessments/techniques. Plan, deliver and evaluate highly specialist treatment programmes in the area of school and special school provision.
* Work closely within the MDT to ensure delivery of well-co-ordinated care plans and individual education plans for children with physical difficulties/developmental disabilities, including differentiation of the Foundation stage and National Curriculum where appropriate.
* Advise on manual handling risk assessment, access to school environments, provision of specialist equipment (seating and hoisting equipment) and aids to daily living; ensure data protection and confidentiality guidelines are observed and shared information appropriately with education and social care colleagues.
* Communicate highly complex condition-related information (verbal and written) from assessment to CYP, parents/carers and MDT/other professions, including training packages for parents, teachers and other professionals around management of CYP with physical, sensory and perceptual difficulties.
* Respect cultural and linguistic differences; involve CYP, carers and families in decision-making regarding intervention approaches and ensure effective communication, especially where barriers exist (e.g., hearing loss, language needs).
• Lead clinician for provision of comprehensive specialist assessment and differential diagnosis of individual children and neonates with diverse and complex presentations using a range of specialist assessments/techniques. Planning, delivering and evaluating highly specialist treatment programmes in the area of school and special school provision.
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