Children’s Occupational Therapy Assistant
Band 3
In the event of excessive applications being received this vacancy may close earlier than the stated closing date, you are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible.
IMPORTANT NOTE ON COMPLETION OF REFERENCE SECTION OF APPLICATION FORM
All references from current and previous employers will be sought and MUST cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Where possible this should be from two separate employers. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.
PLEASE NOTE it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their DBS certificate if a check is required for the post. This will be done through deduction from your monthly pay over a maximum of three months. It is also a requirement that all successful applicants register or are registered with the DBS update service where a DBS is required.
All new entrants to the NHS will be appointed on the minimum of the pay scale in line with Terms & Conditions.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join Gateshead NHS Foundation Trust Children's Occupational Therapy Service. If you are looking to further develop your skills in Occupational Therapy as a Therapy Assistant then this may be the post for you. The role would involve working with children with complex physical & sensory disabilities.
There are opportunities for peer support, and participation in the Team In-Service training, Clinical Supervision and participation in the local Appraisal system are well supported.
Main duties of the job
You will be delivering Occupational Therapy programmes throughout the Gateshead area in homes, schools, hospital and clinic environments. Working in the community enables you to gain experience of working with children from 0-19 years with varying levels of impairment and function, providing advice and intervention. Treatment modalities that you may participate in within this role includes specialist equipment clinics, sensory integration programmes, and group work. You will be required to lone work in this post. The ability to travel independently is essential, and a car driver with a full clean driving license is required.
Working for our organisation
Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.
Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.
We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.
Our values should be the ‘golden thread’ which runs through everything we do – they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronym ICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.
We have a number of staff networks including the BAME network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women’s Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our armed forces network is one of our emerging networks.
The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our ‘Balance’ programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main Duties:
* Assisting qualified therapists in assessment and review appointments
* Supporting children and their families with strategies delegated by the occupational therapist
* Supporting children to undertake activities of daily living
* Assisting with group sessions.
Refer to job description and personal specification.
Person specification
Skills
* Healthcare knowledge
* Excellent communication skills. The ability to converse at ease and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the pos
* Good organisational skills.
* Therapy assistant experience
Experience
* 2 years demonstrable, recent and relevant experience of working with children and young people.
* Clean valid UK driving licence / car driver
* Experience of working as a member of a team.
Qualifications
* Good general education – to GCSE level or equivalent, including English and Maths at Grade 5
* Life-Saving / Pool Rescue skills Participation in an appropriate inservice training programme.
Applicants who have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date are to assume that their application has been unsuccessful.
Applications from job seekers who require Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications where the post is eligible. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
Candidates who require sponsorship are strongly advised to visit the UK Border Agency website and familiarise themselves with what is required. There is a facility on this site to access the points based calculator and work through an example which should assist candidates in their understanding of the process.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Stephanie Trewick Job title Children's Occupational Therapy Team Lead Email address stephanie.trewick@nhs.net Telephone number 0191 445 5579
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